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1 Texas Public Law Group The Number One Choice Robert D. Miller, Partner Locke Lord LLP 600 Travis St., Suite 2800 Houston, Texas Direct Cell

2 Locke Lord lawyers and non-lawyer professionals form a unique government relations team that has extensive contacts at every level of government and knowledge of how public processes work. This adds up to success for our clients. We are recognized for our strategic and direct approach, distinctive style, comprehensive tact, proactive bent, sharp skills and the ability to get things done. In January 2013, Locke Lord was again named the Top Law Firm Lobby Practice in Texas by Capitol Inside, a website political newsletter. The widely read publication said the Public Law team led by Robert Miller is the epitome of teamwork in the public advocacy profession here. The publication ranks Miller among the top five lobbyists in Texas, calling him the traffic cop maestro of a Locke Lord team that s been ranked first on the Law Firm Lobby Practice list for most of the past decade. In January 2011 Capitol Inside opined: Locke Lord's team features a strong Republican flavor with lobbyists like Miller and Gardner Pate, a former Greg Abbott campaign staffer who's emerged in recent years as one of the foremost experts on campaign law and ethics compliance in Texas. A couple of former Locke Lord members - David Cabrales and Alan Waldrop - have signed back on with the firm after stints as an appeals judge and general counsel to Governor Rick Perry respectively. But Locke Lord stresses a bipartisan approach that it's achieved with lobbyists like Yuniedth Midence Steen, a former chief of staff to State Senator John Whitmire, who's a member of the law firm as well and represents clients on the local and federal levels. The firm expects to strengthen its relations with Democrats with the addition of Nef Partida, a political consultant who's worked on campaigns for legislators and candidates for both parties. Midence Steen is popular with lawmakers from both parties in both chambers - and she and Pate have excellent relationships with Speaker Joe Straus and his staff at the Capitol. LaBoon has been the firm's point person in the Senate. Following the 78th, 79th, 80th, 81st and 82nd Legislative Sessions, Texas Lawyer ranked Locke Lord s lobbying practice at the top of law firm lobbying practices based on lobby billings reported to the Texas Ethics Commission. We also are annually one of the largest political contributors in Texas. Our relationships with government officials go deeply into the Austin, Dallas, Houston and Washington, D.C. communities. 2

3 Our Austin Team includes: Robert Miller, Chairman of the Firm's Public Law Group, who focuses on City of Houston and State of Texas government relations and is a past Chairman of the Board of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas (ranked No. 5 lobbyist in Texas on Capitol Inside s Hired Guns list) David Cabrales, former General Counsel to Governor Rick Perry and the current Chair of the Texas Economic Development Corporation Brian Cassidy, who is one of the state s top legal professionals on transportation law and served as Interim Executive Director of the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority Bruce LaBoon, Co-Managing Partner of the former Locke Liddell & Sapp and a past Chairman of the Greater Houston Partnership Nef Partida, has been named Top 10 political advisors in the state of Texas and has provided strategic counsel and tactical guidance in the public affairs sector to corporations, NGOs, PACS, and numerous federal, state and city elected officials (ranked No. 6 on Capitol Inside s Consultants Who Lobby list) Gardner Pate, who has worked for Attorney General Greg Abbott s campaign and serves as outside counsel to various statewide and legislative officials (ranked No. 5 on Capitol Inside s Rising Stars list) Brian O Reilly, former legislative aide in both the Texas Senate and Texas House of Representatives and former Clerk of the House Transportation Committee Yuniedth Midence Steen, former Chief of Staff for Texas State Sen. John Whitmire (ranked No. 15 on Capitol Inside s Hired Guns list and called one of the Austin lobby s youngest superstars ) Alan Waldrop, former Justice on the Third Court of Appeals and Member, Texas State Securities Board Lori Winland, who served as a law clerk to the Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, and frequently advises governmental bodies on open government and ethics issues Our Houston Team also includes Robert Miller, Nef Partida and: Kim Bonnen, a former staffer for a Texas State Representative, whose practice focuses on ethics compliance and corporate political activities Julie Gilbert, a former reporter and editor of The Houston Post, who is the Firm s Chief Marketing Officer Sen. John Whitmire, Dean of the Texas Senate and named by Texas Monthly as one of the Ten Best Legislators in 2003, 2005 and 2011, who represents clients only at the local and federal levels Our Dallas Team also includes David Cabrales 3

4 Assisting clients at the federal level in Washington, D.C. are: Shane Doucet, former Legislative Assistant to U.S. Congressman Chris John Douglas Faucette, who has served in various senior governmental positions, including as the Director of the Securities Division at the Federal Home Loan Bank Board (the predecessor of the Office of Thrift Supervision, a Bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury) for over 10 years Denise Hanna, who has been involved in public policy and transactional matters affecting the health care industry for more than 20 years Harriet Miers, former White House Counsel for President George W. Bush and Co-Managing Partner of our predecessor firm, Locke Liddell & Sapp Jim Moriarty, who represents a broad spectrum of clients on energy regulatory issues before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the appellate courts Phil Rivers, former Chief of Staff to U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby Mark Siegel, who previously served as Deputy Assistant to President Jimmy Carter, Legislative Assistant to Senator and former Vice President Hubert Humphrey, Executive Director of the Democratic National Committee under Chairman Robert Strauss, and Chief of Staff to Congressman Steve Israel Walt Smith, a former Congressional aide to several members of the Texas delegation, including Congressman Henry Bonilla, and appointee under the Bush Administration; also works from the Austin office (ranked No. 17 on Capitol Inside s Rising Stars list) TEXAS PUBLIC LAW GROUP Chairman Austin Team Houston Team Dallas Team David Cabrales T: [email protected] Nef Partida T: [email protected] Kimberly Bonnen T: [email protected] David Cabrales T: [email protected] Robert D. Miller T: T: [email protected] Brian Cassidy T: [email protected] R. Bruce LaBoon T: [email protected] Brian O'Reilly T: [email protected] Gardner Pate T: [email protected] Walt Smith T: (Austin) T: (D.C.) [email protected] Yuniedth Midence Steen T: [email protected] Alan Waldrop T: [email protected] Lori Winland T: [email protected] Nef Partida T: [email protected] Julie Gilbert T: [email protected] Sen. John Whitmire T: [email protected] 4

5 Texas Public Law Clients Alamo RMA American Traffic Solutions AT&T BNSF Bonner Carrington Cameron County RMA Camino Real RMA CenterPoint Energy Central Admixture Pharmacy Services Central Texas RMA CITGO Petroleum Corporation Crown Imports Dallas Police and Fire Pension System DefensiveDriving.com EOG Resources Grayson County RMA Greater Houston Partnership Gulf States Toyota Houston Community College System Houston Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Houston Municipal Employees Pension System Houston Police Officers Pension System Hudson Group Kinnser Software, Inc. Landry s Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP Methodist Hospital North East Texas RMA Phillips 66 RediClinic Reliant, an NRG company Remington College Republic Services Scenic Texas Select Management Resources Silver Eagle Distributors Texans for Lawsuit Reform Texas Building Owners & Managers Association Texas Medical Center Waste Control Specialists Williams Bros. Construction Company Houston METRO Practical Wisdom, Trusted Advice. Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Dallas, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Sacramento, San Francisco, Washington DC Scan with your device s QR reader to learn more about Locke Lord s Public Law Group. Locke Lord LLP disclaims all liability whatsoever in relation to any materials or information provided. This brochure is provided solely for educational and informational purposes. It is not intended to constitute legal advice or to create an attorney-client relationship. If you wish to secure legal advice specific to your enterprise and circumstances in connection with any of the topics addressed, we encourage you to engage counsel of your choice. If you would like to be removed from our mailing list, please contact us at either [email protected] or Locke Lord LLP, 111 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606, Attention: Marketing. If we are not so advised, you will continue to receive brochures. Attorney Advertising Locke Lord LLP 5