Kelley Cawthorne is a Lansing-based law and government relations firm. Although concentrating in Michigan governmental relations and law, Kelley Cawthorne's breadth of experience and contacts gives it a truly national presence. Our expertise extends to legislative, regulatory and administrative matters in other states, the federal government and even within selected local and tribal governments.

No firm has deeper, bi-partisan roots in the legislative, regulatory, legal and political arenas than Kelley Cawthorne. Accordingly, Kelley Cawthorne was recently recognized as one of the state's top five (5) most effective lobbying organizations in an independent survey of legislators, staffers, executive branch officials, journalists and lobbyists conducted by the respected political newsletter Inside Michigan Politics. In the same survey, three (3) of the firm's attorney/lobbyists were also recognized as being among the state's top twenty (20) individual lobbyists.

Resolving issues in the Michigan Legislature or within state and federal departments or agencies requires more than a strong grasp of the governmental process and a deep knowledge of the law. It also demands effective advocacy and an understanding of the decision makers and what motivates them -- qualities that are the very core of Kelley Cawthorne. The ability to recognize, understand and interpret current public opinion and political trends is also important. And, when matters must be fully adjudicated before administrative agencies or in the courts, Kelley Cawthorne's unmatched skill and experience in public policy-related advocacy and litigation becomes especially valuable to its clients. Kelley Cawthorne was founded in 1999 by the former Democratic Attorney General of Michigan, Frank J. Kelley, and former Michigan House Republican Leader Dennis O. Cawthorne. Both men currently serve on the prestigious Mackinac Island State Park Commission by appointment of Michigan's governor.

Contact Person: Mia McNeil, Lobbyist