Paul Miller, LCP – Partner

In 1996, Paul took a leave of absence from Washington and went back home to Wisconsin to run for the Wisconsin General Assembly.

Currently, Paul has his own lobbying firm Miller/Wenhold Capitol Strategies, LLC.

In addition to his work for his firm, Paul was elected as the youngest President of the American League of Lobbyists, the national association representing the lobbying profession.

Paul also is the founder of the Hoops for Hope charity basketball event that pits members of Congress vs. lobbyists each year in an effort to raise money for children's charities in the Washington, D.C. area. To date this event has raised over $250,000.

Paul has vast experience in the lobbying profession and in January of 2006, he introduced the first lobbying certification program. A program designed to help lobbyists keep pace with the profession and its standards.

Paul has led the fight to bring about changes to the electronic filing system in the House of Representatives. This new change makes it easier for lobbyists to comply and meet with obligations under federal law and allows the general public an opportunity to view lobbying reports online.

Paul was also instrumental in shaping the debate on lobbying reform in 2006 and 2007. As chief spokesman and lobbyist for the profession, Paul met with leaders from both parties on the issue of reform. He has appeared before both the House and Senate and has appeared on most television programs educating the public on the issue of lobbying and proposed changes to the Lobbying Disclosure Act. He has been a tireless champion in the fight to protect every citizens right to petition their government through lobbying activities.

As a leader in his profession, Paul has traveled abroad to talk with foreign leaders about their efforts to implement lobbying rules and regulations. He has met with leaders from Peru, Indonesia, Great Britain, Viet Nam, Czechoslovakia, Scandinavia, and Japan.

Dave Wenhold, CAE – Partner

Dave took a position with the Direct Impact Company, a premier grassroots lobbying firm in Washington, that specializes in strategic planning, analysis, implementation and troubleshooting for legislative campaigns. Dave was responsible for over 75 grassroots campaigns during his four year tenure with the company and ran campaigns for many industries including defense, healthcare, manufacturing and private companies. These efforts resulted in billions of dollars for Direct Impact's clients.

Dave then became the Director of Government Relations and Public Policy at the National Court Reporters Association where he has been successful in lobbying the Judicial Branch, the Executive Branch and convinced Congress to earmark tens of millions of dollars for the court reporting profession.

In addition to his work for his firm, Dave serves as the First Vice President of the American League of Lobbyists, an association representing the lobbying community. He is the founder of the ALL Capitol PurSuit Drive that holds an annual clothing drive on Capitol Hill for those American's trying to re-enter the workforce. In three years, he was able to collect over 23,000 suits in just three days from Members of Congress, the White House and the lobbying and association communities. In recognition of his work with the Capitol PurSuit Drive he recently received the Presidential Call to Service Award, which was given to him by the White House and is the highest level of citizen volunteerism in America. He and his associate are the only two lobbyist to ever receive this honor. Also, Dave has also recently served on the American Society of Association Executives Government Relations Council and was recently selected as one of ASAE's Future Leaders of America.