Cami M. Pendell Joins BL Government Affairs, L.L.C.LANSING, Mich. -- Cami M. Pendell has joined BL Government Affairs, L.L.C. as Manager of State Government Affairs. Ms. Pendell formerly served as Deputy Chief of Staff/ Legislative Director for Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop. BL Government Affairs (BLGA) provides government relations and strategic counsel to corporations and trade associations. BL Government Affairs is a joint venture between Butzel Long Butzel Long is a law firm based in Detroit, Michigan. The firm has over 225 lawyers and offices throughout Michigan, as well as branches New York, Washington, D.C., Florida, and China. They specialize in commercial law. and Michigan Legislative Consultants. This joint venture links one of the leading law practices in Michigan with one of Michigan's oldest lobbying and governmental strategies firms. BLGA offers clients an integrated approach to addressing the legal and regulatory challenges that impact their businesses. Ms. Pendell has significant legislative experience. She has worked in leadership offices in both the state Senate and Michigan House of Representatives The Michigan House of Representatives is the lower body of the Michigan Legislature. There are 110 Representatives, each of whom is elected from districts having approximately 77,000 to 91,000 residents, based on population figures from the U.S. Census. . She has served in a legislative capacity for two Senate Majority Leaders and as Chief of Staff to a House Majority Floor Leader. Her thorough knowledge of the legislative process includes policy development, procedural maneuvering and negotiating bill exchanges through the Legislature. She worked in a bi-partisan, bi-cameral manner to ensure that legislative goals were achieved. Ms. Pendell also has prior lobbying experience. She was the Manager of State Government Affairs and Legislative Analysis for Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Shield A US not-for-profit health care insurer that is a reimbursement intermediary for physicians. Cf Blue Cross. of Michigan. In that role, she interacted with the Legislative and Executive branches of government on issues ranging from healthcare insurance to corporate business regulation. In addition to her legislative and lobbying background, Ms. Pendell is a licensed attorney. She earned her JD from Michigan State University College of Law The Michigan State University College of Law, established in 1891 as the Detroit College of Law, was the first law school in the Detroit, Michigan area and the second in the state of Michigan. The college opened in 1892 with 69 students and was incorporated in 1893. and served her undergraduate years at Central Michigan University Central Michigan University, at Mount Pleasant, Mich.; coeducational; est. 1892 as a normal school, became Central State Teachers College in 1927, achieved university status in 1959. The university maintains a forest that is used for botanical and biological research. . About BL Government Affairs, L.L.C. Based in Lansing, Mich., BL Government Affairs (BLGA) services include: government relations, appropriations, government contracts, strategic communications, ballot issue campaigns, corporate compliance/ethics, municipal affairs and business development. BLGA has the ingenuity of an independent government relations firm coupled with the resources of a comprehensive law firm. About Butzel Long Butzel Long was established in 1854 and is headquartered in Detroit. Butzel Long is one of America's leading law firms, with 240 attorneys and offices in Detroit, Bloomfield Hills, Lansing, and Ann Arbor, Michigan  “Ann Arbor” redirects here. For other uses, see Ann Arbor (disambiguation). Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. , New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , Washington, D.C., Boca Raton and Palm Beach, Florida Palm Beach is an incorporated town in Palm Beach County, Florida. The Intracoastal Waterway separates it from the neighboring cities of West Palm Beach and Lake Worth. As of 2000, Palm Beach had a year-round population of 10,468, with an estimated seasonal population of 30,000. , as well as Alliance offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Mexico City and Monterrey. The firm represents clients from diverse industries on a regional, national and multi-national level and is the sole Michigan member of Lex Mundi, a global association of 160 independent law firms. Visit the Butzel Long website at www.butzel.com(http://www.butzel.com/). About Michigan Legislative Consultants Michigan Legislative Consultants (MLC (MultiLevel Cell) A flash memory technology that stores more than one bit per cell. Traditional flash memory defines a 0 or 1 bit based on a single voltage threshold. ) is Michigan's oldest multi-client lobbying firm. Established in 1965, the firm represents private sector, public sector, and association interests before the State's legislative and executive branches. Visit MLC's website at www.mlcmi.com. |
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