Insights: News Kilpatrick Adds Senior Government Relations Advisor in North Carolina
RALEIGH (July 25, 2024) – Kilpatrick announced today that the firm has added Dylan Reel in Raleigh as a Senior Government Relations Advisor.
Mr. Reel assists clients with lobbying and advocacy before the North Carolina General Assembly and state agencies with a focus on health care, financial services, energy, local governments, transportation, and education. In 2023, he was the youngest ranked “Top Lobbyist” in the state of North Carolina by the North State Journal.
“We welcome Dylan to Kilpatrick,” said Ford Robertson, Kilpatrick Raleigh Office Managing Partner. “Clients will value his diverse experience. Dylan brings a legal background along with hands-on expertise gained from working in the North Carolina House of Representatives.”
Prior to joining Kilpatrick, Mr. Reel was Vice President of Government Affairs in the Raleigh office of a national law firm. There, he represented clients before the North Carolina General Assembly and Executive Branch and provided clients with detailed analysis of legislation, appropriation, and political contributions.
Before Mr. Reel became a lobbyist, he was General Counsel to the Rules Chairman Destin Hall (R-NC) and the Election and Redistricting Chairman in the North Carolina House of Representatives. In this role, he oversaw the North Carolina House caucus legislative agenda, floor calendar, and bill movement. As counsel for redistricting, Mr. Reel provided legal advice and strategy to the Speaker of the House Tim Moore (R-NC) throughout the redistricting processes and subsequent litigation. He was involved in three separate redraws of the legislative and Congressional maps in his tenure in the state House.
Mr. Reel also served as a research assistant and legislative staff assistant in the North Carolina House of Representatives where he provided legislative counsel to the House Rules Chairman David Lewis.
Mr. Reel earned his J.D. from Campbell University School of Law and his B.S. in Political Science from Loyola University Chicago, cum laude with departmental honors.
For more please visit www.ktslaw.com.
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