LANSING, MI – Clark Hill PLC has been named one of the top 10 multi-client lobbying firms in the state of Michigan by Inside Michigan Politics newsletter. The rankings were published in the January 9 issue. 

Clark Hill’s Government Group represents clients at the local, county and federal levels, and is led by Andrew C. Richner, a former Michigan State House Representative. Over the last year, Clark Hill has added several members to the Government Group including Alan Canady, former chief of Staff for House Minority Leader Dianne Byrum, Denise Ilitch, President of Ilitch Enterprises, Paul F. Novak, formerly the Lansing City Attorney, and Wava Culver, formerly a legislative consultant with Howard and Howard Attorneys.  Additional members of the Government Group include Donald F. Tucker, Reginald M. Turner, Jr. and Roderick S. Coy. 

This is the fifth lobbying firm survey conducted by Inside Michigan Politics, an independent, political newsletter based in Lansing.  Previous surveys were taken in 1987, 1993, 1995 and 2000. The survey polled newsletter subscribers, Michigan legislators, Democratic and Republican legislative staff, non-partisan legislative central staff, select staff in the Granholm administration, members of the capitol corps of news media and lobbyists and lobbying organizations themselves, according to the newsletter.