Meet the Team

Danelle Romain and Mike Freese are lawyer-lobbyists and active members of the Oregon State Bar.  Collectively, our team has unrivaled success representing clients to the Oregon Legislature, Governor’s office, and regulatory agencies.

Danelle Romain

Danelle Romain is a veteran Oregon lobbyist with more than two decades of experience representing clients before the Oregon Legislature and the executive branch. Since 2003, she has successfully represented clients across a wide spectrum of policy issues, developing and implementing strategies tailored to each client’s priorities.  An attorney in private practice specializing in government relations, Danelle brings extensive experience navigating Oregon’s political landscape. A graduate of the University of Oregon School of Law, her career has also included working in Washington, D.C. for an Oregon Congressman, lobbying for a national trade association, serving in the General Counsel’s office of a federal administrative agency, working for a U.S. presidential campaign, and serving as Counsel for the Oregon House Judiciary Committee.  A Portland native, Danelle lives in Portland with her husband and two children.

Mike Freese

Mike Freese is a lawyer and lobbyist that counsels a diverse clientele on complex public policy issues in emerging and evolving political environments. Over the years, he has developed a reputation as a problem solver and collaborator helping resolve some of the state’s most high-profile legislative and regulatory matters. In Oregon, Mike has served as in-house counsel for a statewide trade association and Vice President of the state’s largest business association. Before returning to Oregon, Mike held several senior positions in Washington D.C. including as a Subcommittee Staff Director on the US Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Deputy Director for Congressional Affairs at the US Department of Interior and advisor to a US Senate Committee and US Senator. Mike holds a Bachelor of Science from Oregon State University and law degree from Willamette College of Law. He is an eastern Oregon native who now lives in the Willamette Valley with his wife and four children.