Florence Prioleau practices legislative advocacy before Congress and federal agencies on behalf of private companies, trade associations and municipal governments on such diverse issues as health care reform, transportation and public works, housing, agricultural commodities, copyright law, and environmental matters. Ms. Prioleau represents corporate clients in connection with a variety of commercial and business transactions.

Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Prioleau was assistant director of the Domestic Policy Staff at the White House under Stuart E. Eizenstat, during the Carter administration. She was responsible for policy development on a broad range of issues and acted as a liaison to Congress and various federal agencies. From 1976 to 1979, Ms. Prioleau served on the professional staff of the House Ways and Means Committee. Ms. Prioleau served as Senior Legislative Assistant to Congressman Charles B. Rangel from 1975 to 1976, and was responsible for tax, health and human services, and trade legislative matters.

Awards & Honors
"Top Lobbyists in Washington," Washingtonian Magazine, January 1998; and "Hired Guns…City's 50 Top Lobbyists," Washingtonian Magazine, June 2007

Education
Goucher College, B.A., 1974
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1979

Affiliations
Admitted to practice: District of Columbia

Other Affiliations
Past President and Member of the Board of Directors, The Children's Inn at the National Institutes of Health; Past Member, D.C. Courts of Appeals Committee on Unauthorized Practice of Law