William LaForgeWilliam N. LaForge is a retired attorney, lobbyist, university president and professor, and congressional staff member. His career has been a blend of government service, private sector law and government relations practice, and higher education. Formore than forty years, he was involved with law and federal public policy in all three branches of government. On Capitol Hill, Bill served as senior legislative counsel to Republican and Democratic lawmakers in both houses of Congress. He was clerk and chief counsel of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, chief legislative counsel and chief of staff to United States Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS), and legislative assistant to Congressman David Bowen (D-MS). He also served in the executive branch as congressional liaison for the Peace Corps.In the private sector, Bill was the DC office managing shareholder for the Winstead law firm, and previously worked as general counsel and of counsel with firms in Washington. A registered lobbyist, he specialized in federal government relations and public policy advocacy, and he represented businesses and organizations with public policy interests before the United States Congress and federal executive branch agencies. As a U.S. Senate committee staff professional, Bill organized and helped conduct numerous congressional hearings. In the private sector, he prepared a wide array of written testimony for clients, advised and trained witnesses appearing before congressional committees, and testified as a hearing witness himself. Read More Read Less