Kelley Cawthorne - Profiles - David Gregory
David Charles Gregory
previously
served in Michigan Governor John Engler's Offices of Legal
Counsel and Regulatory Reform. He also worked as a legislative
assistant for state and federal issues at Jackson National Life
Insurance Company, and as an associate in the governmental and
administrative law practice group of one of Michigan's largest law
firms.
Mr.
Gregory specializes in legislative matters, administrative and
regulatory affairs, and general government relations. He also has
extensive experience successfully representing corporate and trade
association clients
before state and federal executive branch agencies. Mr.
Gregory also heads Kelley Cawthorne's Native American Affairs Practice
Group based on his long-standing representation of tribal governments
and those doing business in Michigan's Indian Country.
Mr.
Gregory is a cum laude graduate
of Thomas M. Cooley Law School where he was also on law review. He
graduated magna cum
laude
from Northern Michigan University where he earned four varsity letters
in football and was named the University's outstanding scholar-athlete
in his senior year. He is a native of beautiful Leelanau
County, Michigan.
GOVERNMENT & POLITICAL EXPERIENCE
- Michigan Governor John
Engler’s
Office of Legal Counsel/Regulatory Reform
- Campaign Aide, U.S. Rep.
Bart Stupak
- Contributing Writer, Inside
Michigan Politics
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Legislative Assistant
(state
& federal affairs), Jackson National Life Insurance Co.
- Governmental &
Administrative Law Group, Butzel Long P.C.
- Television and radio
broadcaster
for Northern Michigan University athletics
- Adjunct Professor,
Northern
Michigan University's Masters of Public Administration Program
AREAS OF PRACTICE EMPHASIS
- Legislative and
Regulatory Practice
- Administrative Law
- Executive Branch Issues
- Business Development
- Tribal-State
Relations/Native
American Affairs
- Gaming
- Appropriations Matters
- State Procurement
- Environmental and Land
Use
- Insurance and Financial
Services
- Campaign Finance and
Lobby Law
Compliance
EDUCATION
- Thomas M. Cooley Law
School, J.D., cum laude
- Northern Michigan
University, B.S.,
magna cum laude