Laura Francati

Laura assists clients with legislative issues involving education, construction, economic development, energy, and more. Laura has experience managing client relationships, budgeting, remaining compliant with ethics reporting, serving as PAC Treasurer and various candidates, and reporting. At the local and state levels, she has worked on school choice and fair funding...

Garrett McDaniel

Garrett has experience working in various policy fields, including housing and urban development, public policy, and local government operations.Prior to joining Taft, he served as director of executive scheduling and operations at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as a political appointee in the Biden-Harris Administration. In...

Imani Edwards

Imani advocates for clients in various policy matters before state legislative and executive agencies.Prior to joining Taft, Imani served as the associate director of public engagement for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under then-Secretary Marcia L. Fudge. In that role, she co-led the planning and execution...

Marcia Fudge

Marcia has more than five decades of experience working with lawmakers, elected officials, key staff, and coalitions at the local, state, and federal levels. From 2021 to 2024, she served as the 18th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). During her tenure, Marcia led initiatives...

Chris Miller

Chris advises private entities, public agencies, and individuals on legal and practical issues relating to energy and utility matters, telecommunications (both wired and wireless), broadband services, information technology, and associated regulatory matters.Chris has represented many clients in the formation and operation of sophisticated public-private partnerships (P3s) involving energy and telecommunications...

Tom John

Tom focuses his government practice on public infrastructure, government procurement, public-private partnerships, and serving as general and advisory counsel to private companies. He represents many clients, including Fortune 500 companies, startups, municipalities, and the State of Indiana.Tom’s diverse background brings valuable insights into his work advising clients through legal and...