Firm Member Summary
Kay A. Kemper
Kay A. Kemper is the President and founder of Kemper Consulting. With almost 30 years of experience in Virginia governmental relations, Ms. Kemper is described as “one of the best at what she does” by the Virginian-Pilot and “one of the most powerful lobbyists in Richmond” by PortFolio Magazine. She was also named one of Hampton Roads’ fifteen most influential people by PortFolio and was listed as one of the People Who Make Business Happen in Hampton Roads by Inside Business. She has been appointed to numerous advisory and study commissions by the Virginia General Assembly and is a frequent speaker on topics related to Virginia government and politics. Ms. Kemper is an honors graduate of the College of William and Mary and holds a Master's Degree in Public Administration with a concentration in Public Policy Analysis from Old Dominion University. She is Director Emeritus of the CIVIC Leadership Institute and a member of Omicron Delta Kappa honorary fraternity. More
John-Garrett Kemper
John-Garrett Kemper is Vice President and Counsel for Kemper Consulting. Mr. Kemper is listed in the Best Lawyers in America in the government relations practice area and is consistently listed in Virginia Business Magazine’s “Legal Elite: Virginia’s Best Attorneys” in the area of legislative and regulatory law. Mr. Kemper was the featured attorney in the legislative category in the 2004 Legal Elite. He is also consistently selected as a Rising Star in the Virginia Super Lawyers peer balloting. Mr. Kemper is a member of the 2003 class of the CIVIC Leadership Institute, the 2001 class of Leadership Hampton Roads, and the 1999 class of the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership at the University of Virginia. Mr. Kemper is a graduate of Hampden-Sydney College and William and Mary Law School. A frequent lecturer on Virginia government and politics, he has appeared on both public television and public radio as a political analyst. More
Marianne M. Radcliff
Marianne Radcliff is Vice President for Kemper Consulting in the Richmond office. Mrs. Radcliff’s practice areas include transportation, local government, environmental, and budgetary issues. Mrs. Radcliff has been a private sector lobbyist for 11 years, prior to which she served as Assistant to the Secretary of Transportation during the administration of Governor George Allen and returned to serve as Legislative Liaison for the Transportation Secretariat during the beginning of the administration of Governor Jim Gilmore. She was appointed to the Virginia Aviation Board by Governor Mark R. Warner and reappointed by Governor Timothy M. Kaine. Mrs. Radcliff earned her Master of Public Administration degree with a specialization in public law from Bowling Green State University in 1993 and is a 1992 graduate of Longwood College. Mrs. Radcliff is 1998 graduate of the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership at the University of Virginia. More
David H. Hallock, Jr.
David Hallock is Vice President & Counsel for Kemper Consulting in the Richmond office. Before joining Kemper Consulting, he was the former Senior Policy Advisor and Deputy Counsel to Governor Mark R. Warner. In the Warner administration, Mr. Hallock represented the interests of the Governor’s Office on such issues as health care, natural resources, finance, public safety and transportation. Prior to his tenure in the Governor’s Office, Mr. Hallock was a government relations attorney with Williams Mullen. He also previously worked for the Senate of Virginia as staff for its Courts of Justice Committee. Mr. Hallock received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Virginia and is a 1998 graduate of the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership. More
Frederick P. Helm
Frederick P. Helm is Vice President & Counsel for Kemper Consulting in the Richmond office. Mr. Helm was previously a partner at Williams Mullen in Richmond specializing in government relations and procurement. Mr. Helm served in the administration of Governor George Allen as Assistant Commissioner for Legal and Legislative Services at the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles. Prior to the Allen administration, Mr. Helm was a commercial litigation attorney with McGuire Woods. He also served as a law clerk for United States District Judge Claude M. Hilton in the Eastern District of Virginia and as senior legislative assistant for Congressman D. French Slaughter, Jr. of Virginia. Mr. Helm is a graduate of the University of Virginia and William and Mary Law School, where he was selected to write for the William & Mary Law Review. Virginia Business Magazine recognized Mr. Helm as "Legal Elite: Virginia's Best Attorneys" in the area of legislative and regulatory law. More
Glenn R. Croshaw
Glenn R. Croshaw is a Senior Affiliated Consultant with Kemper Consulting. Mr. Croshaw served in the Virginia House of Delegates for fourteen years as a Democrat representing the City of Virginia Beach. Mr. Croshaw served on the influential House Appropriations and Joint Legislative Audit and Review committees. He also served as the Co-Chair of Governor Tim Kaine’s transition team. A widely recognized expert in administrative law, Mr. Croshaw has over twenty-years of experience representing clients in government matters as a private attorney at the law firm of Willcox & Savage. Virginia Business Magazine has recognized Mr. Croshaw as a member of Virginia's Legal Elite. Mr. Croshaw is a graduate of East Carolina University and received his law degree from the University of Virginia. More
Joel W. Andrus
Joel W. Andrus is a Government Relations Director with Kemper Consulting. Mr. Andrus joined the firm shortly after graduating from the Virginia Military Institute. Just prior to joining the firm, Mr. Andrus worked with the City of Suffolk Economic Development Department, where he focused on new business development in the downtown area. Currently, Mr. Andrus is active in the VMI Alumni Association where he serves as the Hampton Roads New Cadet Recruiting Chairman, and a member of the VMI Young Alumni Committee. He is also regular volunteer for Habitat for Humanity. Mr. Andrus is also a member of the Sigma Tau Delta Honors society. More
Meredith A. Badali
Meredith Badali is the Government Relations Associate with Kemper Consulting. An honors graduate from Old Dominion University, Ms. Badali is also a member of the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society. Ms. Badali was a member of ODU’s golf team and still stays active with the development of the ODU golf program. In addition to golf, Ms. Badali is a volunteer with the Children’s Hospital of the Kings Daughter’s and the Downtown 100 organization in Norfolk. More