Biographies

Alan Lopatin
President
email: alan@ledgecounsel.com

Alan G. Lopatin is President and founder of the legislative and governmental affairs firm Ledge Counsel, Inc. In addition, Mr. Lopatin is a member of M & R Strategic Services -- a firm delivering highly tailored campaign strategy and services to leading nonprofit organizations working on behalf of the public interest. Mr. Lopatin brings his vast experience in the areas of government relations and legislative counseling to support his firm's clients in the areas of federal budget, labor, education, and human resource matters.

Prior to the formation of Ledge Counsel, Inc., Mr. Lopatin served as General Counsel to the House Committee on Education and Labor, a position he held prior to his departure from Capitol Hill after a successful tenure of more than 15 years.

Mr. Lopatin was formerly Deputy General Counsel to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Deputy Chief Counsel to the Committee on the Budget, and Counsel to the Subcommittee on Civil Service. Mr. Lopatin had considerable involvement in the development of federal human resource, budget, labor and employment policy, as well as legislative procedure during his Capitol Hill career. While with the House Committee on Education and Labor, Mr. Lopatin also served as a member of President Clinton's Health Care Reform Task Force, the 1993 Presidential Transition Education/Labor Cluster, and the Secretary's (HHS) Advisory Committee on Head Start Quality Improvement and Expansion.

Mr. Lopatin received his Bachelors of Arts degree from Yale University in Urban Planning and Political Sciences and his Juris Doctor from American University Law School, Washington College of Law.