Services
Legislative Affairs
Performing client advocacy services with congressional members of both parties is a core function of our firm. While Hurt, Norton & Associates maintains extensive personal contacts with congressional members and their staffs, we also believe in putting our clients in direct contact with elected officials and their aides. By doing so, we assist clients in identifying congressional members who have a responsibility or an interest compatible with their given issue. Our offices are located within two blocks of the U.S. Capitol complex in order to facilitate these contacts.
Government Marketing
We have broad experience in gathering and interpreting congressional and government information that might impact corporate business. Our primary expertise is with the Departments of Defense, Energy, Justice and Homeland Security. Specialized marketing advice for other selected agencies is also available, to include marketing for both U.S. and foreign companies. We understand the importance of educating the government and Congress as to the goals, objectives and needs of the corporation. The firm assists with marketing corporate products and services, and provides advocacy services for corporate issues and congressional legislation as required by the client. In some instances, we arrange appointments and accompany company executives or marketing officials to meetings with potential government clients. As required, we retain specialized consultants to assist in marketing support. Hurt, Norton & Associates is a sustaining member of trade and military service organizations such as the Association of the United States Army (AUSA), and the Association of Defense Communities (ADC), which provides valuable networking and business contacts for our clients.
Federal Appropriations
Hurt, Norton & Associates has special expertise in the legislative arena of congressional appropriations, and we have been remarkably successful in this competitive arena for more than ten years. Appropriations focus areas for the firm are within the agencies and military departments of the Department of Defense, as well as transportation and infrastructure development, education and health care. Our firm develops strategies and lobbies for corporate organizations and state and local government entities to obtain the required appropriations. We maintain personal contacts with the professional staff of the House and Senate appropriations committees.
Defense Community Representation
The firm has extensive experience representing states, organized community groups, municipalities or Chambers of Commerce surrounding, or in proximity to military installations. Issues we have addressed revolve around preparation for Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC), or assisting with the transition of a military installation that is being closed under BRAC. Two of our senior associates have worked on BRAC commissions, and the remainder of our principals and senior associates has experience with BRAC issues. Additionally, we have supported funding and policy legislation to bolster active military installations at the request of community support groups, and facilitated meetings and contacts with executive branch officials at a senior level.
Public Relations and Communications
Hurt, Norton & Associates understands that news coverage and content can shape the outcome of legislative and regulatory actions. A strategy that couples lobbying and public and media relations is invariably more effective for major initiatives than lobbying alone. Therefore, our firm offers an array of public relations services based on individual client agreements. These services include media relations counseling, executive interview preparation, news clip monitoring and analysis, drafting or reviewing press releases, speeches and committee testimony, and crisis management planning.