The Husch Blackwell Strategies office in Jefferson City, Missouri is adding more top talent to its team of public policy advisors as Deputy Attorney General for Policy Maddie McMillian Green and experienced advocate Olivia Wilson join the firm as Principals. Both have earned widespread respect across Missouri with deep expertise and successful track records in their respective fields.
Maddie McMillian Green is an experienced attorney and successful advocate and known in Jefferson City as someone who gets things done in the most complicated of legal and legislative circumstances. She recently served as Deputy Attorney General for Policy in the Missouri Attorney General’s Office, advising the Attorney General on policy and legislation, and developing and managing the office’s outreach initiatives. She previously served as Assistant Attorney General for Special Litigation, handling high-profile litigation at the state and federal level. Maddie also served as the lead attorney for the Attorney General’s Hope Initiative, a program targeting human trafficking in Missouri. She earlier worked with the Governor’s Cabinet and the state’s 16 executive departments to help make government more responsive to the people as she served as special assistant to the state’s Chief Operating Officer.
Olivia Wilson is an effective advocate and a trusted resource to lawmakers in the Missouri General Assembly. Her steady hand through complicated policy matters has helped deliver legislative, regulatory, and appropriations victories that protect and enhance her clients’ interests. She recently served as a lobbyist for the government relations firm Gamble & Schlemeier where her efforts resulted in the passage of a number of healthcare reform measures and expanded patient access to care. Her work for clients in other sectors included issues relating to foster care, higher education, tourism, environment, and alcohol and tobacco, among others.
HBS Chairman Andy Blunt said, “Maddie and Olivia represent a new generation of public policy leaders and advocates in the state of Missouri, and we are proud to have them join the HBS team in Jefferson City. Their experience and expertise will enhance our work for clients and reaffirms our nationwide commitment to hire the best of the best in all our ten offices across the country.”
HBS Missouri Managing Principal Jay Reichard added, “These are two of the hardest working and respected professionals in their fields and our clients will immediately benefit from their advice and guidance in developing successful legislative strategies.”
HBS has state capital offices in Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Wisconsin and a federal practice group in Washington, D.C.
HBS CEO Gregg Hartley noted, “Our professionals are plugged into the legislative, regulatory, and political infrastructure in each of our states and on Capitol Hill in Washington. Hiring the best in the business, widens the realm of the public policy possibility and provides a distinct advantage for our clients.”
