Overview

Joel D. Rozner is a partner at RWL and former chair of the firm’s Government Relations and Lobbying practice group.  Joel has been lobbying the Maryland General Assembly and local governments for more than 30 years. 

Joel was elected three times to the Prince George’s Democratic Central Committee.  He served seven years as People’s Zoning Counsel for Prince George’s County and three years as Chief of Staff for then County Executive Parris N. Glendening who was later elected Governor.  Joel was the Governor’s appointee to the Commission on Lobbyist Ethics.

In his practice, Joel has represented a wide range of clients including the Washington Commanders (formerly the Redskins) in their successful move to Prince George’s County and also was the lead lobbyist in gaining necessary approvals for Dominion’s (now Berkshire Hathaway Energy) LNG export facility in Southern Maryland, which to date is the state’s largest capital project.  Joel was instrumental in gaining approval for one of the two offshore wind projects in Maryland and gaining legislative approvals for groundbreaking personal delivery devices for Federal Express.

Having participated in and managed numerous political campaigns, he is also primarily responsible for development of the firm’s legislative strategy.

Achievements

  • Recipient of Maryland Government Relations Association’s Outstanding Colleague Award (2019)
  • Appointed by Governor Glendening to Celebration 2000, and was the Governor’s appointee to the Commission on Lobbyists Ethics