# Evans & Associates

> Evans & Associates is a woman-owned government-relations firm based one block of political geography away from the action in downtown Annapolis. Its small team monitors Maryland legislation and regulation, drafts testimony, builds advocacy strategies, and represents companies, associations, nonprofits, and labor groups before state and local government. The business is built on unusually deep institutional knowledge, a family succession, and a documented comeback from founder Gerard Evans's 2000 fraud conviction to $3.58 million in reported firm lobbying compensation for the 2024 lobbying year.

- **Headquarters:** Annapolis, United States
- **Founders:** Gerard E. Evans (Founder and President)
- **Products:** Government relations and lobbying, Legislative and regulatory monitoring, Policy research and testimony, Advocacy strategy
- **Notable:** Reported $3,580,541.14 in lobbying compensation for the November 2023 to October 2024 lobbying year, placing it among Maryland's highest-earning firms., Was the top-earning Maryland lobbying firm for the November 2022 to April 2023 reporting period, according to its release citing State Ethics Commission data., Gerard Evans was named to The Daily Record's inaugural Power 100 in 2021 and its 2024 Government & Lobbying Power List.

## Products & services

- **Government relations and lobbying** — Direct representation before Maryland state and local government, including meetings with client leadership and public officials.
- **Legislative and regulatory monitoring** — Monitoring and review of bills, amendments, regulations, hearings, and public decisions that affect client interests.
- **Policy research and testimony** — Researching issues and drafting, preparing, and presenting legislative testimony and client briefs.
- **Advocacy strategy** — Issue positioning, stakeholder engagement, coalition work, and strategy for navigating legislative, executive, and procurement processes.

## Achievements

- Reported $3,580,541.14 in lobbying compensation for the November 2023 to October 2024 lobbying year, placing it among Maryland's highest-earning firms.
- Was the top-earning Maryland lobbying firm for the November 2022 to April 2023 reporting period, according to its release citing State Ethics Commission data.
- Gerard Evans was named to The Daily Record's inaugural Power 100 in 2021 and its 2024 Government & Lobbying Power List.
- Gerard Evans was named one of the National Institute for Lobbying & Ethics' 2025 Top Lobbyists in the small-firm category.
- Became wholly woman-owned in 2018 when Hayley Evans assumed ownership.
- Built a client portfolio spanning healthcare, transportation, technology, development, energy, gaming, cannabis, labor, nonprofits, and professional sports.

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Gerard Evans was named a 2025 Top Lobbyist by the National Institute for Lobbying & Ethics in its small-firm category.
- **2025** — Ava Zakikhani moved from a 2023 internship into a full-time legislative analyst role.
- **2025** — Public registrations show Evans & Associates representing interests including OpenGov, Quantum Maryland, Wetlands Resource Center, Curtis Creek Land Company, DrFirst, Motorola Solutions, Modaxo Traffic Management, and Sims.
- **2024-08** — Ron Young joined as Senior Government Affairs Specialist after leading intergovernmental and legislative affairs for Prince George's County.
- **2024-06** — Gerard Evans appeared on The Daily Record's 2024 Government & Lobbying Power List.

## Links

- Website: https://www.lobbymd.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/evans-associates-md/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/LobbyMD
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evansandassociates/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/evansandassociatesmd/

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Last updated: 2026-09-24