Advocacy
We promote candidates, causes, issues, and social change built to maximize impact.
50+
Years in public affairs
Montgomery · The Southeast · Washington
Built for the Future of Public Affairs.
Alabama based, national reach.
Our capabilities move the needle on issues in State houses across the Southeast and DC — moving legislation, managing crises, and running campaigns with the candor that keeps us credible in the places that matter.
Discretion
You won't find our client list here.
Most firms treat their client roster as a trophy case. We don't. The work our clients hire us for is often sensitive long before it is public — a bill being drafted, a regulatory exposure, a crisis that has not broken yet.
So we don't publish names, and we don't trade on them. If you want references, ask us and we will arrange the conversation with the client's permission. What we will put in writing is our record of outcomes — that's on The Record.
Why Pathfinder
Bold, and worth believing.
Our motto is Audentes Fortuna Iuvat — fortune favors the bold. But boldness only works if the people across the table trust what you tell them. Legislators and regulators take our calls because we give them the full picture, including the parts that complicate our client's case.
Our credibility is our greatest asset — we protect it accordingly.
3
Governors' staffs served
1
State program office built from scratch — Alabama's E-Verify office
5
Client licenses awarded in Alabama's initial medical cannabis offering
What We Do
Complex Issues, Tailored Solutions
Government
We partner with companies, associations, and coalitions to meet and surpass their legislative objectives.
Crisis & Risk
We protect reputations with proven strategies for managing short-term crises and mitigating long-term damage.
Issue Expertise
Legislation we have already lived through
Medical
Healthcare infrastructure
We help medical and healthcare companies build in Alabama — siting facilities, clearing regulatory and licensure obstacles, and working the state and local relationships a new operation depends on before the first patient walks in.
Cannabis
Medical cannabis licensing
We advocated for Alabama's medical cannabis program and then represented applicants through the most competitive licensing process the state has run. Five of our clients were awarded licenses in the initial offering.
E-Verify
E-Verify & immigration
Beyond passing the legislation: our COO stood up the state office that administers Alabama's E-Verify program. We know the statute and the agency that runs it.
Gaming
Lottery & Casino Expansion
We partnered with gaming industry teams, state regulators, and leaders to create a roadmap for adoption of a lottery and casino system for the state of Alabama.
Who We Are
Two principals
Chairman
David L. Mowery
A public affairs executive with over 20 years of experience, renowned campaign consultant, and sought-after strategic advisor in Alabama and throughout the country.
Chief Operating Officer
John J. Schremser, III
Served on the staff of two governors and managed complex legislation. He can show you how to navigate government processes so they work in your favor.
Resources
The links we use daily
Session calendars, bill status, committee rosters, and ethics filings — the primary sources, not our summary of them.
Audentes Fortuna Iuvat
Start a Conversation
Tell us what you need moved.
We will tell you honestly whether it can be — and what it will take.