Advisors
In selecting the team of outside professionals who would guide CDOC through the defeat of AB1634 and the development of an ongoing governmental relations program, we looked for people who have been successful with positive campaigns, who are well-respected by their peers, legislators and clients. Our selection of CooperBeavers and Lehman, Kelly, Sadler and O'Keefe gives is a team with the credentials, contacts and know-how to ensure that government affairs will be effective, fair and professional.
PUBLIC RELATIONS and MEDIA
Martin M. Cooper of Cooper Communications has extensive experience in marketing, crisis management, strategic planning, public relations, advertising and cause-related marketing. His firm was founded in 1982 and has represented a broad range of corporate, governmental and non-profit clients.
A frequent speaker before professional, management and civic groups, Cooper has supervised numerous programs that have been recognized his his professional peers, including the professions highest award, the Public Relations Society of America Silver Anvil Award. In 1996, the Los Angeles Chapter of Public Relations Society of America (PRSA-LA) honored Cooper with its Outstanding Professional Award, bestowed for lifetime achievement, and in 1997 he was awarded its Community Service Award. In December 2005, he was appointed by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to the City's Quality and Productivity Commission, and is currently Vice President of the Commission. He is also a member of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors of the Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley, a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and a member of the Director's Council of UCLA's William Andrews Clark Library.
Cooper earned his undergraduate degree from UCLA, and has also studied at Oxford and Cambridge in the U.K. For more complete information and a full client list, please click here.
LEGISLATIVE REPRESENTATION
Lehman, Kelly, Sadler & O'Keefe has the knowledge, relationships and understanding of the legislative and regulatory process to provide the underlying foundation for client representation. This foundation allows them to keep their clients 
well informed and on top of emerging issues.
Their depth of experience transcends partisan lines and offers clients a broad-based approach to problem solving. They currently help our clients reach their public policy goals and protect their interests by providing comprehensive political and technical support on a wide range issues.
Some of the services they provide to clients include:
- Directing pro-active issue advocacy to the California Legislature, Governor’s Office,
and to state agencies. - Planning effective, state-wide grassroots programs.
- Creating winning individualized political support portfolios.
- Providing guidance on how to use the media and build coalitions to enhance a client’s position.
After serving as Chief of Staff for Senator Bruce McPherson for several years in the mid-1990’s, Mr. Sadler was appointed Director of the California State Senate Republican Caucus where he augmented the legislative, political and communication operations for 15 Republican State Senators.
Earlier, Mr. Sadler was a Senior Account Executive for the Sacramento political consulting firm of McNally Temple Associates, serving as campaign consultant for many successful California political campaigns. He started his political career working at the National Republican Senatorial Committee in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Sadler attended the University of Oklahoma, where he majored in American Studies, and completed studies at the Institute on Comparative Political and Economic Systems, Georgetown University.
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