Dickinson Wright is pleased to announce that Jessica Bartlett
has rejoined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as Of
Counsel.
Jessica has returned to the firm’s Political Law practice
group, where she will help oversee the day-to-day management of the
group’s support for clients. She advises members of Congress,
candidates, political committees, corporations, nonprofits, and
donors on all matters related to participation in the political
process. This includes compliance with state and federal campaign
finance and election laws, tax laws, lobbying laws, the Foreign
Agents Registration Act (FARA), pay-to-play laws, and First
Amendment and defamation litigation.
“Jessica is one of the top legal practitioners working in
Republican politics today, and we’re fortunate to have her
back at Dickinson Wright,” said Charlie Spies, Member and
leader of the firm’s Political Law practice group.
“Clients appreciate her ability to identify creative
solutions, which has made her a trusted counselor to non-profit
organizations, corporations, elected officials, and
candidates.”
Jessica provides strategic guidance on rules governing gift and
ethics compliance, personal financial disclosure reporting, and
conflicts of interest; forming and advising nonprofit corporations,
including section 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), 501(c)(6) and 501(c)(7)
tax-exempt organizations, candidate committees, political action
committees (PACs), and Joint Fundraising Committees.
Most recently, Jessica was General Counsel to Ron DeSantis for
President. In that role, she served as the campaign’s chief
legal officer, responsible for the campaign’s legal strategy,
regulatory compliance, ballot access efforts, financial reporting,
and other duties as part of the campaign’s senior staff team.
Her political campaign experience also includes roles with Mitt
Romney’s campaign for U.S. Senate in 2018, the Congressional
Leadership Fund, and Right to Rise USA, the Super PAC that
supported Jeb Bush’s bid for the presidency in 2016.
Jessica received her B.A. from the University of Mississippi and
her J.D. from the University of Mississippi School of Law.