About Us
Independent counsel leveraging years of experience and dynamic relationships, focused on delivering results for our clients.
Integrated Services
Through a platform of integrated services Brier Dlugolecki Strategies offers strategic solutions and effective advocacy to meet the needs of our diverse client base in a wide range of industries. With a convenient location across from the Capitol Building in Harrisburg, Brier Dlugolecki Strategies is right in the center of the action. We focus on budget analysis, technology, healthcare, higher education, non-profit organizations, capital fundraising, and energy.
Our Approach
Our approach to lobbying is based upon understanding your concerns, bringing the right people to the table, and effectively communicating the big picture. Our vast relationships are on both sides of the aisle, spanning legislators and leadership, committee chairs and committee staff, executive agency heads and administrators, and independent authorities. We believe issues should be managed carefully, every outcome should be anticipated, and no detail should be overlooked.
Methodology
Brier Dlugolecki helps clients develop their message and deliver it to the people important to their goals. Whether a client seeks to affect legislation, secure funding, obtain approvals or shape policy, Brier Dlugolecki provides the strategic counsel and advocacy necessary for success.
Patrick Brier
Patrick Brier, Esq. is a leading strategist with statewide reach, heavily sought after for his ability to analyze the political landscape, and offer valuable insight to his clients. Throughout his career in health care and government affairs, Pat has served as strategic adviser to senior staff in both business and government. In addition, Pat has advised political candidates and elected officials for over 25 years in federal and state election law as well as compliance issues. He was recognized as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer in 2005, 2006 and 2010 by being selected by his peers as among the top 5 percent of lawyers in the Commonwealth. He brings functional skills in strategy and communications with a consultative/ counsel approach and style. He was recently named as one of the top 50 most influential democratic consultants in Pennsylvania. Pat’s industry specializations also include Marcellus shale energy issues, as well as water resources and environmental testing.
Paul Dlugolecki
Paul Dlugolecki is one of the most recognizable figures in Pennsylvania politics, with unmatched experience and dynamic relationships on both sides of the aisle. Paul served as the executive director of the Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee for 22 years, and before that, spent eight years as director of research for the Senate Democratic Caucus.
Recently, Paul was on the Board of Governors State System of Higher Education, serving as Chairman of the Information Technology Committee and Chairman of the Audit Committee. He is chairman of both the National Association of Legislative Fiscal Officers (NALFO) and the Eastern States Legislative Fiscal Officers Association (ESLFOA). Paul is a member of the executive committee for both the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) and the Eastern Regional Conference of Council of State Governments (ERCCSG). Until recently, Paul was a Senior Vice President at Wodjak and Associates. Paul has been named to the PA Power 50 multiple times, recognizing him as among the state’s top politically influential personalities. Paul specializes in regulatory affairs, legislation, appropriations, and lobbying.