Roetzel Consulting Solutions

What Roetzel Consulting Solutions does

Roetzel Consulting Solutions (RCS) is a full-service, bipartisan government relations and strategic consulting firm that operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Roetzel & Andress LPA, a Cleveland-based full-service law firm with more than 170 attorneys. RCS provides consulting services across nine core practice areas — Communications & Engagement, Crisis Management, Diversity & Inclusion, Economic & Property Development, Federal/State/Local Lobbying, Government Relations, Project Management, Sensible Regulations, and Strategic Guidance — and ten industry verticals including Affordable Housing, Construction, Education, Energy & Public Utilities, Nonprofit, Public Sector Institutions, and Transportation. The firm explicitly distinguishes itself from its parent by delivering consulting rather than legal advice, allowing it to engage clients without creating attorney-client privilege complications while still drawing on the parent firm's legal bench for cross-referrals.

The firm serves a diversified client base across Ohio and beyond, including municipal governments (Cleveland, Columbus, Akron, Cincinnati, Youngstown), counties (Summit County), housing authorities, school districts, healthcare systems (Summa Health), financial institutions (S&T Bancorp, Ohio's largest bank), energy companies, nonprofits (Alpha Phi Alpha Homes, Akron Urban League), and trade associations. RCS delivers services through a lean team of approximately seven core professionals (President Lewis W. Adkins Jr., VP Diana Feitl, three Directors, a Client Services Manager, and a Legislative Assistant) supplemented by independent strategic consultants with deep domain expertise in utilities, Pennsylvania legislative affairs, and public/media relations.

RCS generates revenue through professional services engagements — likely a mix of project-based work and retainers — priced custom per scope, with no public pricing or revenue disclosure. Its go-to-market is relationship-driven and sales-led, leveraging the parent firm's regional footprint of 11 offices across Ohio, Illinois, Florida, and Washington D.C., supplemented by content marketing (legislative news, webinars), event-based relationship building (e.g., KeyBank co-hosted mayors events), and earned media coverage. There is no proprietary technology platform; the core offering is human-expertise consulting at the intersection of the public and private sectors.

Name

Roetzel Consulting Solutions

Legal name

Roetzel Consulting Solutions

Website

https://roetzelconsultingsolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Roetzel Consulting Solutions is a bipartisan government relations and strategic consulting firm that serves municipalities, school districts, healthcare systems, nonprofits, and businesses across Ohio and the Midwest from 11 offices, operating as a subsidiary of the 170-attorney Roetzel & Andress LPA law firm.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Relations Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting (BPAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Risk, Compliance & Internal Controls Consulting (BPAHACAJ), Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships Advisory (JVs, Alliances, Carve-outs) (BPAHAOAG)

Keywords

• Government relations consulting
• Lobbying services
• Strategic advisory
• Public affairs consulting
• Public sector consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Cleveland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting and Professional Services: RCS generates revenue through providing consulting services including government relations, lobbying, strategic guidance, crisis management, communications, project management, and related professional services to government entities, businesses, and nonprofits. Services are likely project-based or retainer arrangements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Roetzel Consulting Solutions is a full-service, bipartisan consulting firm that provides government relations, lobbying, strategic guidance, crisis management, communications, project management, and community engagement services. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Roetzel & Andress LPA, it helps clients navigate where private and public sectors intersect across industries including education, energy, affordable housing, construction, nonprofits, and public sector institutions.

Product overview

Roetzel Consulting Solutions (RCS) is a full-service, bipartisan consulting firm that provides a unified portfolio of government relations and strategic advisory services. The firm operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Roetzel & Andress LPA and offers core consulting services including Communications & Engagement, Crisis Management, Diversity & Inclusion, Economic & Property Development, Federal/State/Local Lobbying, Government Relations, Project Management, Sensible Regulations, and Strategic Guidance. RCS also provides specialized industry-focused consulting across ten sectors: Affordable Housing, Construction, Development, Education, Energy & Public Utilities, Nonprofit, Public Sector Institutions, Regulatory, Trade Associations, and Transportation. These services work together as an integrated consulting offering designed to help clients navigate where the private and public sectors intersect.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Government Relations

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100 campaigns completed for education clients
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• KeyBankminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 20 January 2022Co-host of happy hour event honoring Ohio Mayors on January 20, 2022 at P.J. Clarke's in Washington D.C. during U.S. Conference of Mayors. RCS collaborated with KeyBank and Roetzel & Andress to host the event for mayors from Cleveland, Youngstown, Columbus, Akron, Toledo, Dayton, and Cincinnati.
• Roetzel & Andress LPAcoreOthersRoetzel Consulting Solutions is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Roetzel & Andress LPA, a full-service law firm with more than 170 attorneys. RCS frequently partners with Roetzel attorneys providing expertise in construction, real estate, environmental, labor, zoning, land use, tax, corporate transactions, bankruptcy, and litigation practice areas. While some RCS team members are licensed attorneys, they do not provide legal advice through RCS.
• Julius CiacciaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent consultant with over 45 years of experience in public utilities, including former Executive Director of Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District and former Commissioner of Cleveland Water. Provides expertise in public finance, public/private infrastructure, government contracting, and education law.
• Lou CroccominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent consultant with over 20 years of experience as legislative staffer and lobbyist in Pennsylvania. Former committee staffer for Pennsylvania House Health and Human Services Committee and Executive Director of Republican House Policy Committee. Represents clients before Pennsylvania government and Congress, with expertise in energy, utilities, oil & gas, government relations, and Qualified Opportunity Zones.
• Helen SheehanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Sheehan Consulting Group. Ms. Sheehan has 13 years of experience in public and media relations, public policy, voter advocacy and political campaigns. Recently served as interim executive director of Cuyahoga County Democratic Party. Provides expertise in grassroots voter outreach, coalition building, ballot campaigns, and education campaigns.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Mercury Public Affairs: National bipartisan public affairs firm offering government relations, strategic communications, and public affairs consulting across federal and state levels. A larger established competitor across the same service categories RCS offers, but operating at much broader geographic scale.
• BGR Group: Leading bipartisan government affairs and strategic communications firm headquartered in Washington D.C. Overlaps with RCS's federal/state lobbying and strategic advisory offerings, though at significantly larger scale and federal focus.

Regional players

• Calfee, Halter & Griswold: Ohio-based full-service law firm with public law, government relations, and lobbying capabilities. Comparable regional peer serving similar Ohio public sector, nonprofit, and business clients, though integrated as a law firm rather than a separate consulting entity.
• Hahn Loeser & Parks: Ohio-headquartered full-service law firm with government relations and public law capabilities. Operates in a comparable space within the same geography but functions as a single firm (no separately branded consulting subsidiary) — comparable in clients, not structure.

Direct peers

• Porter Wright Government Affairs: Government affairs practice within Ohio-based law firm Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP. Comparable law-firm-affiliated government relations practice serving public, nonprofit, and private sector clients primarily in Ohio and the Midwest.
• Vorys Advisors: Government relations and public affairs affiliate of Ohio-based law firm Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP. Closely comparable model — a law-firm-tied consulting operation providing legislative, regulatory, and strategic advisory to Ohio-based public and private sector clients.
• McDonald Hopkins Government Strategies: Government relations and public affairs practice within Ohio-based law firm McDonald Hopkins. Directly comparable as a law-firm-affiliated government consulting practice serving Midwest public and private sector clients with a similar bipartisan, multi-industry approach.
• Ice Miller Government Affairs: Government affairs practice within Midwest-headquartered Ice Miller LLP. Comparable as a regional law firm offering bipartisan lobbying, strategic guidance, and consulting to public entities, businesses, and nonprofits across the Midwest.
• Faegre Drinker Consulting: Consulting affiliate of national law firm Faegre Drinker. Comparable as a law-firm-tied advisory providing government relations, strategic communications, and policy consulting to clients across sectors — though at significantly broader national scale.
• Bricker & Eckler Government Relations: Government relations practice within Ohio-based law firm Bricker & Eckler LLP. Highly comparable model — Ohio legal-affiliated consultants serving public sector clients with strategic, legislative, and regulatory advisory services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/roetzelconsult
• Facebookfacebook.com/roetzelconsultingsolutions
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/roetzel-consulting-solutions

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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