It used to be that everybody worked alone. The climate has changed. As a result, lobbying does not begin and end with those Senators and Representatives in the most powerful positions. One successful team approach has been developed by the law firm of Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge and Rice. Two members of their team, former legislators Sandy Sands and Ann Duncan, are ranked 16 th and 36 th, respectively.
Sands attributes much of their success to the strong support they receive from others in the firm.
Sam Taylor, an attorney here at Womble, gives us advice from the legal standpoint. Sands also states that other attorneys get involved in specific issues as the need arises. The support system we have at Womble Carlyle allows us to do that for them. Sands and Duncan are not the only former legislators to find success as lobbyists. In this year's rankings, a total of nine former legislators are ranked, with seven of those nine ranked in the top 25.