Land Use Law

I have worked professionally in the Maryland General Assembly for over 40 years. I am now the President of the preeminent lobbying firm in the state, handling public policy, legislative affairs, and crisis management.

Area of Practice: Governmental Relations Gerard E. Evans has been one of Annapolis’ top lobbyists for the past twenty-five years. Over the years, he has represented a wide range of clients and interests before the Maryland General Assembly including the Washington Redskins, the Baltimore Orioles, Constellation Energy, Verizon Communications, Glaxo, Medical Mutual, the Maryland Hospital Association, the State Medical Society, Penn National Gaming, the Fraternal Order of Police and Professional Fire Fighters, the Law Offices of Peter G. Angelos, and the Maryland Transportation Builders and Materials Association, as well as the Maryland Asphalt Association. He began his career in 1976 working for Montgomery County Senate Delegation Chair Victor L. Crawford as his top aide. In 1977, he went to work for Senator Mike Miller for Prince George’s County. When Senator Miller became Chair of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee in 1982, Evans became his top legislative assistant. During this time, he earned a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from the University of Maryland and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Baltimore. Later he served on the Law School Dean’s Advisory Board and the University of Maryland’s Board of Visitors. His political life has included Chairman of the Prince George’s County Democratic Party and Deputy Chair of the Maryland Democratic Party. He has held numerous executive level positions with campaigns ranging from Mondale/Ferraro to Clinton/Gore. He also served as State Finance Director for Gore for President in 1988 and ran Joe Curran’s successful campaign for Attorney General in 1986. He directed the National Democratic Party Presidential Convention site selection committee in 1992. Evans has taught pro-bono at the University of Maryland, College Park in the School of Public Policy and James McGregor Burns Academy of Leadership for the past seventeen years. He also served as a Senior Scholar to the Burns Academy. Gerry is active in a host of community and philanthropic causes including the Muscular Dystrophy Association, the Hope House Rehabilitation Center, and Next One Up where he serves as a member of the Board of Directors. He is married to Kathleen Evans, a Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commissioner. They have five children, six grandchildren, and live in Davidsonville, MD.

Taelor Evans, Esq. is the Founder and Managing Attorney of Lawyers With Attitude. She is a proud Las Vegas native and graduated from the UNLV, where she obtained her bachelor's degree in political science. She then attended Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego where she graduated with cum laude honors. Taelor became a licensed California attorney in 2016 before moving back home and passing the Nevada bar In 2018. Prior to starting her work as a Plaintiff’s personal injury attorney, she worked for a Federal Judge and practiced insurance defense. In 2024, she made the jump and decided to open her own firm so that she can practice both personal injury and estate planning. Two areas in which she is extremely passionate. She is committed to providing elevated legal representation with a personalized touch.