R. Quentin Whitwell, a founding partner of The Talon Group, LLC, serves his firm’s clients by providing unique and diverse legal and legislative talents, powerful grassroots organizing capabilities and effective regulatory advocacy, all complemented by his experience as an attorney and a leading government affairs specialist at the Mississippi State Capitol and at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. Whitwell formerly worked on Capitol Hill, and knows his way around the halls of Congress.
- Whitwell’s key strengths include directing and consulting on successful hotly-contested
political campaigns and developing and executing strategies to pass legislation beneficial
to his clients — and to defeat unfavorable initiatives.
- Whitwell has significant expertise in working successfully within state agencies to achieve
client objectives; his key contacts and intimate knowledge of the appropriations process
on the State and Congressional levels ensure success in funding special client initiatives.
- Whitwell enjoys renown for his ability to protect the interests of client corporations,
associations and industries as their attorney and lobbyist — a unique combination of
professional capabilities not found in most government/public affairs firms.
- He brings legislative and regulatory strategies and solutions to the table to benefit clients
of The Talon Group, while offering legal solutions in risk management and litigation.
- Whitwell has served as legal counsel and lobbyist for the Mississippi Association of
REALTORS®, emerging as one of the state’s premier real estate and land use attorneys.
During his tenure, every bill the association had an interest in passed and was signed into
law by the presiding Governors.
- Working with a number of municipalities on important ordinances to meet constitutional
standards, yet effectively serve to protect the health and welfare of the citizens they
represent, Whitwell has become an expert on numerous public policy issues.
- A respected attorney, Whitwell provides traditional traits of dedication to client service,
hard work and political savvy with a superior knowledge of the law, while constantly
considering “out of the box” solutions for his clients.
- Appointed by Governor Haley Barbour to serve as Chairman of the Mississippi Tort Claims Board
