“There are great opportunities for advancing agendas with federal agencies and Congress. My goal is to help clients identify those opportunities and turn them into accomplishments.”
Roger R. Szemraj
Principal
- Washington, DC
- rszemraj@ofwlaw.com
- (202) 789-1212
Roger advises associations and individual clients on agricultural appropriations; Farm Bills; food assistance programs; international food aid and development programs; food safety issues; trade issues; and research programs. He has more than 30 years of experience on Capitol Hill, concentrating on these matters, having served as chief of staff to three House members and associate staff to the House Appropriations Committee.
Agency Focus
- Food and Nutrition Service
- Agricultural Marketing Service
- Foreign Agricultural Service
- Food and Drug Administration
Practice Areas
- National Organic Program
- Cannabis
- Trade Associations
- Meat & Poultry
- Feed and Pet Food
- Food Labeling & Advertisement
- Food Service, Restaurants & Retailers
- Trade Remedies and ITC Investigations
- Trade Policy & Regulations
- Crop Insurance & Farm Programs
- Checkoff Programs
- FDA Food Law and Food Safety
- Advocacy & Public Policy
- Farm Bill
- Appropriations
- International Food Security
- Political Action Committees
- Dietary Guidelines
- Domestic Food Assistance Programs
- Native American Issues
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- Advocacy & Public Policy
Leadership & Community
Fellow, John C. Stennis Congressional Staff Fellowship (106th Congress)
John C. Stennis Center for Public Service, Mississippi State University