Barry D. Wood - Barry Wood, the firm's Managing Principal, has practiced broadcast and media law for 30 years and is a prominent industry authority. Mr. Wood began his career as an attorney with the FCC in 1976. From there he went into private practice with the firm of Kirkland & Ellis. In 1983, he was one of the original group of attorneys who left Kirkland & Ellis to form Wiley Rein & Fielding. In 1987, he left that firm to head the federal communications law practice of Jones Waldo Holbrook & McDonough. (cont'd. . .)

Ronald D. Maines - Ronald Maines has practiced media law, federal regulatory law, and federal appellate litigation for 22 years. He has broad experience in rulemaking and licensing proceedings, spectrum auctions, mergers and acquisitions, channel lease negotiations, and issues involving compliance and enforcement, political broadcasting, and concentration of media ownership. He has facilitated the resolution of numerous complex or intractable regulatory issues through negotiations with agency staff and high-level officials of the FCC, NTIA, RUS, and with Members of Congress. As communications counsel to Wall Street investment houses, Mr. Maines has advised clients concerning major corporate transactions affected by FCC, Justice Department, and Congressional scrutiny. (cont'd. . .)

Nathaniel J. Hardy - Nathaniel Hardy joined Wood, Maines & Nolan as Of Counsel in January of 2008 after nearly 10 years of private practice with another communications law boutique firm, Irwin, Campbell & Tannenwald, PC. While there, he represented both commercial and noncommercial broadcasters, among others, with respect to telecommunications, regulatory, transactional, contractual, and intellectual property matters. In recent years his practice has emphasized support for low power television operators and religious radio stations in particular. (cont'd. . .)

Stuart W. Nolan, Jr. - Telecommunications and media businesses are often far removed from the political machinations of Washington, DC. In nearly a decade of practice, Stuart Nolan has principally represented the interests of regulated media operations, and especially the interests of religious broadcasters, before federal administrative agencies and appellate courts. His understanding of political influences on law and policy has informed his strategic advice to the firm's broadcast and media clients. His public policy experience includes work for the Senate Subcommittee on Communications, the Federal Communications Commission, and several respected think tanks. As a visiting scholar at the Progress and Freedom Foundation, he examined spectrum management policy. As a visiting fellow and research associate for the Capital Research Center, Mr. Nolan focused on the impact of policy advocacy. His published work has analyzed the political expression rights and responsibilities of individuals and businesses. (cont'd. . .)