{{#badges: Front groups}}'''LawMedia Group''' -- also referred to as LMG -- is a secretive Washington DC public affairs firm. The firm's website says it "unites the worlds of law, communications, strategic counseling and [[crisis management]] into seamless campaigns for Fortune 100 companies, trade associations, start-ups and non-profits." <ref>"[http://www.lawmedia.net/index.aspx Homepage]," Lawmedia.net, accessed August 2008.</ref> Ads for LMG describe its services as including "government relations" (lobbying), "grassroots lobbying," "issue / initiative / petition management," "media production" and "opposition research." <ref>"[http://www.democrats.org/page/content/MPCD2007/#vendors 2007-2008 minority political companies directory]," The Democratic Party, accessed August 2008.</ref>