Erika Ross Gee
Government Relations, Cannabis and Administrative Law
- Role
- Partner at Wright Lindsey Jennings
- Location
- Little Rock, AR, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Erika Ross Gee
Erika leads the WLJ Cannabis and Industrial Hemp team, representing licensed and aspiring cannabis-related businesses in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri. She also frequently represents clients in pharmacy, health care and other regulatory and administrative matters.
Experience
Partner
Jan 2015 — Present · Little Rock, AR, US
Erika Gee is a member of the firm’s Government Relations Practice and a former Chief of Staff and Chief Deputy in the Arkansas Attorney General’s Office. Since returning to Wright Lindsey Jennings in 2015, she has focused her practice on assisting clients in resolving their regulatory and administrative disputes with state government and representing clients in government relations matters as a state-registered lobbyist.As the former general counsel and prosecutor for the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy, a large part of her practice is devoted to representing national, regional and local pharmacies, wholesale distributors, pharmaceutical manufacturers and individuals in licensure and disciplinary issues involving the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy. She also represents clients in administrative disciplinary matters before boards of pharmacy in other states, in enforcement actions by the DEA and in investigations of 503A and 503B compounding pharmacies by state boards and the FDA.Since late 2016, she has also been actively involved in the implementation and application process for medical marijuana in Arkansas and advises her clients with strategic decisions on their business plans and the drafting and presentation of their applications for licensure by the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission.She also represents clients in a variety of regulatory and compliance matters throughout state government, using her experience as legal counsel for numerous state agencies, boards and commissions, including the Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System, Pension Review Board, Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board, Arkansas State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors, Arkansas Teachers Retirement System, Arkansas Insurance Department, Arkansas Bank Department, State Office of Procurement, State Board of Nursing and Health Services Permit Agency.
Education
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Law
1998 — 1999
University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law
Doctor of Law (J.D.), with high honors
1999 — 2001
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
1994 — 1998
Skills
- Pharmacy
- Legislation
- Mediation
- Legal Writing
- Legal Research
- Policy
- Legal Advice
- Legislative Relations
- Administrative Law
- Municipal Law
- Litigation
- Public Speaking
- Government
- Commercial Litigation
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