Laine Glisson Oliver,senior public policy adviser with Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, has counseled members of Congress, mayors, executives, and nonprofit associations for more than 15 years in Washington, D.C. She spent five years on Capitol Hill with Senator John Breaux (D-Louisiana) where she served as a press secretary handling issues related to the Senate Finance Committee, Commerce Committee, and others.