Eric Schuller is the Director of Government and Community Affairs at Oasis Financial, and serves as President of the Alliance of Responsible Consumer Legal Funding. He’s also a veteran, with 22 years of service in the U.S. Army and the National Guard.   Eric Served 22 years in the U.S. Military – the Army and the National Guard He was born in Minnesota, but moved to the Chicago area when he was 8, and has lived there ever since He played basketball in high school, and was replaced due to injury by none other than Jeff Hornacek His first foray into government affairs was working for then Lt. Governor Quinn in Illinois He served as Quinn’s liaison to military families and families of fallen soldiers He still stays in touch with many of the families he worked with during his time in Quinn’s office After the Lt. Governor’s office, he moved to Operation Homefront, an organization that supports veterans In 2008, he joined his current organization, Oasis Financial, which provides financial assistance to people who have been injured in accidents and are waiting for their cases to settle with insurers Eric is active in all 50 states, and has lobbyists engaged in about 20% of the states at any given time Help us grow! Leave us a rating and review - it's the best way to bring new listeners to the show.  Have a suggestion, or want to chat with Jim? Email him at: Jim@theLobbyingShow.com Follow The Lobbying Show on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for weekly updates about the show, our guests, and more.