Our Services

Ostroff, Hiffa and Associates, Inc. offers a range of professional services for all of our clients based on their specific needs including:

• Legislation – Once we have educated ourselves on the issues and have a clear understanding of needs and expectations we develop a legislative package to achieve each client's desired results. If legislation is needed, we prepare the legislation and memoranda in support, identify key sponsors and prepare a strategic report outlining our plan for success. If the defeat of legislation is desired, we prepare a memorandum in opposition and develop a comprehensive strategy to ensure the bill does not become law.
• Legislative Tracking - Throughout each legislative cycle, thousands of bills are introduced in New York State. For each client, we establish a file of bills which are pertinent and may impact their organization and industry. A professional from OHA reviews the bills introduced daily and enters all pertinent legislation into each client's bill file. We track the status of legislation in our clients' files daily and send updates when any movement occurs.
• Clip Service - Every day we send our clients articles and information from across the state. Whether it's a press release from a legislator, the governor or an advocacy group, a newspaper article that pertains to our client or their issue, or an announcement for an impending press conference, it is critical that our clients stay as informed as we are.
• State Contracts - New York State regularly releases information and Requests for Proposals (RFP's) for state product and service contracts. As they are announced, we forward our clients any contracts which may be of interest.
• Legislative Events - Attendance at legislative committee meetings and hearings is critical. We attend all committee meetings and legislative hearings that are important to our clients' success.
• New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics - The New York State Lobbying Act requires that the Joint Commission on Public Ethics "monitor and make public the identities, activities and expenditures of those seeking to influence legislation, rules, regulations, and rate-making actions of New York State government." We are required by the Joint Commission on Public Ethics to register all clients involved in the above-mentioned practices. We work closely with our clients to ensure that all lobbying activities are within both state and federal guidelines. We assist our clients to ensure they remain in compliance with all NYS Lobby Laws.