Merger Creates New Advocacy Company

Lawrence/Trumbull Associates has been created by the merger of Edarra Inc. of Palo Alto and the William C. Lawrence Co. of Los Angeles. The firm provides strategic planning, public relations, governmental advocacy and other services.

Edarra was created in 1984 by Terry Trumbull, who had been chairman of the state Waste Management Board. Trumbull had previously worked as a land use attorney and as chairman of the Santa Clara County Planning Commission.