Corn Farmers Against Google?

That anti-Net Neutrality op-ed you read by a respected author? How do you know he wrote it? That grassroots organization of plain folks you hadn't ever heard of, all suddenly galvanized for a cause that, if not attained, has dire, dire consequences for everyone? How do you know it's a real organization?

How do you know the organization, and the op-ed, weren't created by LawMedia Group at the behest of some well-funded clients? If they did their jobs right, you don't know.

Some of them have left digital fingerprints here and there, though, says LawMedia says it has a longstanding policy of not disclosing its clients, and only describes them as "top Fortune 100 companies in the fields of telecommunications, media, aerospace and other industries."

They're also not forthcoming about who works there except to say some have served as Chief Counsel to the House Judiciary Committee during the impeachment of a sitting president, or as counsel to leading companies on a slew of issues. They have a team of researchers and investigators and, apparently, writers, for any type of strategic communication needed, liberal or conservative, corporate or nonprofit.

And if you need to get news out, they've got a "shoulder to shoulder" relationship with key media figures, and can get those op-eds placed pretty much anywhere you like.

Don't call them a PR firm or a lobbying firm though, Law Media – which has a ton of lawyers working for them too—is a "public affairs firm" specializing in producing "remarkable coalitions" for anything one might need a coalition for.

Heck, I bet if you and I decided we need a Coalition of Hooters Girls for Topless Grocery Shopping, we could get us one. I'm a little short on change, so, uh, while I provide the brains of the operation—or allow LawMedia to—you might need to provide the material support.