615-651-6705
Butler Snow LLP, 150 3rd Avenue South, Suite 1600, Nashville, TN, 37201,
As Practice Group Leader of the firm's Regulatory and Government Group, Mr. Malone focuses on government relations, telecommunications, public utilities and administrative law. Due to his prior public service, coupled with his previous engagements on a hosts of public policy matters, Melvin is often sought out by state leaders to provide insight, observations and counsel on various legislative and regulatory initiatives.
1) Alfa Mutual Insurance Company
2) AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS
3) American International Group, Inc.
4) American Property Casualty Insurance Association
6) BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE CORP.
7) Cemetery Association of Tennessee
8) Copart, Inc
10) CVS Health
11) FPMCM, LLC
AV-rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Fellow, America Bar Foundation
Fellow, Tennessee Bar Foundation
Fellow, Napier-Looby Bar Foundation
Fellow, Nashville Bar Foundation
Appointed by Gov. Lee to the Board of Directors, TPAC Management Corporation, 2019- Present
Appointed by Gov. Haslam to the Board of Directors, TPAC Management Corporation, 2013-2019
R.B.J. Campbelle Award, the University of Tennessee College of Law, 2012
"Nashville's Top 101 Lawyers", Nashville Post Magazine, 2011
Best Lawyers in America
Energy Law, 2011-2022
Government Relations, 2016-2022
Administrative/Regulatory Law, 2022
Communications Law, 2020-2022
Lawyer of the Year, Energy Law (Nashville, TN), 2018, 2020, 2022
Mid-South Super Lawyers , Civil Litigation Defense, 2013-2014
J.C. Napier Trailblazer Award, Napier-Looby Bar Foundation, 2010
"In Charge," Legal Category, Nashville Post, 2010
Best of the Bar, Nashville Business Journal, 2003, 2009, 2020
Commissioner, Tennessee Public Utility Commission (Formerly Tennessee Regulatory Authority), 1996-2002
Deputy Legal Counsel to Tennessee Governor Don Sundquist, 1995-1996
Dr. Calvin Calhoun Distinguished Member of the Year Award, 100 Black Men of Middle Tennessee, 2006, 2014 & 2015.
Special Appointment by Gov. Haslam, Tennessee Supreme Court, 2013
Melvin was one of the first practitioners before the Tennessee Public Utility Commission to obtain approval of capital recovery riders under Tennessee's newly passed legislative initiative authorizing alternative regulatory mechanisms for public utilities.
Served a special appointment by Governor Bill Haslam to the Tennessee Supreme Court to hear a case from which four Supreme Court Justices recused themselves (Hooker et al v. Lt. Governor Ramsey et al.).
Successfully litigated on behalf of Tennessee's only publicly held water provider, a regional financial institution, a global wireless communications company, the nation's largest three-service utility, a national automotive finance company, and a coalition of Tennessee telephone cooperatives.
Successfully litigated on behalf of a coalition of over 200 retail fuel providers in an alternative fuel anti-competition case.
Commissioner, Tennessee Public Utility Commission (Formerly Tennessee Regulatory Authority), 1996-2002.
Deputy Legal Counsel to Tennessee Governor Don Sundquist, 1995-1996.
(317) 236-5807
One American Square, Suite 2900, Indianapolis, IN, 46282-0200,
Subjects: All Subjects
Links:Website
1) 3M Company (formerly Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, 3M)
2) AARP Indiana
3) Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.
4) America's Health Insurance Plans
5) American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network & its affiliates
6) Ameristar Casino East Chicago
7) Anthem, Inc. and Its Affiliates
8) ARAMARK Correctional Services, LLC
9) Association of Dental Support Organizations (ADSO)
10) Association of Indiana Counties
12) City of Muncie
13) Countrymark Cooperative Holding Corp. (formerly CountryMark Cooperative, LLP)
14) CREA, LLC
16) Elections Systems & Software
18) Environmental Systems Products Holdings Inc.
19) Family Express Corporation
20) General Motors Company (formerly General Motors Corporation)
23) Hillenbrand
24) HP Inc.
25) IACED d/b/a Prosperity Indiana
26) Indiana Academy of Family Physicians
27) Indiana Affordable Housing Council, Inc.
28) Indiana Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs
29) Indiana Association of Beverage Retailers
30) Indiana Association of Cities and Towns
31) Indiana Coalition to End Sexual Assault (ICESA)
34) Indiana Gaming Company, LP
35) Indiana Hemophilia & Thrombosis Center, Inc.
36) Indiana Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc.
38) Indiana Public Broadcasting Stations, Inc.
39) Indiana Sports Corporation
40) Indiana Treasurer of State
41) Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation
42) INVestEd
43) K12 Inc.
44) King Park Development Corporation
45) Live Nation Entertainment d/b/a Ticketmaster
46) LogistiCare Solutions, LLC
47) March of Dimes
48) Marion County Circuit Court
49) Marion County Public Defender
50) MultiState Associates Inc. on behalf of Indivior Inc.
51) MultiState Associates Inc. on behalf of United Rentals Inc.
52) Muncie Novelty Company Incorporated
53) Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO)
54) Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority
55) Pacers Sports and Entertainment
57) Performance Services, Inc.
58) Ports of Indiana
59) Sanofi US
61) Seniorlink, Inc.
62) Simon Property Group, Inc.
63) South Shore Convention & Visitors Authority
65) Youth Villages
20+ years
John R. Hammond III is co-chair of Ice Miller's Public Affairs Group. As a veteran of Indiana state government, he has helped shape a wide variety of public policy, from tax policy to environmental management, education to tort reform, transportation to insurance and economic development.
John served as a key aide to former Indiana Governor Robert D. Orr during his time as lieutenant governor, as well as serving as a deputy campaign manager for Orr's gubernatorial run in 1979 and heading up his transition team in 1980. He was senior executive assistant for Legislative Affairs and Education Policy in the Orr administration, serving as chief legislative liaison for six general sessions and three special sessions of the Indiana Legislature during the 1980s. Since leaving state government in 1988, he has led the governmental and public affairs programs for several major Indiana firms.
He is a frequent public affairs panelist and lecturer, and is the co-author of the article "Campaigns and Candidates: Lawyers and Their Obligations," prepared for the Legislative Services Agency for Continuing Legal Education's seminar titled, "The Lawyer-Lobbyist." He also serves as a Republican commentator and analyst on Indiana Week in Review, a state wide public affairs news program of WFYI focusing on Indiana government and politics. He has served as an advisor to several statewide campaigns.
John was awarded his Bachelor of Arts from DePauw University in 1976, and a juris doctor from the Indiana University School of Law in 1991. He is admitted to practice law in the state of Indiana.
John joined Ice Miller in February 2001.
919-836-4001
501 Fayetteville Street, 5th Floor, Raleigh, NC, 27601,
20+ years
Effectively lobbied on behalf of school/parental choice organizations to create virtual public charter school options; give high performing public charter schools greater regulatory flexibility, including accelerating the fast track replication process for successful charters; provide local public education authorities with the opportunity to purchase online and digital learning products and services directly from qualified vendors; and establish education savings accounts for children with special needs, who require educational options that traditional public schools may not be able to provide.
Led the lobbying team that passed landmark health care legislation integrating behavioral and physical health care benefits and services for North Carolina Medicaid patients and providing for the licensure and regulation of health plans that will provide these services via a Medicaid managed care transformation program in the state.
Secured a two-year four-county pilot project for an organization that uses an interactive cinematic, evidence-based approach to teach students about the negative impacts of bullying and violence, risky driving, and alcohol and drugs, and in place, strives to teach students about entrepreneurship and healthy behaviors overall.
Lobbied successfully to update state insurance laws that will improve the financial stability of domestic insurance companies by providing them with greater, and timelier, access to capital.
Lobbied, pro bono, with North Carolina and national Jewish organizations to add North Carolina as the 22nd state to enact HB 161: Divestment from Companies that Boycott Israel. HB 161 ensures that the people and the government of the state do not unknowingly become a party to discriminatory business practices or boycotts against the State of Israel.
A lobbyist at the North Carolina General Assembly for over 30 years, Harry is a senior advisor with McGuireWoods Consulting's state government relations group and is a partner with McGuireWoods LLP. Through his extensive work in state government relations, Harry has been at the forefront on many crucial public policy issues, particularly in the areas of education and health care.
His role in shaping and influencing public policy was recognized in 2017, when Harry was awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the highest honor that the Governor of North Carolina can bestow to persons who have a record of service to the State.
Since beginning his government relations and legal career in 1988, Harry has been consistently recognized as one of the most influential lobbyists in Raleigh.
Harry represents public and private companies, as well as associations and nonprofit organizations, on a range of issues including education, health care and health insurance, pharmacy, economic development, finance and tax, property and casualty insurance, and the environment. He has extensive experience representing clients at the legislature and before state agencies, boards and commissions, and local governments.
Prior to joining McGuireWoods, Harry ran his own legal and lobbying practice for more than a decade and also served as director of government relations and counsel for the North Carolina Region of Kaiser Permanente.
615-651-6711
Butler Snow LLP, 150 3rd Avenue South, Suite 1600, Nashville, TN, 37201,
Subjects: All Subjects
Links:Website
Mandy is an AV-Rated attorney in our Government, Administration & Regulatory and Health Law groups. She is a frequent speaker on the legislative process and updates on legislation. The Butler Snow team works to understand the issues of its clients and is often accused of asking a lot of questions to do that. We work with our clients to create the best strategies that advance the goals and interests of the client.
1) Alfa Mutual Insurance Company
3) AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS
4) American International Group, Inc.
5) American Property Casualty Insurance Association
7) BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE CORP.
8) Cemetery Association of Tennessee
9) Copart, Inc
10) Corebridge Financial, Inc.
11) CVS Health
12) FPMCM, LLC
16) Metropolitan Government of Nashville/ Davidson County
17) National Ornamental Metal Museum
18) Obion County Chamber of Commerce
21) Stride, Inc, formerly known as K12 Inc
22) SVMIC
24) Tennessee Soybean Association
26) TN RURAL COOPERATIVE COMMUNICATIONS ASSN.
27) TN SOCIETY OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
28) Verizon
29) VISA U.S.A. INC.
20+ years
Martindale-Hubbell
AV -Preeminent Peer Review Rated
Best Lawyers in America
Insurance Law, 2007-2022
Government Relations Practice, 2015-2022
Lawyer of the Year, Insurance Law (Nashville), 2018
Lawyer of the Year, Government Relations Practice (Nashville), 2020, 2022
Nashville 101 Top Lawyers, Nashville Post Magazine, 2011
In Charge list, Government/Politics, Nashville Post, 2010
150 Best Lawyers, Business Tennessee, 2009
Best of Bar, Nashville Business Journal
Trustee, Harpeth Hall School
Former Board of Directors, Women's Fund of Nashville, Community Foundation of Middle of Tennessee
Former Board Member, Book 'Em
Former Alumnae Board Member, Harpeth Hall School
Former Board Member, Jade's Fund, Vanderbilt Children's Hospital
Tennessee Lobbyist Association
Former Member, Board of Directors
803.255.8000
1221 Main Street, Suite 1100, Columbia, SC, 29201,
Jason Puhlasky is a Principal with Parker Poe Consulting and has more than 25 years of experience in lobbying, grassroots networking and media relations paid and earned as well as working on more than 100 political campaigns ranging from State House races to the President of the United States.
20+ years
Jason Puhlasky is a Principal with Parker Poe Consulting and has more than 25 years of experience in lobbying, grassroots networking and media relations paid and earned as well as working on more than 100 political campaigns ranging from State House races to the President of the United States. Prior to joining Parker Poe Consulting, Mr. Puhlasky worked as a consultant and vice president of state government relations, and represented clients before the South Carolina Legislature, specializing in telecommunications, education, environmental and economic development issues. Additionally, Mr. Puhlasky served as the South Carolina Political Director for the George W. Bush presidential campaign in 1999. He has also served as the Political Director for the South Carolina Republican Party and the Director of the South Carolina Senate Republican Caucus.
702-301-5341,
888 Pinehurst Drive, Las Vegas, NV, 89109,
505.363.1035
P.O. Box 9534, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87504-9534,
1) ALLIANCE OF NM CHIROPRACTORS
2) AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN
3) BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTER OF NORTHERN NM
4) CHSPSC, LLC
5) CUMBRES & TOLTEC SCENIC RAILROAD
7) GREATER ALBUQUERQUE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
8) INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS OF NEW MEXICO
10) K12, INC.
9166625765
SACRAMENTO, CA, 95814,
702-234-6500,
888 Pinehurst Drive, Las Vegas, NV, 89109,
615-491-3421
741 Duncan Ct, Suite 330, Brentwood, TN, 37027,
615-651-6739
Butler Snow LLP, 1320 Adams Street, Suite 1400, Nashville, TN, 37208,
1) Alfa Mutual Insurance Company
2) AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS
3) American International Group, Inc.
4) American Property Casualty Insurance Association
6) BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE CORP.
7) Cemetery Association of Tennessee
8) Copart, Inc
10) CVS Health
11) FPMCM, LLC
901-680-6793
Butler Snow LLP, 6075 Poplar Avenue, Suite 500, Memphis, TN, 38119,
1) Alfa Mutual Insurance Company
2) AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS
3) American International Group, Inc.
4) American Property Casualty Insurance Association
6) BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE CORP.
7) Cemetery Association of Tennessee
8) Copart, Inc
10) CVS Health
11) FPMCM, LLC
615-651-6787
Butler Snow LLP, 1320 Adams Street, Suite 1400, Nashville, TN, 37208,
1) Alfa Mutual Insurance Company
2) AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS
3) American International Group, Inc.
4) American Property Casualty Insurance Association
6) BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE CORP.
7) Cemetery Association of Tennessee
8) Copart, Inc
10) CVS Health
11) FPMCM, LLC