4018313700
4 Richmond Sq Ste 300, Ste 300, Providence, RI, 02906,
Advocacy Solutions is an award-winning firm dedicated to protecting and advancing our clients' interests. We are not a law firm that occasionally does lobbying, or a public relations firm that dabbles in politics. We are a full-time, full-service firm committed to integrated public affairs.
Our diverse team members have prior experience as campaign operatives, lawyers, crisis managers, elected and state officials, executive and legislative staffers, field operators, and public relations executives. As a result, we combine what works - across sectors - to deliver results. Want to be heard? We can help.
Firm Specialties:
Lobbying isn't what it used to be. That's a good thing. It's about more than access. At Advocacy Solutions, we combine deep public policy expertise with smart, sophisticated strategies aimed at reaching the right policymakers at the municipal, state, and federal levels. We take the time to understand the issue at hand, combine years of experience navigating the halls of government with real-time analysis of the political, social, and economic dynamics of the day, and execute strategies that are successful for both short- and long-term success. Advocacy Solutions' government affairs specialties include policy tracking and analysis, direct lobbying, government relations counsel, and advocacy and organizing.
1) Accenture
2) AFSCME RI Retirees Chapter 94
4) ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES OF RHODE ISLAND
5) AUTO BODY ASSOCIATION OF RI
7) CoinFlip
8) CONSUMER HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION
9) Copart Inc.
10) DELTA DENTAL OF RHODE ISLAND
12) Electronic Payments Coalition
13) ETS
15) FIRST STUDENT
16) Flock Group Inc. dba Flock Safety
17) Fujifilm Holdings America Corporation
18) Ibotta Inc.
19) Independent School Association of Rhode Island
21) Knox Company thru National Strategies
23) LYFT
25) PARTNERSHIP FOR RHODE ISLAND
26) Point32Health Services Inc.
28) Providence Worcester Railroad Company
29) PROVIDENCE WORKING WATERFRONT ALLIANCE
30) RHODE ISLAND ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS
31) RHODE ISLAND COALITION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
32) RHODE ISLAND LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
33) RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE
34) RHODE ISLAND SCHOLARSHIP ADVOCATES
35) RI PARENT INFORMATION NETWORK
36) RI PAWNBROKERS ASSOCIATION INC
39) South Coast Wind
40) THE METROPOLITAN REGIONAL CAREER AND TECHNICAL CENTER
41) The Rhode Island Life Science Hub
42) The UCAP School
44) TURO
45) UNITE US
46) VERIZON
47) VISA U.S.A.
FRANCIS X. MCMAHON, ESQ., the founder and president of Advocacy Solutions, has deep expertise in ally development, grassroots and grasstops coalition building, strategic communications management, and online advocacy for clients in a wide range of industries including healthcare, telecommunications, energy, and transportation.
Over the course of his career, Frank has been a key staff member and advisor on many winning political and issue campaigns. He served as Special Counsel and Deputy Chief of Staff to Rhode Island Governor Bruce Sundlun and has led campaigns for Honda Motor Corporation, Verizon, and National Grid.
An avid Friar basketball fan, Frank is a graduate of Providence College, Suffolk University Law School, and a member of the Rhode Island State and Federal Bar Association.
(207) 329-7159
45 Memorial Circle, Augusta, ME, 04332,
Subjects: Agencies/Regulations, Alcohol, Appropriations/Budgets, Business/Commerce, Cannabis/Drug Legalization, Children/Family/Women, Civil Rights, Education, Environment/Recycling, Gaming, Health Care, Insurance, Medicare/Medicaid, Non-Profit, Privacy/Internet, RFP/Procurement, Science/Technology, Telecommunications, Tourism/Hospitality
Mike became Managing Principal of Maine Street Solutions and Counsel to Verrill following his service as a member of the Maine House of Representatives (1995-2002) and as Speaker of the Maine House (2000-2002). Mike brings over 30 years of professional public policy experience, through his service an elected official, a campaign operative, state and federal policy staff, and lobbying at all levels of government. Through those experiences, Mike and the Maine Street Solutions team provide a cutting-edge combination of services to clients.
15-20 years
Mike was named 2021, 2020 and 2013 (27th, 26th and 19th editions) "Lawyer of the Year" by his peers (BestLawyers.com), for his work in Government Relations Practice, and has been listed in the same publication every year as a top Maine lawyer.
In 2020, Mike received the Katahdin Counsel Recognition Program's certificate of commendation for completion of over 50 hours of pro bono work.
At Maine Street Solutions, Mike and the team serve everyone from fortune 50 companies to the local statewide food bank. They believe in a multi-lateral strategic approach to problem solving wherein they leave egos aside and focus on achieving positive results for clients. Mike and the team do not believe in silos in government relations. They know that everyone on the team needs to have the right information so they can provide the right message to the right person at the right time. They also know that to broaden the impact of their client's message they need to use all the levers of communication: from direct advocacy to media relations, from grass roots influencing to social media, from legal advocacy to coalition building. Mike and the team know that this integrated, strategic approach brings the best chance of success for clients. AT MSS, Mike and the team are extremely competitive and want their clients to always win.
Mike and the team frequently work with clients on national strategies using Maine as a test-case to hone messages, tactics, and policy, and then help those clients develop a national strategic approach to implement their strategy. Through that work they have achieved great successes across the country, ranging from expanding access to prescription drugs and healthcare to creating best practices for good government initiatives.
If an issue touches the public, whether it be government or community relations, crisis communications or procurement, national or local issues, the MSS team has the relationships and skills to advance your interest.
Mike grew up in Bangor, graduated from Bowdoin College and the University of Maine School of Law, represented the West End of Portland in the Legislature and currently resides in Belgrade with his wife and daughter. When Mike is not on the phone with a client or lawmaker, he can be frequently found walking in the woods near his home with the family dog, Dory.
781-612-4865
1 Wellness Way, Canton, MA, 02021,
1(781) 612-2025
1 Wellness Way, Canton, MA, 02121,
1(401) 480-0823
1 Richmond Square, Providence, RI, 02906,
1) Accenture
2) AFSCME RI Retirees Chapter 94
4) ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES OF RHODE ISLAND
5) AUTO BODY ASSOCIATION OF RI
7) CoinFlip
8) CONSUMER HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION
9) Copart Inc.
10) DELTA DENTAL OF RHODE ISLAND
12) Electronic Payments Coalition
13) ETS
15) FIRST STUDENT
16) Flock Group Inc. dba Flock Safety
17) Fujifilm Holdings America Corporation
18) Ibotta Inc.
19) Independent School Association of Rhode Island
21) Knox Company thru National Strategies
23) LYFT
25) PARTNERSHIP FOR RHODE ISLAND
26) Point32Health Services Inc.
28) Providence Worcester Railroad Company
29) PROVIDENCE WORKING WATERFRONT ALLIANCE
30) RHODE ISLAND ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS
31) RHODE ISLAND COALITION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
32) RHODE ISLAND LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
33) RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE
34) RHODE ISLAND SCHOLARSHIP ADVOCATES
35) RI PARENT INFORMATION NETWORK
36) RI PAWNBROKERS ASSOCIATION INC
39) South Coast Wind
40) THE METROPOLITAN REGIONAL CAREER AND TECHNICAL CENTER
41) The Rhode Island Life Science Hub
42) The UCAP School
44) TURO
45) UNITE US
46) VERIZON
47) VISA U.S.A.
781-612-4745
1 Wellness Way, Canton, MA, 02021,
2076233889
45 Memorial Circle, Augusta, ME, 04332,
2076233889
45 Memorial Circle, Augusta, ME, 04332,
2) America's Health Insurance Plans
3) American Coatings Association
4) Bioscience Association of Maine (BioME)
5) Brookfield Power US Asset Management LLC
6) Coalition for Home Equity Partnership
7) Coalition of Opioid Treatment Providers
9) General Dynamics Bath Iron Works
10) Home Care & Hospice Alliance of Maine
