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At Pratt & Michael Public Affairs, our mission is to empower clients to shape public policy, protect their interests, and build lasting influence through strategic advocacy, trusted relationships, and ethical leadership. We navigate the complexities of government with clarity, credibility, and purpose.

We are a Georgia-based public affairs and government relations firm helping organizations engage state and local leaders, anticipate obstacles, and act decisively. With decades of experience across government and business, we deliver tailored solutions in lobbying, stakeholder engagement, issue advocacy, and crisis communication.

20+ years

James Magazine's Lobbyist Hall of Fame

David Pratt is a respected government relations strategist with over two decades of lobbying and public affairs experience across healthcare, economic development, energy, finance, public safety, insurance, and technology. A former Army enlisted soldier and later Reserve Officer, David began his political career in 1998 with Chairman Emeritus Ben Harbin. He has led advocacy efforts for corporations and associations, with deep expertise in legislative process, coalition-building, and executive advising. For 17 years, he was a Partner at a regional lobbying firm before co-founding Pratt & Michael Public Affairs. David studied at Marion Military Institute (valedictorian) and the University of Georgia (BS, political science), and earned a Certificate of Negotiation from Harvard Kennedy School.

At Pratt & Michael Public Affairs, our mission is to empower clients to shape public policy, protect their interests, and build lasting influence through strategic advocacy, trusted relationships, and ethical leadership. We navigate the complexities of government with clarity, credibility, and purpose.

We are a Georgia-based public affairs and government relations firm helping organizations engage state and local leaders, anticipate obstacles, and act decisively. With decades of experience across government and business, we deliver tailored solutions in lobbying, stakeholder engagement, issue advocacy, and crisis communication.

15-20 years

James Magazine Top Female Lobbyist (2015)

Callie Michael is a seasoned public affairs and government relations professional with a strong track record of advancing complex policy objectives and shaping strategic communications in high-stakes environments. She specializes in advocacy strategy, stakeholder engagement, and results-driven campaigns across sectors. Her career began in Washington, D.C., where she maintained a top-secret DoD security clearance and worked with the U.S. House Appropriations Committee (Defense Subcommittee), gaining rare insight into the federal appropriations process. In Georgia, she served as a principal analyst with the Senate Budget and Evaluation Office, later advising Senate leadership as policy director. For 15 years, she served as Managing Partner at a regional lobbying firm before founding Pratt & Michael Public Affairs. Recognitions include James Magazine Top Female Lobbyist (2015). Callie is a graduate of the University of Alabama and lives in Atlanta.

RONALD BOOK

(Florida)
  • (305) 935-1866

  • 4000 Hollywood Blvd.Suite 677-SHollywoodFL33021

Clients:

54) Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency

55) Gannett Media Group

56) Gate301 Miami, Inc.

57) Gold Coast Beverage Distributors, Inc

58) Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc.

59) Grant Street Group

60) Hard Rock Stadium

61) Hillsborough Clerk of the Court and Comptroller

62) JARC Florida

63) Jewish Community Services of South Florida

64) Keiser University

65) Lauren's Kids

66) Learning Ally

67) MACtown

68) Miami Beach Community Health Center

69) Miami Jewish Health Systems

70) Miami Project/Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis

71) Miami-Dade County

72) Miami-Dade County Public Schools

73) Museum of Discovery & Science

74) Neptune Wholesale, Inc

75) New Horizons Community Mental Health Center, Inc

76) North Broward Hospital District (d/b/a Broward Health)

77) Older Adults Technology Services (OATS)

78) OnGuard Inc.

79) OpenGov

80) Pelican Harbor Seabird Station

81) Penn Credit

82) Performance Title Services, Inc

83) Professional Opticians of Florida

84) Public Health Trust-Jackson Memorial Hospital

85) Related Ross

86) Reyes Holdings, L.L.C.

87) SEED Foundation, Inc., The

88) Solemia

89) Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County

90) South Broward Hospital District

91) Swerdlow Group

92) The GEO Group, Inc.

93) Thriving Mind South Florida

94) Title Clerk Consulting Company, LLC

95) Town of Davie

96) Town of Fort Myers Beach

97) Town of Loxahatchee Groves

98) Underdog Sports

99) University of Miami

100) Village of Estero

101) Village of Palm Springs

102) Village of Royal Palm Beach

103) Vitas Healthcare Corporation

104) White Rock Quarries

105) Whitman Family Development

106) Willdan Engineering

  • THE KENMORE BUILDING76 NORTH PEARL STREET, SUITE 3ALBANYNY12207

Clients:
Clients:
Clients:
  • (850) 222-9075

  • 124 W. Jefferson St.Suite 502TallahasseeFlorida32301

Clients:
Clients:

1) ADP LLC

2) Advanced Biofuels Association

3) Akin, Gump on behalf of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation

4) Allianz of America Corporation

5) Amalgamated Bank

6) American Academy of Dermatology

7) American Academy of Ophthalmology

8) American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians

9) American Bankers Association HSA Council

10) American College of Emergency Physicians

11) American Fraternal Alliance

12) American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM)

13) American Health Care Association

14) American Physical Therapy Association

15) American Psychiatric Association

16) American Rental Association

17) American Retirement Association (formerly ASPPA)

18) American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy

19) Amgen, Inc.

20) Arq, LLC

21) Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges

22) Astellas Pharma US, Inc.

23) AT&T Services, Inc.

24) Bayer Corporation

25) Baystate Health

26) Beacon Capital Partners, LLC

27) Beam Suntory

28) Biogen, Inc.

29) Biotechnology Industry Organization

30) Blue Earth Diagnostics, Inc.

31) BYD North America

32) C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

33) California Dental Association

34) Capital Magnet Fund Coalition (ad hoc coalition)

35) Capital One Financial Corp.

36) Church Ekklasia Sozo (CES), Inc.

37) CivaTech Oncology, Inc.

38) Comcast Corporation

39) Communitech

40) Consumer Bankers Association

41) Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians

42) CRISPR Therapeutics, INC.

43) Cruise Lines International Association, Inc.

44) CTIA

45) Decorative Hardwoods Association

46) Delta Air Lines, Inc.

47) DLA Piper on behalf of Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Auth.

48) Early Warning Services, LLC

49) Edison Electric Institute

50) Electronic Funds Transfer Association

51) EMD Serono, Inc.

52) Energy Infrastructure Council

53) Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.

54) Expedia, Inc.

55) ExxonMobil Corporation

56) Fermaca de Mexico, S.a.r.l.

57) Firstfloor

58) Florida Community Loan Fund

59) Genentech

60) Giffords (formerly reporting as Americans for Responsible Solutions)

61) Healthcare Leadership Council

62) HealthiNation

63) Hologic, Inc.

64) Intuit, Inc

65) Investment Company Institute

66) ISARA Corporation

67) ITC Holdings Corp.

68) Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

69) JSH&W LLP on behalf of U.S. Savings Bond Coalition

70) Las Vegas Sands Corporation

71) Lockheed Martin Corporation

72) Magellan Midstream Partners

73) March of Dimes Inc.

74) Massachusetts Biotechnology Council

75) McCormick & Company, Inc.

76) Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA)

77) Merck & Company, Inc.

78) National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors

79) National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts

80) National Association of Realtors

81) National Business Aviation Association, Inc.

82) National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA)

83) National Disability CDFI Coalition

84) National Football League

85) National Mentor Holdings, Inc. on behalf of The MENTOR Network

86) National Mining Association

87) National Society of Genetic Counselors

88) NCTA - The Internet & Television Association (FKA Nat'l Cable & Telecom Assoc.)

89) NextEra Energy, Inc.

90) NIKE, Inc.

91) Nurse-Family Partnership

92) NYISO (New York Independent System Operator)

93) Pacific Life Insurance Company

94) Parsons & Whittemore Enterprises

95) Partnership for Conservation

96) PFM Financial Advisors LLC

97) PFM Group Consulting

98) Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)

99) Physician Hospitals of America

100) Physicians Advocacy Institute

101) Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc

102) RadNet, Inc.

103) Raffaniello & Associates on behalf of United Parcel Service

104) RAI Services Company (formerly Reynolds American, Inc.)

105) Regions Financial Corp.

106) Reinsurance Association of America

107) Renewable Energy Group, Inc.

108) Rite Aid Corporation

109) Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA)

110) Shopify

111) State Fund Congressional Action Group (SFCAG)

112) TCL Industrial Holdings Americas

113) TECO Energy Inc.

114) The Everglades Trust, Inc.

115) The GEO Group, Inc.

116) The Strategic Group

117) The Walter Group LLC on behalf of Financial Security, Safety & Soundness Coal.

118) The Walter Group LLC on behalf of Tweed Inc.

119) The Walter Group on behalf of Acreage Holdings

120) The Walter Group on behalf of Cronos USA Client Services LLC

121) Truist (formerly SunTrust Bank)

122) U.S. Bancorp

123) Varian Medical Systems

124) Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

125) Violet Power

126) Virginia Tourism Corporation

127) Walmart Inc.

128) Wellspring Worldwide

129) Westlake Chemical Partners LP

130) Wireless Infrastructure Association

131) Woodberry Associates, LLC

Clients:

1) A Place for Mom

2) Adelanto HealthCare Ventures, LLC

3) Ajax Building Company, LLC

4) American Public Education, Inc.

5) American Traffic Solutions, Inc. d/b/a Verra Mobility

6) Anthropic, PBC

7) AshBritt, Inc.

8) Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East Coast Chapter Inc.

9) Associated Industries of Florida, Inc.

10) Assurant Group

11) AT&T Services, Inc.

12) Atkins North America, Inc.

13) bestbet Jacksonville

14) BlackRock Funds Services Group, LLC

15) Bonefish & Tarpon Trust

16) Brandt Information Services

17) Broward College Foundation

18) Broward County

19) Busch Wildlife Sanctuary

20) Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C.

21) CDR Maguire

22) Chick-Fil-A, Inc.

23) Cicero Action

24) Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC

25) Citigroup Washington Inc.

26) City of Boca Raton

27) City of Coral Gables

28) City of Fort Lauderdale

29) Cody Khan

30) Community Care Plan

31) Coventry

32) CURE Auto Insurance

33) CVS Health and All Affiliates

34) Cypress Creek Leaseholder LLC

35) Delta Air Lines, Inc.

36) DialCare, LLC.

37) Ducky Recovery, LLC.

38) Ecoresiliency Miami LLC

39) Ecosouth Florida, LLC

40) Elevated, LLC

41) Elite DNA Therapy

42) Emovis USA, Inc.

43) Environmental Resilient Communities LLC

44) Field of Dreams

45) Florida Alliance for Seniors

46) Florida Alliance for Vacation Rentals

47) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

48) Florida Atlantic University Foundation, Inc.

49) Florida Community Financial Services Association

50) Florida Credit Union Association

51) Florida Institute of Technology

52) Florida International University Foundation, Inc.

53) Florida Power & Light Company

54) Florida Prosecuting Attorney's Association

55) Florida Realtors

56) Florida Surplus Lines Association

57) Fox Corporation

58) Gartner, Inc.

59) George Hackney Inc. d/b/a Trulieve

60) Haleon Consumer Healthcare

61) Hillpointe, LLC

62) Horsepower Electric

63) INSIGHTEC

64) K9s for Warriors

65) Kalshi Inc.

66) Lennar Homes, LLC

67) Life Science Logistics, LLC

68) Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc.

69) Loggerhead Marinelife Center

70) Lost Tree Village Property Owners Association, Inc.

71) Melbourne Greyhound Park

72) Memorial Healthcare System

73) Miami-Dade County

74) Monroe County Board of County Commissioners

75) National Speech & Debate Association

76) Neal Communities

77) Neal Land & Neighborhoods

78) Nile Inc.

79) OBS Real Estate Holdings, LLC

80) Ocala Breeders' Sales Company, Inc.

81) Old Republic National Title Insurance Company

82) Orange Barrel Media

83) Orlando Health

84) Palm Beach Atlantic University

85) Palm Beach County

86) Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office

87) Palm Beach Zoo

88) Paypal

89) PCI Gaming

90) Peregrine Technologies, Inc.

91) Place of Hope

92) Polk County Board of County Commissioners

93) Primerica, Inc.

94) PrizePicks

95) Project LIFT

96) Promise Network Inc.

97) Quintessence Marine, Inc.

98) RAI Services Company

99) Real Public Notices LLC

100) Redwood Dev Co, LLC

101) RELX Inc.

102) Renaissance Learning, Inc.

103) Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC

104) Ryan, LLC

105) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.

106) SaferWatch, LLC

107) Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida

108) SAI Interactive

109) Sarasota Memorial Health Care System

110) School Board of Brevard County

111) Sellers Dorsey

112) South Automotive Group

113) St. Petersburg College Foundation

114) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.

115) Starkey Hearing Technologies

116) STRAX Technologies, LLC

117) Take Stock in Children

118) Tamiami 137, LLC

119) The Center for Arts & Innovation, Inc.

120) The City of Miami

121) The City of Venice

122) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.

123) The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Inc.

124) The Everglades Trust

125) The GEO Group, Inc.

126) The North Highland Company

127) Town Of Highland Beach

128) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.

129) University of Florida Student Government Association

130) University of Miami

131) Utility Associates, Inc.

132) Veyer, LLC

133) Visa U.S.A. Inc.

134) Welbe Health

135) Woolpert, Inc.

136) World Liberty Financial

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Clients:
Clients:
Clients:

KELLY MALLETTE

(Florida)
  • (305) 935-1866

  • 4000 Hollywood Blvd.Ste 677-SHollywoodFL33021

Clients:

GABRIELA NAVARRO

(Florida)
  • (305) 935-1866

  • 4000 Hollywood BoulevardSuite 677-SHollywoodFL33021

Clients:
Clients:
Clients:

CHRISTOPHER SCHOONOVER

(Florida)
Clients:

1) A Place for Mom

2) Adelanto HealthCare Ventures, LLC

3) American Public Education, Inc.

4) American Traffic Solutions, Inc. d/b/a Verra Mobility

5) Anthropic, PBC

6) Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East Coast Chapter Inc.

7) Associated Industries of Florida, Inc.

8) Atkins North America, Inc.

9) bestbet Jacksonville

10) Bonefish & Tarpon Trust

11) Brandt Information Services

12) Broward College Foundation

13) Broward County

14) Busch Wildlife Sanctuary

15) Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C.

16) CDR Maguire

17) Chick-Fil-A, Inc.

18) Cicero Action

19) Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC

20) Citigroup Washington Inc.

21) City of Coral Gables

22) City of Fort Lauderdale

23) Community Care Plan

24) Coral Rock Development Group, LLC

25) Coventry

26) Delta Air Lines, Inc.

27) DialCare, LLC.

28) Ducky Recovery, LLC.

29) Elevated, LLC

30) Elite DNA Therapy

31) Field of Dreams

32) Florida Alliance for Seniors

33) Florida Association of District School Superintendents

34) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

35) Florida Atlantic University Foundation, Inc.

36) Florida Community Financial Services Association

37) Florida Credit Union Association

38) Florida Institute of Technology

39) Florida International University Foundation, Inc.

40) Florida Power & Light Company

41) Florida Realtors

42) Florida Surplus Lines Association

43) Fluid Marine

44) Fox Corporation

45) Gartner, Inc.

46) George Hackney Inc. d/b/a Trulieve

47) Haleon Consumer Healthcare

48) Hillpointe, LLC

49) Horsepower Electric

50) INSIGHTEC

51) K9s for Warriors

52) Kalshi Inc.

53) Lennar Homes, LLC

54) Life Science Logistics, LLC

55) Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc.

56) Loggerhead Marinelife Center

57) Lost Tree Village Property Owners Association, Inc.

58) Melbourne Greyhound Park

59) Memorial Healthcare System

60) National Speech & Debate Association

61) Neal Communities

62) Neal Land & Neighborhoods

63) OBS Real Estate Holdings, LLC

64) Ocala Breeders' Sales Company, Inc.

65) Old Republic National Title Insurance Company

66) Oportun, Inc.

67) Orange Barrel Media

68) Orlando Health

69) Palm Beach Atlantic University

70) Palm Beach County

71) Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office

72) Palm Beach Zoo

73) Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

74) Paypal

75) Peregrine Technologies, Inc.

76) Place of Hope

77) Polk County Board of County Commissioners

78) PrizePicks

79) Project LIFT

80) Promise Network Inc.

81) Quintessence Marine, Inc.

82) RAI Services Company

83) RELX Inc.

84) Renaissance Learning, Inc.

85) Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC

86) Ryan, LLC

87) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.

88) SaferWatch, LLC

89) Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida

90) SAI Interactive

91) Sarasota Memorial Health Care System

92) School Board of Brevard County

93) Sellers Dorsey

94) St. Petersburg College Foundation

95) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.

96) Starkey Hearing Technologies

97) STRAX Technologies, LLC

98) Take Stock in Children

99) The City of Miami

100) The City of Venice

101) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.

102) The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Inc.

103) The Everglades Trust

104) The GEO Group, Inc.

105) The North Highland Company

106) TRC Companies, Inc.

107) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.

108) University of Florida Student Government Association

109) University of Miami

110) Utility Associates, Inc.

111) Veyer, LLC

112) Visa U.S.A. Inc.

113) Welbe Health

114) Woolpert, Inc.

115) World Liberty Financial

Clients:
Clients:

1) 1-800 Contacts

2) Abbott Laboratories

3) Absolute Software Corporation

4) Acer Therapeutics

5) Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc.

6) Air Line Pilots Association, International

7) Aireon LLC

8) Alaska Federation of Natives

9) Alkermes, Inc.

10) Alliance Data

11) Altria Client Services LLC

12) Amazon Web Services

13) APCO Worldwide LLC (on behalf of DetectNow f/k/a Homodeus Detect) )

14) Apple Inc.

15) Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) - University of Washington (UW)

16) Association of American Railroads

17) Association of Kentucky Fried Chicken Franchisees

18) AT&T Services. Inc.

19) Battelle Memorial Institute

20) BDT Capital Partners LLC

21) ByHeart, Inc.

22) Cellphire, Inc.

23) Charter Communications

24) Cigna Corporation

25) Circadence Corporation

26) City of Cleveland (c/o Cleveland Hopkins Int. Airport & Burke Lakefront Airport)

27) CJ Lake LLC on behalf of BART, CalSTART, County of Merced, San Joaquin COG San J

28) Commercial Finance Coalition (CFC)

29) Consortium for Civic Learning (Informal Coalition)

30) Consortium Management Group

31) Correctional Vendors Association

32) CTIA

33) CTIA - The Wireless Association

34) Delta Air Lines

35) DFS Guam L.P.

36) DP Facilities Inc.

37) Draper City, UT

38) Dynamic Infrastructure

39) ELEVATE

40) Emergent BioSolutions Inc.

41) Ervin Graves Strategy LLC on behalf of ByHeart Inc (f/k/a Ervin Hill Strategy)

42) Ervin Graves Strategy LLC on behalf of Immunicom Inc (f/k/a Ervin Hill Strategy)

43) Ervin Graves Strategy on behalf of Greffex Inc. (f/k/a Ervin Hill Strategy)

44) Ervin Graves Strategy on behalf of Lyndra Therapeutics fka Ervin Hill Strategy

45) Exotic Wildlife Association

46) Fort Belknap Indian Community and Island Mountain Development Group

47) FREEDOMWORKS, INC.

48) GCI, Inc.

49) General Dynamics

50) General Motors Company

51) Global Tel-Link

52) Goldbelt Inc.

53) Gradient Technology

54) Greffex Inc.

55) Heinz Strategies LLC (on behalf of PILMA)

56) Heinz Strategies LLC (on behalf United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners)

57) Hememics Biotechnologies, Inc.

58) Home Instruction Program for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) USA

59) Homology Medicines

60) iHeartMedia, Inc.

61) II-VI Incorporated

62) Immunicom, Inc.

63) Industrial Safety Training Council

64) InVeris Training Solutions Inc.

65) IOMAX USA, Inc.

66) Jamestown OTS, L.P.

67) JPMorgan Chase Holdings LLC (fka JPMorgan Chase and Co.)

68) Juniper Networks

69) Lister Chain & Forge

70) Lufthansa German Airlines

71) Lyndra Therapeutics

72) Martin's Point Health Care

73) McAfee, LLC. (f.k.a. Intel Security)

74) Microsoft

75) Molson Coors Beverage Company USA LLC f/k/a MillerCoors LLC

76) Motorola Solutions

77) National Association of Broadcasters

78) National Beer Wholesalers Association

79) National Business Aviation Association

80) National Cable and Telecommunications Association ("NCTA")

81) National Sheriffs' Association

82) Northrop Grumman Corporation

83) ONLINE LENDERS ALLIANCE

84) Oracle Corporation

85) Oxygenium Inc.

86) Pharmaceutical Industry Labor Management Association

87) Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, AFL-CIO

88) Quicken Loans

89) Roosevelt Group LLC (On Behalf of R2P Innovations)

90) Roosevelt Group LLC (On Behalf of Sciperio Inc.)

91) Roosevelt Group LLC (On Behalf of Utah Defense Alliance)

92) Sirius XM Radio

93) Small Biotechnology Business Coalition

94) SNP ALLIANCE, INC.

95) Sorenson Holdings LLC

96) SOUTHERN COMPANY

97) STARC Systems

98) STEER Tech

99) Sullivan Strategies LLC (on behalf of JobsOhio)

100) SWK Stadtwerke Kaiserslautern GmbH

101) Synchrony Financial

102) Team Hallahan LLC (on behalf of Amazon Web Services)

103) Team Hallahan LLC (on behalf of Juniper Networks Inc)

104) The Carlyle Group

105) The Doerrer Group LLC (On behalf of the City of Cleveland)

106) The GEO Group, Inc.

107) The Related Companies, LP

108) TwinLogic Strategies (on behalf of the Int'l Assn. of Venue Managers)

109) US Manufacturers for Development and Enterprise

110) VACASA

111) Verizon Communications, Inc. and various subsidiaries

112) VF CORPORATION

113) Vocalis Health Inc

114) Wellpath

115) WORK Inc.

116) WorkCare, Inc.

117) XCEL ENERGY, INC

Clients: