Melvin Malone

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Melvin Malone

( Tennessee,  )

Butler Snow LLP

Introduction

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.

Achievements  Client List  Biography 
Achievements

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

Clients

1) Alfa Mutual Insurance Company

2) AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS

3) American International Group, Inc.

4) American Property Casualty Insurance Association

5) American Wagering Inc, -

6) BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE CORP.

7) Cemetery Association of Tennessee

8) Copart, Inc

9) Corebridge Financial, Inc.

10) CVS Health

11) DISTILLED SPIRITS COUNCIL OF THE U.S.

12) GHERTNER & COMPANY

13) Greater Memphis Chamber

14) Meharry Medical College

15) Memphis Botanic Garden Foundation, Inc.

16) Metropolitan Government of Nashville/ Davidson County

17) National Ornamental Metal Museum

18) Obion County Chamber of Commerce

19) Project Return, Inc.

20) Teach For America

21) TN ASSN. FOR HOME CARE

22) TN RURAL COOPERATIVE COMMUNICATIONS ASSN.

23) TN SOCIETY OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

24) Verizon

25) VISA U.S.A. INC.

26) Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

Biography

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.

Last Updated: January 25, 2025