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.
2) AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS
3) American Fidelity Corporation
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
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
615-651-6705
Butler Snow LLP, 150 3rd Avenue South, Suite 1600, Nashville, TN, 37201, 
Links:Website, LinkedIn
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) AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS
2) American Fidelity Corporation
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
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.
(405) 919-2176
P.O. Box 54825, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 73154, 
Founded in 2019, Amber Integrated (AI) is Oklahoma's only fully integrated public affairs firm, offering services in government relations, political consulting, strategic communications, market research and advertising. AI was created when the government relations firm FKG Consulting merged with the Right Strategy Group, a marketing and campaign firm, and the public relations firm Uppercase Strategies. AI offers our clients the opportunity to pursue success with the most complete set of tools available in an environment that is more data-driven, digitally focused, and fast-paced than ever.
Firm Specialties:
Lobbying/Consulting. Track legislation, find bill sponsors, educate lawmakers, arrange high-level meetings in every branch of government, and ensure your voice is heard when it counts the most.
Advocacy Campaigns. Take your message directly to the people with data-driven advocacy campaigns that work to educate the press and public, influence public opinion, and encourage legislative contact on your issues. Our digital advocacy campaigns have reached millions of voters and generated hundreds of thousands of calls, emails, letters, tweets, and texts to lawmakers.
AI's services also include political consulting, strategic communications, media and advertising services and market research.
1) 3M COMPANY
3) AMERICAN FIDELITY CORPORATION
4) AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION
7) CARVANA, LLC
8) CHEROKEE NATION BUSINESSES, L.L.C.
9) CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION
10) COMPSOURCE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
11) CORECIVIC, INC.
12) EAN HOLDINGS, LLC d/b/a ENTERPRISE, NATIONAL AND ALAMO
16) HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION, A MUTUAL LEGAL RESERVE COMPANY
18) MAXIMUS, INC.
20) MYHEALTH ACCESS NETWORK, INC.
21) OKLAHOMA CITY-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
22) OKLAHOMA FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
23) OKLAHOMA OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION d/b/a OKLAHOMA ASSOCIATION OF OPTOMETRIC PHYSICIANS
24) OKLAHOMA ORDNANCE WORKS AUTHORITY
25) PHARMACEUTICAL CARE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION d/b/a PHARMACEUTICAL CARE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
26) POMERANTZ LLP
27) PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.
28) REKOR RECOGNITION SYSTEMS, INC.
RYAN KILPATRICK is a founding partner at AI. Prior to helping launch AI, Ryan was a partner at FKG Consulting. In his role at AI, Ryan Kilpatrick develops and implements public affairs strategies for clients at the state and municipal levels. Past projects include helping to pass a statewide cigarette tax increase, working to facilitate agreement between auto insurers and transportation network companies in Oklahoma, and efforts to modernize Oklahoma's alcohol laws. He also co-chairs the policy committee for the Oklahoma Turning Point Council, a group that seeks to improve health outcomes through community partnerships.
Ryan previously worked on legislative and statewide campaigns and worked in Washington, DC for Congressman Tom Cole. Ryan graduated from Trinity University in San Antonio. His community involvement includes Leadership Oklahoma City's LOYAL Class X, the Downtown Club of OKC, Big Brothers Big Sisters and coaching volleyball for the Oklahoma City Police Athletic League. Ryan is a sports fanatic; you can catch him and his wife Mary Ellen at an OKC Thunder or Energy FC game.
900 16th St., NW, Washington, DC, 20006, 
900 16th St., NW, Washington, DC, 20006, 
(916) 447-5053
915 L STREET, SUITE 1100, SACRAMENTO, CA, 95814, 
3) ALMOND ALLIANCE OF CALIFORNIA
4) AMERICAN FIDELITY CORPORATION
5) BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
6) CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF SMALL EMPLOYER HEALTH PLANS
7) CALIFORNIA INSURANCE GUARANTEE ASSOCIATION
8) CALIFORNIA INSURANCE WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION
9) CALIFORNIA POOL & SPA ASSOCIATION
(405) 706-6766
12508 BLUE SAGE RD, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 73120, 
1) 3M COMPANY
3) AMERICAN FIDELITY CORPORATION
4) AMERICAN PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION
6) CARE PROVIDERS OKLAHOMA d/b/a CARE PROVIDERS OKLAHOMA
7) CARVANA, LLC
8) CHEROKEE NATION BUSINESSES, L.L.C.
9) CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION
10) COMPSOURCE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
11) CORECIVIC, INC
15) HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION, A MUTUAL LEGAL RESERVE COMPANY
17) MAXIMUS, INC.
19) MYHEALTH ACCESS NETWORK, INC.
20) OKLAHOMA CITY-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
21) OKLAHOMA FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
22) OKLAHOMA OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION
23) OKLAHOMA ORDINANCE WORKS AUTHORITY
24) PHARMACEUTICAL CARE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION d/b/a PHARMACEUTICAL CARE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
25) POMERANTZ LLP
26) PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.
900 16th St., NW, Washington, DC, 20006, 
900 16th St., NW, Washington, DC, 20006, 
(405) 416-8506
9000 CAMERON PARKWAY, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 73114-3701, 
(405) 330-4499
200 NW 66TH ST SUITE 972, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 73116, 
1) 3M COMPANY
3) AMERICAN FIDELITY CORPORATION
4) AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION
7) CARVANA, LLC
8) CHEROKEE NATION BUSINESSES, L.L.C.
9) CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION
10) COMPSOURCE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
11) CORECIVIC, INC.
12) EAN HOLDINGS, LLC d/b/a ENTERPRISE, NATIONAL AND ALAMO
16) HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION, A MUTUAL LEGAL RESERVE COMPANY
18) MAXIMUS, INC.
20) MYHEALTH ACCESS NETWORK, INC.
21) OKLAHOMA CITY-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
22) OKLAHOMA FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
23) OKLAHOMA OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION d/b/a OKLAHOMA ASSOCIATION OF OPTOMETRIC PHYSICIANS
24) OKLAHOMA ORDNANCE WORKS AUTHORITY
25) PHARMACEUTICAL CARE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION d/b/a PHARMACEUTICAL CARE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
26) POMERANTZ LLP
27) PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.
28) REKOR RECOGNITION SYSTEMS, INC.
(405) 416-8627
9000 CAMERON PARKWAY, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 73114, 
615-651-6739
Butler Snow LLP, 150 3rd Avenue South, Nashville, TN, 37201, 
1) AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS
2) AMERICAN FIDELITY CORPORATION
3) AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
4) AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION
6) BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE CORP.
7) COPART, INC
9) CVS HEALTH
615-651-6739
Butler Snow LLP, 150 3rd Avenue South, Nashville, TN, 37201, 
1) AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS
2) AMERICAN FIDELITY CORPORATION
3) AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
4) AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION
6) BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE CORP.
7) COPART, INC
9) CVS HEALTH
615-651-6739
Butler Snow LLP, 150 3rd Avenue South, Nashville, TN, 37201, 
1) AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS
2) American Fidelity Corporation
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
901-680-6793
Butler Snow LLP, 6075 Poplar Avenue, Suite 500, Memphis, TN, 38119, 
1) AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS
2) American Fidelity Corporation
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
901-680-6793
Butler Snow LLP, 6075 Poplar Avenue, Suite 500, Memphis, TN, 38119, 
1) AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS
2) AMERICAN FIDELITY CORPORATION
3) AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
4) AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION
6) BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE CORP.
7) COPART, INC
9) CVS HEALTH
901-680-6793
Butler Snow LLP, 6075 Poplar Avenue, Suite 500, Memphis, TN, 38119, 
1) AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS
2) AMERICAN FIDELITY CORPORATION
3) AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
4) AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION
6) BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE CORP.
7) COPART, INC
9) CVS HEALTH
(916) 447-5053
915 L STREET, SUITE 1100, 915 L Street, Suite 1110, Sacramento, CA, 95814, 
3) ALMOND ALLIANCE OF CALIFORNIA
4) AMERICAN FIDELITY CORPORATION
5) BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
6) CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF SMALL EMPLOYER HEALTH PLANS
7) CALIFORNIA INSURANCE GUARANTEE ASSOCIATION
8) CALIFORNIA INSURANCE WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION
9) CALIFORNIA POOL & SPA ASSOCIATION
(916) 447-5053
915 L STREET, SUITE 1100, SACRAMENTO, CA, 95814, 
3) ALMOND ALLIANCE OF CALIFORNIA
4) AMERICAN FIDELITY CORPORATION
5) BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
6) CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF SMALL EMPLOYER HEALTH PLANS
7) CALIFORNIA INSURANCE GUARANTEE ASSOCIATION
8) CALIFORNIA INSURANCE WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION
9) CALIFORNIA POOL & SPA ASSOCIATION
(917) 864-2828
200 NW 66TH STREET #972, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 73116, 
1) 3M COMPANY
3) AMERICAN FIDELITY CORPORATION
4) AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION
7) CHEROKEE NATION BUSINESSES, L.L.C.
8) CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION
9) COMPSOURCE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
10) CORECIVIC, INC.
11) EAN HOLDINGS, LLC d/b/a ENTERPRISE, NATIONAL AND ALAMO
13) FIRST PHYSICIANS CAPITAL GROUP
14) GUARANTEED ASSET PROTECTION ALLIANCE
15) HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION, A MUTUAL LEGAL RESERVE COMPANY
17) MAXIMUS, INC.
19) MYHEALTH ACCESS NETWORK, INC.
20) NICUSA, INC.
21) OKLAHOMA CITY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
22) OKLAHOMA FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
23) OKLAHOMA OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION d/b/a OKLAHOMA ASSOCIATION OF OPTOMETRIC PHYSICIANS
24) OKLAHOMA ORDNANCE WORKS AUTHORITY
26) PHARMACEUTICAL CARE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION d/b/a PHARMACEUTICAL CARE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
27) POMERANTZ LLP
28) PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.
29) REKOR RECOGNITION SYSTEMS, INC.
8477387341
805 SYLVIAWOOD AVENUE, PARK RIDGE, IL, 60068, 
1) AMERICAN FIDELITY CORPORATION
2) CENTERPOINT PROPERTIES TRUST
3) CHICAGO PARKING METERS, LLC
9) COMED
10) COMMUNITY CURRENCY EXCHANGE ASSOCIATION OF ILLINOIS, INC.
11) COMPASSION CHOICES ACTION NETWORK
13) COUNTY OF DUPAGE
14) DFS SERVICES LLC
15) ELECTRONIC LICENSE SERVICE, LLC
16) EMPOWER ILLINOIS
18) EXPERIAN
19) FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE - LODGE 7
20) FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE, ILLINOIS STATE LODGE
21) ILLINOIS BANKERS ASSOCIATION
22) ILLINOIS GAMING MACHINE OPERATORS ASSOCIATION
23) ILLINOIS PRODUCTION ALLIANCE
24) INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 150
25) KIDS ABOVE ALL
26) METRA
27) METRO WEST COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT
28) MICHAEL BAKER INTERNATIONAL
29) MOLINA HEALTHCARE OF ILLINOIS
31) THOMSON WEIR LLC
32) UNITED CENTER
2026266075
900 16th St., NW, Washington, DC, 20006, 
3) American Council of Engineering Companies
4) AMERICAN FIDELITY CORPORATION
5) AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
6) Arizona Health Care Contract Management Services Inc.
9) Blue Cross of Idaho Health Service, Inc.
11) Capital Brands Distribution, LLC
12) CRANE GROUP CO.
13) CVS Health
615-651-6711
Butler Snow LLP, 150 3rd Avenue South, Suite 1600, Nashville, TN, 37201, 
2) AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS
3) AMERICAN FIDELITY CORPORATION
4) AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
5) AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION
7) BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE CORP.
8) COPART, INC
10) CVS HEALTH
615-651-6711
Butler Snow LLP, 150 3rd Avenue South, Suite 1600, Nashville, TN, 37201, 
2) AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS
3) AMERICAN FIDELITY CORPORATION
4) AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
5) AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION
7) BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE CORP.
8) COPART, INC
10) CVS HEALTH
615-651-6787
Butler Snow LLP, 150 3rd Avenue South, Nashville, TN, 37214, 
1) AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS
2) American Fidelity Corporation
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