Melvin J. Malone
Attorney at Butler Snow LLP
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 34 years of experience
Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Government
The Pinnacle at Symphony Place, 150 3rd Avenue South, Suite 1600, Nashville, TN 37201
About Melvin J. Malone
Practice Areas
- Administrative Law
- Commercial Law
- Government
Education
- University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1989J.D.
- Honors: Awarded Patricia Roberts Harris Fellowship
- Honors: Advocate's Prize Moot Court Competition
- Honors: Member, American Inns of Court Foundation
- Law Review: Tennessee Law Review, Member
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1985B.S.
- Major: Finance
- Honors: With Honors
Classes and Seminars
- Current Regulatory & FCC Issues, The Telecommunications Education Committee Organization, 2008 - Present
- Regulatory Concerns for the VoIP Provider, Tennessee Telecommunications Association, 2005 - Present
- VoIP: Assessing the Opportunities and Threats, Associated Network Partners, Inc., Symposium, 2004 - Present
- Tennessee Gas Association's Best Practices Roundtable
- Utility Finance & Accounting Conference of the Tennessee Gas Association
- Responding to Competition in Your Backyard, Multi-State Rural Long Distance Coalition, 2003 - Present
- Beyond the Next Step: A Career Road Map for Lawyers, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association's Southeast Regional Conference, March, - 2009
- Career Paths and Partnership Structures, Tennessee Bar Association's Law Firm Management Conference, April, - 2009
- Executive Leadership Symposium, Urban League of Greater Chattanooga Young Professionals Association, December, - 2009
- Alternative Fee Arrangements – Fad or Future, Tennessee Bar Association's Law Firm Management Conference, April, - 2010
- At the Crossroads of Pessimism and Opportunity - Lessons Learned from the Legal Recession, DRI Annual Meeting, October, - 2010
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 1989
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
Other Affiliations
- Tennessee Bar Association (Member)
- Knoxville Bar Association (Member)
- American Bar Association (Member)
- Napier-Lobby Bar Association
- Nashville Bar Association
- Nashville Bar Foundation (Fellow)
- National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, 2002 - Present (Commissioner Emeritus)
- Tennessee Alliance for Black Lawyers, 2009 - Present (Board of Delegates)
Past Positions
- Tennessee Governor Don Sundquist, Deputy Legal Counsel, 1995 - 1996
- Hon. Nathaniel R. Jones, U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Court of Appeals, Law Clerk, 1990 - 1991
- Hon. Julia S. Gibbons, U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, Law Clerk, 1989 - 1990
- Tennessee Regulatory Authority, Commissioner, 1996 - 2002
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Attorney31 years of experienceCommercial Law, Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Construction, Corporate Law, Environment, Financial, Litigation, Government, Immigration, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Employment, Mergers & Acquisitions, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Tax, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Admiralty & Maritime Law, Aviation & Aerospace, Class Actions, Health Care Law, Energy, Oil & Gas Law
Nearby Lawyers
- Administrative Law
- Commercial Law
- Government
- 0.4 mile away
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