Malcolm N. Means
With a focus on regulated industries, Malcolm Means represents utilities, telecommunications and manufacturing companies in compliance, administrative and government proceedings, and litigation and appeals.
Malcolm Means is a shareholder at Ausley McMullen and is a member of the firm’s utility law, environmental law, and land use law teams.
Malcolm represents regulated industries such as utilities, telecommunications, and manufacturing in local government hearings, administrative proceedings, and in litigation and appeals. Additionally, he has a wide range of experience including administrative hearings; defending agency enforcement actions; permitting and permit challenges; obtaining land use approvals; advising clients on compliance with regulations; and in rulemaking and rule challenges.
Credentials
Bar Admissions
- Arkansas (2009)
- State of Florida (2017)
- 11th Circuit Court of Appeals
- D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Education
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J.D., magna cum laude, University of Arkansas School of Law, 2012
- Note and Comment Editor, Arkansas Law Review
- B.A. in History, magna cum laude, with Honors and Distinction, Sewanee: The University of the South, 2009
- Visiting Student, University of St Andrews, Scotland
Practices
- Administrative Law and Government Affairs
- Appellate Practice
- Land Use, Zoning & Environmental Law
- Utility Law
Community Involvement
Environmental and Land Use Law Section – Florida Bar Association
- Section Chair (2024 - 2025)
- Co-Chair, Events Subcommittee (2021 - Present)
- Executive Committee (2018-Present)
- Co-Chair, Energy Committee (2018-2020)
Young Lawyers Section – Tallahassee Bar Association
- Board of Directors (2018-2021)
Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Chairman – Create Little Rock (Young Professionals’ Division) (2015-2016)
- Vice-Chairman – Create Little Rock (2014-2015)
- Member Ex Officio of the Chamber Board of Directors (2015-2016)
St. John’s Episcopal Church
- Member
Leadership Florida
- Connect Class 12
Awards & Recognition
- Honorary Speaker at 1st District Court of Appeal Induction Ceremony for Spring 2017 Inductees to the Florida Bar
- Florida Super Lawyers: Rising Stars (2018-2022)
- Chambers and Partners – Up and Coming Practitioner in Energy & Natural Resources (2021-2023)
- The Best Lawyers in America - Administrative/Regulatory Law and Energy Law (2024)
- Chambers & Partners - Band 1 : Energy & Natural Resources (2024)
Presentations/Events
- Essentials of Florida Electric Utility Law and Regulation, Environmental and Land Use Law Section of the Florida Bar, May 2019 (panelist)
- Florida's Renewable Energy Projects, Florida Chamber Environmental Permitting Summer School, July 2018 (panelist)
- Environmental and Land Use Law 2018 Update, Florida Bar Annual Convention, June 2018 (organizer/moderator)
- Electric Vehicles & Emerging Issues in Florida, Environmental and Land Use Law Section of the Florida Bar, December 2017 (organizer/moderator)
- Environmental Regulation: Updates from Tallahassee and Washington, Florida Municipal Electric Association Annual Conference, July 2017 (presenter)
- Amendment 4 and Solar Development in the Sunshine State, Environmental and Land Use Law Section of the Florida Bar, May 2017 (moderator)
- Honorary Speaker at 1st District Court of Appeal Induction Ceremony for Spring 2017 Inductees to the Florida Bar
Publications/Articles
- "Private Pipeline, Public Use? Arkansas's Eminent Domain Jurisprudence," Arkansas Law Review, Vol. 64, No. 3; 2011
Recognitions
- Law School. Malcolm was the recipient of a three-year merit scholarship. He was selected as a Note and Comment Editor for the Arkansas Law Review and elected as student representative to the Arkansas Bar Association and the American Bar Association. Malcolm also served as a judicial extern to Judge William R. Wilson, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, and Justice Paul Danielson, Arkansas Supreme Court.
- Undergraduate. Malcolm received a bachelor's degree with Honors and Distinction based on examination scores and publication of an honors thesis. Malcolm was selected as a member of Phi Alpha Theta National History Honors Society, Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honors Society, and the University's Student-Alumni Leadership Council.
