J. Carley Butler*

J. Carley

Butler*

Senior Government Relations Advisor

Overview

Carley is a member of Butler Snow’s Regulatory and Government Group. Her practice is focused on governmental relations, regulatory and public affairs and strategic business consulting and advocacy.

Industry

Experience

  • Governmental affairs expert with 15 years worth of experience advancing clients' interests through legislation and regulatory initiatives.
  • Leverages experience in mortgage and banking to bring insight when creating client strategies.
  • Provides legislative advocacy and lobbying services to clients involved in banking, multifamily housing development, gaming, technology, environmental, agriculture, electricity, oil and gas, and healthcare industries.
  • Manage and advise clients on campaign contribution strategies.
  • Secured $300 Million in federal and state appropriations for LIHTC and CDBG projects.
  • Represent a large electric cooperative’s legislative response regarding updates to the electrical grid and broadband deployment.
  • Represent for profit multifamily housing development clients at TDHCA and assist them in navigating the LIHTC 9% and 4% programs, multifamily direct loans and other special funding initiatives.
  • Represent multi state medical cannabis operators wanting to enter the Texas market.
  • Successfully represented one of the largest tribal gaming operations in dealing with state government.

Education

  • Stephen F. Austin State University, B.B.A., Management, 2002

Civic Involvement

  • Helping Hands Home
  • Eanes Educational Foundation
  • Delta Delta Delta Alumni Association

J. Carley

Butler*

Overview

Carley is a member of Butler Snow’s Regulatory and Government Group. Her practice is focused on governmental relations, regulatory and public affairs and strategic business consulting and advocacy.

Industry

Experience

  • Governmental affairs expert with 15 years worth of experience advancing clients' interests through legislation and regulatory initiatives.
  • Leverages experience in mortgage and banking to bring insight when creating client strategies.
  • Provides legislative advocacy and lobbying services to clients involved in banking, multifamily housing development, gaming, technology, environmental, agriculture, electricity, oil and gas, and healthcare industries.
  • Manage and advise clients on campaign contribution strategies.
  • Secured $300 Million in federal and state appropriations for LIHTC and CDBG projects.
  • Represent a large electric cooperative’s legislative response regarding updates to the electrical grid and broadband deployment.
  • Represent for profit multifamily housing development clients at TDHCA and assist them in navigating the LIHTC 9% and 4% programs, multifamily direct loans and other special funding initiatives.
  • Represent multi state medical cannabis operators wanting to enter the Texas market.
  • Successfully represented one of the largest tribal gaming operations in dealing with state government.

Education

  • Stephen F. Austin State University, B.B.A., Management, 2002

Civic Involvement

  • Helping Hands Home
  • Eanes Educational Foundation
  • Delta Delta Delta Alumni Association