Capital building in Sacramento, California

Government Affairs Specialists.

More than just advocates

Who We Are

The Flanigan Firm experience
spans two generations.

The Flanigan Firm is a family-operated business spanning two generations of experienced government relations professionals and registered California state lobbyists. It is a full-service firm whose professionals work not only as lobbyists and as skilled advocates for its clients, but also as their advisors on legislative and regulatory strategy, public policy, strategic messaging, and PAC advice.

The firm's clients are primarily large business interests that are directly impacted by the legislative and regulatory branches of California state government. Industries represented by the firm, now and in the past, include energy, telecommunications, land use and housing, financial services, gaming, transportation, recycled commodities, oil and gas, information technology, and regulated consumer products.

The Flanigan Firm is widely considered a leader in the fields of government relations and legislative and regulatory advocacy. It has been recognized by both The Wall Street Journal and The Capitol Weekly for its professional expertise.

"The Flanigans seem to be everywhere and have been in the upper echelon of California political power for generations."

Services

The Flanigan Firm offers
a multitude of professional services.

Direct lobbying on state legislative and regulatory issues

Legislative and regulatory strategic planning

Legislative and regulatory monitoring

Political and public policy analysis

Strategic messaging

Coalition building

PAC advice

Professionals

The Flanigan Firm professionals
are ready to help.

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Ryan Flanigan

Principal Partner

Biography

Ryan Flanigan is the principal partner of the firm and a registered California lobbyist. Prior to joining the firm, nearly two decades ago, he worked as a senior staff member in the California legislature, as both the legislative director and the press secretary for a state Assembly Member and as a senior advisor to two successive legislative leaders.

As a professional advocate and lobbyist representing the business sector, Ryan is an expert on the state legislative process and a respected subject- matter expert on a variety of sophisticated business issues. He is a graduate of the University of California, Davis and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science.

Ryan is a former member of the Board of Directors of the California Taxpayer's Association and a former member of the Board of Directors of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Sacramento. During his time at UC Davis, he was the captain of the football team and the starting quarterback for two successive winning seasons, and he remains active in the UC Davis football program as a team sponsor.

Email Ryan at ryan@flaniganfirm.net

Tim Flanigan

Partner

Biography

Tim Flanigan is a founding partner of the firm. The principal focus of his practice has been representing business clients before the legislative and executive branches of California state government.

Prior to establishing the firm, he was a government law partner and registered lobbyist representing corporate clients in the Sacramento office of the law firm of Nielsen, Merksamer. He previously served as a senior staff member to the governor, and prior to that was the director of government relations, general counsel and lobbyist for the California Restaurant Association. He also served as a gubernatorial appointee to a special blue-ribbon panel of attorneys tasked with updating and revising key sections of the California Administrative Procedures Act.

Tim received his law degree from the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings), and his undergraduate degree from San Diego State University. He is an attorney and a registered lobbyist with the state of California.

Email Tim at tim@flaniganfirm.net

Mike Flanigan

Consultant

Biography

Mike Flanigan is currently a consultant to the firm. He has worked as a lobbyist for most of his professional career. Prior to joining the firm, he was the director of government regulations for the California Society of Certified Public Accountants, representing the society before the California legislature and various state and federal agencies.

Mike is a seasoned legislative advocate who has also represented the Association of California Life Insurance Companies, the California Chamber of Commerce and National Medical Enterprises. He received his law degree from the University of San Diego School of Law and is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley. He is a registered lobbyist with the state of California.

Email Mike at mike@flaniganfirm.net

Jack Flanigan

Of Counsel

Biography

Jack Flanigan is "of counsel" to the firm. He is recognized as one of the senior public affairs strategists in the state. During the last thirty years, he has served as an advisor to numerous statewide candidates and initiative campaigns in California, and he has been an active participant and campaign advisor in the political process at both the state and national levels for many years. He was also an appointee of Governor Jerry Brown to the Little Hoover Commission, the state’s independent oversight agency.

Jack is the former Executive Director and member of the Board of Directors of the California Housing Council, a coalition of the state's largest owners and operators of multi-family housing complexes. He is also the former Vice President of Public Affairs of the Irvine Company, one of the nation's largest land developers and community planners. Jack is a graduate of San Diego State University where he served as student body president. He is an attorney and received his law degree from Boalt Hall at the University of California, Berkeley.

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