Select Matters
- Cost-of-Service Rates: Represented investor-owned utility in proceeding involving cost-of-service rates under a grandfathered tariff.
- Market-Based Rate Proceeding: Represented investor-owned utility and affiliates in triennial market power analysis filing.
- Modifications to Large Generator Interconnection Procedures (LGIP) to Implement Clustering Approach: Represented investor-owned utility in filing to modify its LGIP to transition from a “first-come, first-served” generator interconnection approach to a “first-ready, first-served” generator interconnection approach.
- Facilitating Replacement Generation: Represented investor-owned utility in filing modifications to implement provisions facilitating the replacement of generating facilities on utility's transmission system and in related filing of agreement between utility and independent generation replacement coordinator.
- Annual Transmission Rate Processes: Represented investor-owned utilities in annual formula rate fillings, annual formula rate filings, and informal data requests under formula rate protocols.
- Generation and Transmission Interconnections: Represented both investor-owned utilities and generation owners in negotiating interconnection agreements at transmission and distribution voltages, and represented investor-owned utilities in negotiating transmission-level “wires-to-wires” interconnection agreements with bordering utilities.
- Depreciation Rate Filings: Represented investor-owned utilities in limited-scope, single issue filings to implement revised depreciation rates.
- Order No. 864 Compliance Filings: Represented investor-owned utilities in filings to comply with FERC's requirements associated with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
- Transitioning from Stated to Formula Electric Transmission Rates: Represented investor-owned utilities in filings to transition from stated electric transmission rates to formula electric transmission rates
- Stated Electric Transmission Rates: Represented a large independent electric transmission company (formed as a commercial venture between two utility holding companies) in transmission revenue requirement rate case.
- Defending Section 206 Challenges: Represented investor-owned utilities in Section 206 challenges regarding justness and reasonableness of transmission rates.
- Other Cost-of-Service Rates: Represented investor-owned utilities in rate filings for reactive power service, represented investor-owned utility in filing to update post-retirement benefits other than pensions, and represented electric entities in developing rates for wholesale distribution service.
- Incentive Rate Treatments: Represented investor-owned utility in obtaining FERC approval of incentive rate treatment associated with more than $850 million of transmission enhancement projects.
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Credentials
- University of Baltimore, J.D., 1998, magna cum laude, Heuisler Honor Society (graduating top 10%)
- Towson University, M.A., Clinical Psychology, 1994
- Albright College, B.A., Psychology, 1991
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2002
- U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, 1999
- U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, 2000
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2000
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1999
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 2001
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2001
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 2008
- U. S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, 1999
- U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, 2000
- U.S. District Court, Maryland, 1999
- District of Columbia, 1999
- Maryland, 1998
- Energy Bar Association, 1998-Present
- President, Board of Directors, 2023-present
- President-Elect, Board of Directors, 2022-2023
- Vice President, Board of Directors, 2021-2022
- Assistant Secretary, Board of Directors 2020-2021
- Board of Directors, 2015-2018
- Charitable Foundation of Energy Bar Association
- Board of Directors, Ex Officio - President, President-Elect, Vice President (EBA) 2021-present
- Ex Officio, President Board of Directors, 2020-2021
- President, Board of Directors, 2019-2020,
- Vice President, Board of Directors, 2018-2019
- Foundation of the Energy Law Journal
- Board of Directors, Ex Officio - President, President-Elect, Vice President (EBA) 2021-present
- Maryland State Bar Association, 1998-present
- Chambers Global, Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation), 2022 - present
- Chambers USA, Nationwide Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation), 2019 - present
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Energy Law, Energy Regulatory Law, 2023 - 2024
- Lawdragon 500: Leading U.S. Energy Lawyer, 2023
- Legal 500 US: Energy Regulation, 2018-2022
- Legal 500 US: Next Generation Lawyer - Energy Litigation: Conventional Power, 2017
- Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers, Energy and Natural Resources, 2023
- The John Carroll Society