REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Jim’s extensive representative experience includes:
- Serving as counsel for Occidental Permian Ltd. in various FERC proceedings involving utility market power and affiliate abuse issues, rate proceedings and transmission-related issues.
- Representing Sharyland Utilities L.P. in a retail electric rate case and various certificate and rulemaking proceedings before PUCT.
- Representing industrial end users in various FERC electric cases and rulemaking proceedings.
- Serving as counsel to the Iowa Consumers Coalition in numerous electric rate case and fuel clause proceedings before the Iowa Utility Board.
- Representing Sharyland Utilities L.P. in obtaining a Presidential Permit to construct a D.C. tie between Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and Mexico.
- Serving as counsel to the Texas Industrial Gas Users in numerous rate case, rulemaking and certificate proceedings before the Texas Railroad Commission.
- Serving as counsel to the Process Gas Consumers Electricity Committee concerning federal and state electric regulatory and policy issues.
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- Vice-Chair, Environmental Transactions and Brownfields Committee, American Bar Association (1992–1999)