Public Utility Law Bench Bar Conference 2026 – Harrisburg

Mr. Davis, is still, after 51 years of practice in Georgia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania, actively engaged in the solo private practice of law in Harrisburg, PA. He spent his first 21 years of practice as Assistant Bar Counsel to the State Bar of Georgia, as Counsel to the West Virginia State Bar and Deputy Chief and Chief Counsel to the Pennsylvania Disciplinary Board serving as an ethics prosecutor in all three states, and is a past President of the National Organization of Bar Counsel. His current practice focuses upon representation and advice to lawyer respondents, judicial officers, government employees and officials and others in Pennsylvania and West Virginia before professional and judicial discipline boards and the PA State Ethics Commission. He counsels law firms, lawyers, judges, government officials and employees and other professionals on questions of professional responsibility, ethics, malpractice avoidance and the law of lawyering. Bob also provides advisory opinions and serves as an expert witness on questions of professional responsibility, ethics, fiduciary duties of lawyers and other professionals and the law of lawyering. Mr. Davis has taught numerous classes and seminars on legal ethics and professionalism and malpractice avoidance for the Widener University Law School, the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, the West Virginia State Bar, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Dauphin County Bar Association, American Bar Association and a number of other state and private continuing legal education organizations. He provides written materials for most of the CLE classes he has taught and has written articles for publication on ethics and professional responsibility topics. Mr. Davis is an adjunct professor at the Widener University- Commonwealth School of Law in Harrisburg since 1994, teaching professional responsibility and an advanced ethics problems seminar. He is the 2004 recipient of the Adjunct Faculty Distinguished Service Award from Widener and two leadership awards from the Pennsylvania Bar Association.

Judge Guhl is an Administrative Law Judge with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission in the Philadelphia Office.  Prior to that, Judge Guhl worked as an Appeals Referee with the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Board of Review.  Judge Guhl also was an associate with a regional Philadelphia law firm, practicing workers’ compensation.  Judge Guhl started as a law clerk for the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board.  She earned her B.S. in Environmental Science from Susquehanna University and her J.D. from Boston University School of Law.

Judge DeVoe is an Administrative Law Judge with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission in the Pittsburgh Office. Judge DeVoe joined the Office of Administrative Law Judge in January 2019. Prior to that, Judge DeVoe worked as an Attorney Examiner with the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services’ Bureau of Hearings and Appeals. Judge DeVoe began her legal career as a Magistrate for the 6^th Magisterial Region in Virginia. She earned her B.A. with a dual major in History and Political Science from Washington and Lee University and her J.D. from William and Mary Law School.

Kristina Montgomery is a seasoned professional in regulatory policy and government relations, currently serving as the Director of Regulatory Policy at Vistra Energy since November 2019. In this role, Kristina develops and implements strategies for state regulatory policy related to electricity and natural gas across multiple regions while actively collaborating with stakeholders to advance advocacy initiatives. Prior to Vistra, Kristina held managerial positions at Just Energy, where responsibilities included managing state relationships in the Northeast, and at Beltone, where oversight of business development was primary. Experience also includes roles at Talisman Energy USA, XTO Energy, and ConocoPhillips, encompassing government relations and environmental management. Kristina holds a B.A. in Chemistry and Economics from Cornell University and an MBA from Penn State University.

Ms. McCloskey is retired from the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate. The Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate represents the interests of consumers before the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, similar federal agencies and state and federal courts. Prior to her retirement, she was Acting Consumer Advocate, and before then, was a Senior Assistant Consumer Advocate. In that role, she directly coordinated the activities of the Office in the areas of energy and telecommunications. She had worked at the Office of Consumer Advocate since 1987. Ms. McCloskey had participated in a wide range of activities in the field of public utility law and consumer law. She had been active in the litigation of rate cases before the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission as well as investigation of utility activities, merger applications, transmission line siting cases, petition cases, and proposed rulemakings. Ms. McCloskey had also participated extensively in matters relating to the restructuring of the electric and natural gas industries in Pennsylvania. In addition, Ms. McCloskey had participated in cases before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and in activities at PJM. Ms. McCloskey also served on the Executive Committee of the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates and on the Executive Committee of the National Council on Electricity Policy.

Ms. Bruce is a member of McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC’s Energy and Environmental Practice Groups and serves as Chair of the firm’s Hiring Committee. She has a broad-based regulatory and transactional energy practice, primarily focused on representing commercial, institutional, industrial, and municipal customers in electric and natural gas matters. She regularly advises clients on energy and natural gas supply options. Her practice also involves advising clients on matters involving renewable energy, including resource portfolio standard policy, renewable energy credit contracts as well as power purchase agreements for renewable energy supply. She has extensive experience before state regulatory agencies, legislatures, and appellate courts as well as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. She also regularly participates in the PJM stakeholder process on behalf of clients and is the immediate past Chair of the PJM Members Committee. Ms. Bruce earned her A.B. from Duke University and her J.D. from College of William & Mary Law School. Susan is active in the Energy Bar Association, currently serving as Vice-Chair of the Electricity Committee, as well as the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of Women in the Utility Profession or WinUP.

Elizabeth Marx serves as Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project (PULP), where leads PULP’s policy, litigation, training, and specialized projects in furtherance of its mission to secure just and equitable access to safe and affordable utility services for Pennsylvanians experiencing poverty. She currently serves as Chairperson of the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services’ LIHEAP Advisory Committee, the Department of Community and Economic Development’s Weatherization Assistance Program Policy Advisory Council, and the Department of Environmental Protection’s Climate Change Advisory Committee. She is also a member of the Public Utility Commission’s Consumer Advisory Council. She holds a BS, cum laude, in Political Science from Temple University, and JD, magna cum laude, from Widener University Commonwealth Law School.

Judge Rainey was appointed Chief Administrative Law Judge of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission on September 16, 2010. He leads the Office of Administrative Law Judge, which includes administrative law judges, mediators, lawyers and support staff in Harrisburg, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Judge Rainey has 43 years of experience in public utility law. Prior to his current position, he served as Administrative Law Judge and Office Manager in Philadelphia. In 2008 he was presented the Golden Gavel Award by the Office of Administrative Law Judge for his decision, which was adopted by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in the Verizon/MCI merger case. In his 35 years at the PUC, he has also served as Executive Deputy Chief Counsel in the Law Bureau and Legal Counsel to a Commissioner. In the Philadelphia City Solicitor’s Office, Judge Rainey served as Chief Assistant City Solicitor and Counsel to the Philadelphia Gas Commission. He has also served as an Assistant Consumer Advocate in the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate. Judge Rainey has presented on public utility law in Ghana, India and Pakistan, and to delegations from Russia, South Korea, El Salvador, Uruguay, Zambia and Armenia. He earned his B.A. from the College of the Holy Cross and his J.D. from Antioch University School of Law.

Patrick M. Cicero, Esq., has dedicated his legal career to advocating for the rights of Pennsylvania’s consumers, particularly in ensuring just and equitable access to affordable utility service. Patrick currently serves as Of Counsel to the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project (PULP), a legal aid office that provides legal representation on utility matters to Pennsylvanians experiencing poverty and eligible organizations working on behalf of those experiencing poverty. Patrick also worked at PULP from 2011-2020 initially as a staff attorney and ultimately as the Executive Director. From December 2021 through January 2025, Patrick served as Pennsylvania’s Consumer Advocate, a role for which he was confirmed by the Pennsylvania Senate. During his tenure, Patrick was known for his vigorous representation of consumers, challenging utility rate hikes, and opposing the privatization of public water systems when it was not in the public’s best interest. His efforts included testifying before the state legislature for more robust utility protections and successfully contesting certain municipal water system sales in court. Patrick earned his Juris Doctor from Temple University Beasley School of Law in 2002. In addition to his work on utility issues, Patrick served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Sylvia H. Rambo in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Following his clerkship, Patrick joined MidPenn Legal Services, where he led the Consumer Unit, focusing on litigating consumer and housing cases related to anti-predatory mortgage lending, consumer bankruptcy, and defending clients against unscrupulous debt collection practices. Patrick also served as the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network (PLAN) for almost 2 years. Patrick has taught as an adjunct professor at Messiah University, his undergraduate alma mater. He lives in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania with his family.

Elizabeth Barnes has been Deputy Chief Counsel in the Law Bureau of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission since July 2022. She is primarily responsible for federal energy matters as well as regulatory review. Prior to her appointment, she served as an Administrative Law Judge in the Harrisburg office of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission from July 2010 – July 2022. From December 1998 – July 2010, she was Assistant Counsel in the Commission’s Law Bureau. Ms. Barnes holds a B.S. in Marketing/Pre-Law from Juniata College and a J.D. from Widener University Delaware Law School.

Melanie Joy El Atieh serves as the Deputy Consumer Advocate at the Office of Consumer Advocate (OCA) since April 2024. She served as a Senior Assistant Consumer Advocate between October 2023 and March 2024. Prior to joining the OCA, Mel served as Assistant Counsel at the Public Utility Commission (PUC), in the Law Bureau between 2021-2023, and in the Office of Special Assistants between 2017 and 2021. At the PUC, Mel successfully represented the agency in complex appellate cases before the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Between 2005 – 2017, Mel obtained experience in the natural gas, electricity, water, and wastewater industries within the regulated utility and competitive market spaces, as follows: as in-house counsel at American Water, where she advised on complex rate, regulatory, litigation, and transactional matters to utility business units in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Maryland (2015-2017); as the manager, rates & regulatory planning at UGI Utilities, Inc. (2014-2015), where she oversaw the preparation of base rate, purchased gas cost, default service, and DSIC rate filings; as in-house counsel at UGI Corporation, where she provided legal, business, and ethics counsel on complex matters to diverse business units (2010-2014); and, as an associate (2008-2010), summer associate (2007), and part-time law clerk (2005-2007) at Blank Rome LLP. In 2008, she graduated from Temple University Beasley School of Law. Before law school, between 2002 – 2005, Mel worked for the PUC as an executive policy analyst in the Office of the Honorable Glen R. Thomas. In 2002, she graduated from Temple University with a B.A. in Economics, highest distinction. Mel served in the following leadership roles in the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s (PBA’s) Public Utility Law Section from 2018 through 2024: Immediate Past Chair & Section Delegate to the PBA House of Delegates, Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, and Young Lawyers’ Division Liaison.

Mr. Zambito is the Harrisburg Office Managing Partner of Cozen O’Connor, a 1000-attorney, full-service law firm with offices in 35 cities on two continents. The firm is ranked among the top 100 law firms in the country. He is Chair of the firm’s Utility & Energy Group and concentrates his practice on water/wastewater, natural gas, electric, telecommunications, transportation, and large development project matters. He is a member of the firm’s Board of Directors, Political Action Committee and Marketing Committee, and has served on the firm’s Management Committee and chaired the firm’s Shareholder Nominating Committee. Among other awards and recognitions, Mr. Zambito has been named to 2024 Power List for Law, Best Lawyers in America for 2024-25 and Energy & Environment Power 100 by City & State Pennsylvania in 2023. He received his B.A. from Grove City College, magna cum laude, and his J.D. from The Dickinson School of Law, where he was a member of the Dickinson Law Review and Appellate Moot Court Board. Following law school, he served three years as a Captain in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps, stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky. In addition to prosecuting courts-martial and acting as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, he instructed courses on military justice, the law of war, and government employee ethics. Following his military service, Mr. Zambito served as legal counsel to Glen Thomas, former Chairman of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. His clients include American Water and its subsidiary Pennsylvania-American Water Company, Veolia Water Pennsylvania f/k/a SUEZ Water Pennsylvania, PJM Interconnection, National Association of Water Companies – PA Chapter, Amazon.com, Talen Energy, Cordia Energy, SteelRiver Infrastructure Fund North America, IFM Global Infrastructure Fund, Riverstone Holdings, Securus Technologies, SpaceX, Saracen Energy, The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania/University of Pennsylvania Health System, The Westover Companies, and Perdue AgriBusiness.

Judge Vero was appointed as an administrative law judge in January of 2011 and is assigned to the Commission’s Philadelphia office. Prior to becoming an ALJ, she served for four years as a Special Agent in the Legal Division of the Commission’s Office of Administrative Law Judge. She received her B.A. from Temple University, summa cum laude, and her J.D. from Penn State University, The Dickinson School of Law.

Mr. Povilaitis is a Shareholder in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania office of Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney, P.C., where he focuses on administrative law matters before various state and federal courts and agencies in the areas of energy, water, transportation and telecommunications, as well as agreements for transactions involving energy production and services. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Povilaitis served as chief counsel of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission and successively served as assistant counsel, deputy chief counsel, and first deputy chief counsel, before assuming the position of chief counsel which he held for eight years. Mr. Povilaitis is a past chairperson of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Public Utility Law Section and past editor of the Section’s newsletter. Since 1990, he has been a course planner and speaker at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s biannual Public Utility Law Conference, and is also a planner for the biannual PA PUC Bench Bar Conference. Mr. Povilaitis is a graduate of LaSalle University and earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, several United States Federal District Courts, in addition to the several Courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Mr. Povilaitis is a member of the American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Dauphin County Bar Association and the Energy Bar Association. 

Mr. Screven presently serves as Chief Counsel in the Law Bureau of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. As the Commission’s senior legal official, David counsels the Commission in all appellate and original jurisdiction matters involving gas, electric, telephone, transportation, and water/wastewater utilities before state courts and federal courts and agencies.  As Chief Counsel, he manages the Commission’s Law Bureau, with additional responsibility for drafting policies, procedures, and regulations, developing Commission responses to Right-to-Know and Confidential Security Information requests, and supervision of contracted legal counsel in a variety of matters.  He joined the PUC Law Bureau in 1998 after graduating from Messiah College with a B.A. in political science and a J.D. from Widener University School of Law, Harrisburg.

Rosemary Chiavetta was appointed Secretary of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission on April 15, 2010.She retired after 35 years of service with the Commonwealth on April 18, 2025, and served as Secretary of the Commission for 15 years. Prior to her return to the Commission in 2010, Secretary Chiavetta was the sole proprietor of Chiavetta Consulting from 1999 to 2010, specializing in legal advice and government relations for clients in the areas of public utilities, labor, health care, education, financial investments, mergers and acquisitions, and the environment. Before entering private practice, Secretary Chiavetta served in the Commission between March of 1993 and April of 1999 as an Assistant Counsel in the Commission’s Law Bureau, as Counsel to former PUC Chairman John M. Quain from 1995 to 1997, and as the Commission’s Director of Legislative Affairs from 1997 to 1999.Secretary Chiavetta was instrumental in both the deregulation, passage, and implementation of the electric industry (the 1996 Customer Choice Act), and the telecommunications industry (the 1997 Federal Telecommunications Act), resulting in the creation of new area codes throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Prior to her first tour of duty with the Commission, Secretary Chiavetta served as a Legislative Assistant and Counsel in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.Secretary Chiavetta graduated from the University of Notre Dame of Maryland in 1976 and holds her juris doctorate from the Dickinson School of Law in 1992 and is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar since November of 1992.

Teri-Lee Rhoades is an Attorney/Mediator with the Office of Administrative Law Judge (“OALJ”). Before joining OALJ, she served as an Attorney 3 with the Office of General Counsel for the Department of Revenue. In her current post with the OALJ Ms. Rhoades focuses on mediation of cases under the PUC’s jurisdiction. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree and her Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Tennessee. Since graduation and prior to serving the Commonwealth, Ms. Rhoades has served as: the Chairwoman of the Tennessee Commission on Indian Affairs; a registered lobbyist in Pennsylvania; a solo practitioner at Rhoades OLMS, LLC; Director of Development, Small Business Advisor, Project Director for tribal nations including the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians; a mediator for the Supreme Court of Oklahoma’s Early Settlement Program; a board member and general manager of a small water utility; and an arbitrator for Cherokee Nation Tribal Courts.

Ms. Appleby is a Senior Assistant Consumer Advocate with the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate. Ms. Appleby joined the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate (OCA) in 2000. During her time with the OCA, Ms. Appleby has worked on cases involving electric, natural gas, water/wastewater, and telecommunications utilities before the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. Ms. Appleby has also participated in related appeals. In recent years, Ms. Appleby has focused on low-income customer issues; consumer issues, including water and electric high bill complaints and reliability issues; and consumer requests for water main extensions. On behalf of the office, Ms. Appleby also participates in the individual electric and natural gas Universal Services Advisory Committees. Ms. Appleby is also the Chair of the NASUCA Consumer Protection Committee and participates as a member of the NASUCA Gas Committee. Prior to joining the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate, Ms. Appleby interned for two years at MidPenn Legal Services. Ms. Appleby received a B.A. in History and English from Boston College and a J.D. from the Dickinson School of Law at the Pennsylvania State University.

Glen Thomas is the former chairman of the Pennsylvania Utility Commission (PUC), where he oversaw the restructuring of Pennsylvania’s electricity, natural gas, and local telephone markets. Before his appointment to the PUC, Mr. Thomas served as deputy director of Governor Ridge’s Policy Office, where he advised the governor on energy and environmental issues. In addition, Mr. Thomas was appointed by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to serve on the governor’s transition team for energy related issues in 2003. Mr. Thomas is also a former partner at the law firm of Blank Rome. Mr. Thomas currently serves as President of the PJM Power Providers Group, a non-profit organization dedicated to properly designed and well-functioning markets in the PJM region. Mr. Thomas has served as president of the Mid-Atlantic Association of Regulatory Utilities Commissioners; chairman of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Washington Action Committee; and a member of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Electricity Advisory Board, the National Regulatory Research Institute’s Board of Directors, the Keystone Center Energy Board, the Organization of MISO States Board of Directors, and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Committee on International Relations, Telecommunications and Critical Infrastructure. Mr. Thomas received his J.D. from Dickinson School of Law and his Bachelor of Arts in philosophy/religion and political science from Colgate University. He attended the Governors Center of the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy at Duke University, the John F. Kennedy School of Government, and the Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government at Harvard University. He was one of the 60 civilians chosen by the Secretary of Defense to participate in the U.S. Department of Defense Joint Civilian Orientation Conference. Mr. Thomas has been honored by the Philadelphia Business Journal and the Central Pennsylvania Business Journal as recipient of the “40 Under 40” Award. He is also a member of the Wilson High School Academic Hall of Fame.

Chairman Stephen M. DeFrank was nominated by Governor Wolf on September 20, 2022, and confirmed by the Senate on October 19, 2022. He was appointed as Chairman on August 30, 2023, by Governor Josh Shapiro. His term expires on April 1, 2025. Prior to joining the PaPUC, the Chairman was a principal in the government relations practice at Buchannan Ingersoll & Rooney.  He also spent 24 years in state government, primarily in the state Senate, serving in several roles with Senate leadership, including Chief of Staff for two members, Special Assistant for Policy to the Democratic Leader, and Democratic Executive Director of the Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee.  As Committee Director, the Chairman developed policy initiatives impacting the utility sector, including the creation of the Distribution System Improvement Charge (DSIC), authorization of Transportation Network Companies, and modernizing the Public Utility Code relative to energy, water, wastewater and telecommunications. Chairman DeFrank resides in Harrisburg with his family.

Ms. Tran joined the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission in 2015 as a Special Agent in the Office of Administrative Law Judge, where she served as a presiding officer, and reviewed and drafted ALJ decisions. Since 2017 she has been an Assistant Counsel in the Commission’s Law Bureau, representing the Commission in trial and appellate courts, and providing advice on a variety of legal issues. She currently serves as staff counsel assigned to the Commission’s Consumer Advisory Council and the Telecommunications Relay Service Advisory Board. Ms. Tran received her J.D. from the Penn State University Dickinson School of Law and holds a B.A. in Fine Arts from Saint Joseph’s University.

Shelby currently serves as PPL Electric Utilities’ Senior Director of Government, Regulatory and External Affairs. In this role, Linton-Keddie leads PPL Electric’s advocacy strategy and relationships with key stakeholders. A dynamic thinker, Shelby has provided innovative and effective strategy on a wide range of utility regulatory and legislative issues for almost two decades. Shelby came to PPL Electric from the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), where she served as Executive Director of State Regulatory Affairs and oversaw EEI’s national engagement and strategy on state regulatory issues before public utility commissions.She also co-led EEI’s cross-functional state practice team, which focused on emerging industry policy trends on key topics. Prior to her time with EEI, Linton-Keddie has held various regulatory and legal counsel positions, including serving as Manager of Regulatory Strategy at Duquesne Light Company and at the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, where she was legal counsel to Commissioner Pamela Witmer.She also has served in various advocate roles, both as an intern at the Office of Consumer Advocate and as an Assistant Small Business Advocate. In all these roles, Shelby has experience actively managing utility strategies and making policy decisions on a variety of issues. Ms. Linton-Keddie received her J.D. from the Dickinson School of Law of The Pennsylvania State University, where she served as Managing Editor of the Penn State International Law Review. In addition, Ms. Linton-Keddie holds a B.S., cum laude, and a M.Ed. from Millersville University.

Elizabeth Rose Triscari (she/her/hers) is Senior Counsel for American Water, the largest U.S. publicly traded water and wastewater utility company. The company, based in Camden, New Jersey, employs more than 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide water, wastewater and other related services to more than 15 million people in 46 states. Ms. Triscari represents American Water in various regulatory proceedings, as well as in connection with acquisitions and litigation in state and federal courts. Ms. Triscari serves on the Executive Council of the PBA Commission on Women in the Profession and as Chair of the PBA In-House Counsel Committee. She is on the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Bar Foundation is a past member of PBI’s Board of Directors and past Chair of the PBA Public Utility Law Section. Ms. Triscari received her B.A. in Government from Cornell University and J.D. from Boston College Law School. Prior to joining American Water, Ms. Triscari served as Pennsylvania’s Deputy Small Business Advocate representing small business interests before the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.

Darryl Lawrence has worked at the Office of Consumer Advocate (OCA) since 2005. In March, 2025, Attorney General Dave Sunday appointed Mr. Lawrence as the Acting Consumer Advocate. In June 2025, the Pennsylvania Senate unanimously approved Mr. Lawrence as the Consumer Advocate of Pennsylvania. Mr. Lawrence’s state practice for the OCA focused on energy matters. Mr. Lawrence also led the OCA’s efforts in participating in major energy cases that came before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that may have an impact on Pennsylvania ratepayers, including interstate natural gas pipeline and electric transmission rate cases, and various rulemakings as to matters of national importance on energy issues. In 2011, Mr. Lawrence was elected to a seat on the Planning Committee (now the “Reliability and Security Technical Committee”) of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to represent all small end-use electric customers within the NERC footprint. NERC’s mission is to ensure the reliability and stability of the bulk electric system for the vast majority of the continental United States, several Canadian Provinces and part of Mexico. In March 2021, Mr. Lawrence was elected to a seat on NERC’s Member Representative Committee, which communicates directly with and advises the NERC Board of Trustees as to all important and pressing issues relating to the continued stability and reliability of the bulk electric system. Mr. Lawrence received his undergraduate and graduate degrees in business administration from Lebanon Valley College, graduating Summa Cum Laude from both programs. Mr. Lawrence received his J.D. Cum Laude from the Widener University School of Law, where he served as the Business/External Managing Editor for the Widener Law Journal. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Lawrence had a successful career in the automotive industry as a Certified Master Auto Technician, Service Manager, and also provided consulting services to Chevrolet Motor Division on quality of service and customer satisfaction issues.

Andy Tubbs is president and CEO of the Energy Association of Pennsylvania (EAP), where he spearheads EAP’s initiatives to advocate for the energy industry and strengthen collaboration among policymakers, regulators and utility providers. He has extensive state and federal regulatory utility experience, including serving as vice president of external and customer affairs for Columbia Gas of PA, a subsidiary of NiSource. Prior to joining EAP, he led regulatory strategy for corporate initiatives across six states for NiSource. Previously, Andy was an attorney in Post & Schell P.C.’s Energy Practice Group, where his practice focused on representing electric and gas utility clients in a variety of state and federal regulatory and transactional matters before the Pennsylvania PUC and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). He also served as an attorney for the Pennsylvania PUC, where he was actively involved in the Pennsylvania PUC’s efforts to restructure the state’s electric and natural gas industries and served as one of the commission’s primary counsels on federal energy matters before the FERC. In addition, during his tenure at the Pennsylvania PUC, he served as energy counsel for Pennsylvania Commissioner Kim Pizzingrilli. Andy is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, Maryland and U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pittsburgh and his Juris Doctor from Widener University School of Law.