Mr. Williamson's primary areas of practice are energy and public utility law, with a focus on representing large end-users of electricity.

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Education

• University of Maryland, B.A., summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
• Duke University School of Law, J.D., Research Editor, Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

Experience

• Representing clients before state public service/utility commissions and appellate courts
• Counseling manufacturing, institutional, and industrial clients regarding the procurement of energy services, including the analysis and negotiation of natural gas and electricity supply contracts
• Substantial experience in legislative development, implementation, and regulation associated with electric industry restructuring and telecommunications competition in Pennsylvania and West Virginia
• Serving for over 25 years the West Virginia Energy Users Group, a state-wide group of large industrial and manufacturing interests that collectively consume billions of kWh of electricity annually in West Virginia
• Litigating electric and natural gas rate cases and merger cases
• Representing end-users with respect to energy efficiency, demand-response, and on-site generation issues
• Active in serving Veterans’ support and diversity initiatives in the legal field
• Veteran, United States Army

Distinctions

• Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America as "Lawyer of the Year" in Harrisburg, Pa. for Energy Law, 2020 & 2016
• Nominated by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® in the area of Energy Law for multiple years

Admissions

• Pennsylvania State Bar
• United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
• United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Memberships

• American Bar Association, Public Utility, Communications and Transportation Law Section
• Pennsylvania Bar Association, past Chair, Public Utility Law Section
• Pennsylvania Bar Association, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee
• Dauphin County Bar Association, Equal Professional Opportunity Committee

Publications & Presentations

• Senior Editor, Currents—Energy Industry Insights, Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC
• Provided testimony to the West Virginia Legislature's Joint Energy Committee on electric rates for manufacturing and industry, September 2023
• Presenter, "Industry Needs and Energy Transition," America's Rural Energy Coalition Annual Conference, May 2023
• Presenter, "The Industrial & Manufacturing Perspective," West Virginia Public Energy Authority Board Meeting, March 2022
• Presenter, "Reshaping the Regulatory Landscape for Business & Industry," West Virginia Manufacturers Association Winter Convention, December 2020
• Presenter, “The Problem(s) With PA’s Nuclear Bailout Legislation: What You Need to Know,” Pennsylvania Foundry Association Annual Meeting, May 2019
• Provided testimony to the West Virginia Senate Energy Committee on Senate Bill 600, February 2018
• Presenter, "Industrial Electric Rates," Joint Energy Committee at the West Virginia Legislature, December 2017
• Presenter, "Middle of the Pack: The Rising Cost of Electricity for WV Business and Industry," WVMA Winter Convention, 2017
• Presenter, “Industrial Energy Rates,” WV 2017 Governor’s Energy Summit: Advancing Energy Development
• Faculty and Industry Leader, 2017 PA Public Utility Law Conference, "Impacts of the Trump Administration on the Electric Sector"
• Presenter, "WV Industrial Manufacturing Customers - Under Attack Through Regulated Electric Rates," 2016 WV Energy and Manufacturing Forum (CEA)
• Faculty and Industry Leader, 2015 PA Public Utility Law Conference
• 2014 WVMA Leadership Summit: Energy Cost Update - Protecting Your Competitiveness in West Virginia

Community Involvement

• Pennsylvania Bar Association, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee
• Dauphin County Bar Association, Equal Professional Opportunity Committee
• Adjunct Professor, Penn State Dickinson School of Law, 2023 - Present
• Board Member and Past President, Cumberland Valley Eagle Foundation, 2004 - 2016
• Head Coach and Board Member, HMMS Youth Soccer Association, 1997 - 2016
• Adjunct Professor, Duquesne University School of Leadership and Professional Advancement, 2006 - 2014