Mr. Feinberg's primary areas of practice are energy and public utility matters.
Representative Experience
· Preparing and litigating certificates for coal-fired and natural gas power plants and wind power projects
· Assisting industry in preparation for electricity deregulation and the resulting energy markets
· Negotiation of and preparation of all types of energy contracts - purchase, transportation, production and fuel management
· Representation before the West Virginia Public Service Commission on behalf of industrial and commercial consumers, utilities, pipelines, and energy development companies
· Electricity, natural gas, fuel oil, water, landfill, telecommunications and wind power
· Representation before government agencies, arbitration panels, circuit courts, West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, numerous federal trial and appellate courts, including United States Supreme Court, on all types of energy matters
· Representation of groups or associations before the Legislature and government agencies on energy and other matters
· Negotiated and drafted much of West Virginia's electric deregulation plan
· Drafted most of the changes to natural gas sections of the West Virginia Code
· Negotiated the first natural gas self-help contracts in West Virginia
· Planned and litigated the first LDC bypasses in West Virginia
· Many experiences as the third (neutral) arbitrator in energy disputes
Affiliations
· West Virginia Bar Association
· American Bar Association
Awards and Distinctions
· Listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Energy Law
Other
· West Virginia House of Delegates, Member, 1983 - 1986
· West Virginia Governmental Ethics Commission, Member and Chairman, 1989 - 1997
· Alliance for Civil Justice Reform, Co-Chairman
· Public Service Commission Task Force on Electricity Restructuring
· Public Service Commission Task Force on Pooling and Balancing of Interruptible Natural Gas
· Public Service Commission Task Force on Rules and Regulations of Practice and Procedure
· West Virginia Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, Member; Executive Committee, Member; Chairman, Civil Justice Reform Committee