University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

• Bachelor of Science (with distinction), English Education, 1970

University of Kansas School of Law, Lawrence, Kansas

• Juris Doctor, 1972

• Member, Board of Editors, Law Review, 1971-1972

Kansas Bar, 1972

United States District Court for the District of Kansas, 1972

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1997

United States Supreme Court, 1997

Regulatory Experience

• Regularly appears before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Kansas Corporation Commission and the Missouri Public Service Commission on energy and public utility regulatory matters.
• Regularly appears to address natural gas, crude oil, refined petroleum products, natural gas liquids products, telephone and communication systems, water, and pipeline issues.
• Represents various consortiums and individual clients concerning energy acquisition and sale, negotiation of industrial energy purchase, merger, acquisition, financing and sale of entities within these industries.

Energy/Public Utility Litigation

Frequently represents entities consuming energy and/or publicly regulated commodities in trial and appeal proceedings. Representative cases include:

• JP Morgan Trust Co. Nat. Ass'n v. Mid-America Pipeline Co., 2006 WL 302758 (D.Kan.)
• Kansas Industrial Consumers v. State Corp. Comm'n
• 30 Kan.App.2d 332
• 42 P.3d 110 (2002)
• Western Resources, Inc. v. State Corp. Comm'n of State of Kan.
• 30 Kan.App.2d 348, 42 P.3d 162 (2002)
• 23 Kan.App.2d 664, 937 P.2d 964 (1997)
• Farmland Industries v. Kansas Corp. Comm'n
• 29 Kan.App.2d 1031, 37 P.3d 640 (2001)
• 25 Kan.App.2d 849, 971 P.2d 1213 (1999)
• 24 Kan.App.2d 172, 943 P.2d 470 (1997)
• Kansas Pipeline Partnership v. State Corp. Comm'n
• 24 Kan.App.2d 42, 941 P.2d 390 (1997)
• 22 Kan.App.2d 410, 916 P.2d 76 (1996)
• Williams Natural Gas Co. v. State Corp. Comm'n of State of Kan., 22 Kan.App.2d 326, 916 P.2d 52 (1996)
• Barton Solvents, Inc. v. Southwest Petro-Chem, Inc.
• 836 F.Supp. 757 (D.Kan. 1993)
• 834 F.Supp. 342 (D.Kan. 1993)
• 1993 WL 382047 (D.Kan.)
• In re Department of Energy Stripper Well Exemption Litigation
• 608 F.Supp. 1104 (D.Kan. 1985)
• 578 F.Supp. 586 (D.Kan. 1983)

Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyer Designation, Public Utilities, 2005

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Kansas Corporation Commission

Kansas Bar Association

Johnson County Bar Association