Tom Anson's regulatory and administrative law practice spans over three decades. He studied regulated industries and energy law in law school, and upon graduation clerked for Judge Sam Johnson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (who served on the "Gas Panel" which reviews decisions of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission).
Tom's primary area of practice is state and federal energy and utility law. This involves regulatory, contract, financial, administrative, and litigation matters for the electric, oil and gas, and telecommunications industries, including matters before the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Railroad Commission of Texas, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the courts. His practice also involves other areas of administrative and governmental law, including certain financial institution regulation, such as by the Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner, and assistance on contracts for the procurement of goods and services by governmental bodies, such as by municipal entities.
Representative energy and utility clients include independent power producers, wind generators, electric transmission service providers, electric power aggregators, telecommunications carriers, oil and gas producers, gas gatherers, gas and other pipelines, gas distribution companies, municipally-owned gas and electric utilities, rural electric cooperatives, industrial customers, commercial businesses, submetered apartment building owners, and lenders or investors in the energy and utility industries.
PROFFESIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Board of Directors of the Gulf Coast Power Association (an electric industry trade organization), Past President and current Member.
- Texas Chapter of the Federal Communications Bar Association, past Co-chair.
- Administrative Law Section of the Austin Bar Association (formerly the Travis County Bar Association), Past President and holder of other officer positions.
- Energy Bar Association, Member
- State Bar of Texas, Member: "Public Utility Law" Section and "Administrative and Public Law" Section
- American Bar Association, Member: "Public Utility, Communications, Transportation Law" Section, "Environment, Energy, and Resources Law" Section
- Austin Bar Association, Member: "Oil, Gas, and Mineral Law" Section, "Appellate Law" Section, "Civil Litigation" Section and "Administrative Law" Section
EDUCATION
The University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1980, with honors
Order of the Coif
Note Editor, Texas Law Review.
Oklahoma State University, B.S., 1977