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Annual Report
2010-11

Section Membership
As of June 30, 2011, the Public Utilities Section has 136 members.  The Section had a 4% increase in membership during the 2010-11 fiscal year.

Financial Status
The Public Utilities Section had an account balance of $16,909.86 as of April 30, 2011. 

Continuing Legal Education Programs
The Section hosted seven CLE programs in fiscal year 2010-11. 

Program Date

Program Title

CLE Event Code and Credit

# of Attendees

10/13/2010

Minnesota Public Utilities Commission -- Past, Present and Future

149239; 1.0 Standard

26

11/17/2010

Reliability and the Bulk Energy System

150504; 1.0 Standard

31

1/19/2011

Deregulation in Telecom

151843; 1.0 Standard

21

2/25/2011

Making Sense of the EPA Greenhouse Gas Regulations
(co-sponsored w/ ENRE Law Section)

153031; 1.0 Standard

23

3/16/2011

Current Challenges for Wind Energy Development

153764; 1.0 Standard

28

4/20/2011

Anatomy of a Rate Case

154895; 1.0 Standard

26

5/18/2011

Lunch with Chair Ellen Anderson & Ethical Obligations
of Lawyers Practicing Before the Commission

 

156125; 1.0 Ethics

43 

Legislation and Amicus Briefs
The Public Utilities Section did not submit any legislative proposals or amicus briefs in 2010-11.

Annual Meeting and Election Results
The Section’s annual meeting and elections were held on May 18, 2011, at the Landmark Center in St. Paul.  The meeting was held in conjunction with lunch and a CLE program.  All were well attended with 43 participants.

The following individuals were elected to serve as Section Officers in 2011-12:

Chair: Jim Johnson
Vice Chair: Dan Lipschultz
Secretary /Treasurer: Ingrid Bjorklund

The following individuals were elected to serve on the Public Utilities Section Council from July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2013:

Lisa A. Crum - Past Chair
Nathan E. Endrud
Bruce G. Gerhardson
Linda S. Jensen
Valerie M. Means
Gregory R. Merz
Joan C. Peterson
Eric F. Swanson
Kari L. Valley

The following individuals will serve as the Section’s MSBA Assembly representative and alternate in 2011-12:

Representative:  Jim Johnson, Chair
Alternate: Dan Lipschultz, Vice Chair

Submitted By:
Lisa Crum, Section Chair

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Last Updated 003/08/2010 -

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