Thomas G. Hutton

Tom Hutton’s practice focuses on the electric industry, including transmission and renewables.  Since joining the firm, he has assisted industry clients with matters including power purchase agreements and environmental regulation.  He also works with the firm’s hydroelectric and clean technologies practices, and assists on litigation matters.

Professional Background

While attending law school, Tom served as an articles editor on the Harvard Environmental Law Review, and worked with business students through the MIT Sloan School of Business in a cooperative project focused on designing clean energy business models.  He also assisted local businesses and non-profits with organizational and transactional matters through Harvard’s clinical program.

Government Service

Judicial Law Clerk, the Honorable Richard D. Cudahy, U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, 2010-2011

Judicial Law Clerk, the Honorable Irma S. Raker, Maryland Court of Appeals, 2009-2010 

Professional and Civic Affiliations

• Energy Bar Association
• ABA, Section on Public Utilities, Communication and Transportation Law

Publications

Judge Cudahy’s Energy Vision, Yale Journal on Regulation (co-authored, forthcoming).

Legal and Regulatory Impediments to Vehicle-to-Grid Aggregation, William & Mary Environmental Law & Policy Review (forthcoming).

Toward Better and More Uniform Building Efficiency Codes, 28 Virginia Environmental Law Journal 119 (2010); republished by permission in West’s 2011 Zoning and Planning Law Handbook.

Energy Policy Act § 1221: A Power Worth Preserving, 39 Environmental Law Reporter:  News & Analysis 11002 (October 2009).