Mr. Naum's primary areas of practice are utility law, energy law, and communications law.

Bar Admissions

Admissions

• Pennsylvania Bar
• West Virginia State Bar
• United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Education

• Malone College, B.A., cum laude, 1996
• The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, J.D., 2005

Significant Accomplishments

Representing various large commercial and industrial clients in electricity, natural gas, water and wastewater proceedings before the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, Public Service Commission of West Virginia, and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Representing individual commercial and industrial clients in utility rate negotiations, third-party utility contracts, and energy efficiency matters

Representing natural gas producers and utilities in pipeline and other regulatory matters

Assisting in development of the large commercial and industrial litigation position in landmark Pennsylvania Act 129 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plan proceedings

Assisting in development of a comprehensive strategy for the replacement and rehabilitation of the water and wastewater infrastructure throughout Pennsylvania in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Statewide Water Infrastructure Task Force

Presenting analysis of the impact of pending climate change legislation before the 2009 Indiana Energy Conference

Criminal Prosecution Intern, Office of the United States Attorney, Southern District of Ohio, 2003

United States Army Veteran

Cavalry Officer, Operation Iraqi Freedom

 

 

Publications & Presentations

• Recent Development, EEOC v. Waffle House, Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution, 2002
• "Tankers without Tanks in Tuz: A National Guard Unit's Experience in Full Spectrum Operations," The Armor and Cavalry Journal, 2005
• Managing Editor, Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution, 2002 - 2003