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• How to Litigate at the CPUC (You Can Do It, Really, You Can!)

  • Start
    August 15, 2024
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  • End
    October 24, 2024
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    CPUC Auditorium, 505 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94102

  Register

  Are you a  new or aspiring CPUC practitioner?  Do you want to advocate on behalf of your clients, community, or Tribe but unsure how to do that effectively?  Do the CPUC processes seem weird, opaque, and intimidating?
  

  

  The CCPUC Young Utility Lawyer (YUL) Section is excited to announce a two-part MCLE series just for you, although all are encouraged to attend!

  This course will help make the CPUC’s processes more transparent and less intimidating, and will give you a jump start on how to advocate effectively at the CPUC. Plus, this is currently the only program that teaches the basics of how to become an active participant in all matters before the CPUC.

  If anyone can demystify the CPUC processes in an approachable way, look no further than Peter Allen, who has over 25 years of experience litigating before and working at the CPUC. The program will also feature presentations from other seasoned CPUC practitioners.
  

  
  

  The training will be held at the CPUC Auditorium (505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco) with a live-stream option for those who are unable to attend in-person.

  
  

  REGISTER NOW
  

  
  Session 1: August 15, 1pm-5pm

  Session 2: October 24, 1pm-5pm
  

  Each session will provide 3 - 3.75 hours of MCLE Credits.
  

  YUL Happy Hour to follow each session
  Phonobar
  370 Grove St, San Francisco, CA 94102

  
  

  ATTEND IN-PERSON OR ONLINE
  

  Live - SF Auditorium California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94102 Live -Webcast https://cpuc.webex.com/weblink/register/r839d131d43a9daa77ae0a9686942b90f To access the webinar link, use the link above to register for WebEx (in addition to the CCPUC event registration). You will immediately receive an email confirmation, which provides detailed information about joining the webinar.  CA Attorneys:  Register your full name in WebEx to confirm attendance for MCLE credit.

  
  

  Registration Fees
  

  FREE for CPUC Employees, Students, Tribal, and members of the public.

  Registration fees apply to members requesting MCLE Credit.

  (LIVE) SINGLE SESSION ONLY
  Govt/non-profit – $75.00
  Member – $125.00
  Non-member – $175.00

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  SESSION 1: August 15
  

  • Why you do (or don't) want to litigate at the CPUC
  • Was the CPUC designed for independence or capture?
  • What is going on at the CPUC? Finding useful information
  • CPUC structure and cast of characters
  • Formal proceedings - how they work and how to participate
  • Other proceedings
  • CPUC Decisions

  
  

  SESSION 2:  October 24
  (Panelists TBD)
  

  • Discovery (including Motion practice)
  • Ex Parte Communications
  • Intervenor Compensation
  • Procedural Variances for certain proceeding types (e.g., telco, asset sales/TLTP, and CEQA)
    

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