Our public utility attorneys provide a full range of services for utility industry clients including energy, telecommunications and water services. We provide the legal expertise and knowledge necessary to effectively resolve issues arising under local, federal and state statutes. Our attorneys have practiced before the North Carolina Utilities Commission and have appeared in Federal and State Courts in public utilities cases.

An important part of our success is based on developing legal strategies that protects our clients' interests and provides them with the tools to make informed decisions. Our team of attorneys and legal professionals represent a wide range of disciplines to bring multiple perspectives to your legal and business strategies. In addition to Public Utility law, our practice areas include Corporate Law, Administrative Law, Bankruptcy & Collections, Business Law, Criminal Law, Family Law, Labor & Employment Law, Landlord/Tenant Law, Municipal/Zoning Law, Environmental Law, Personal Injury, Real Estate, and Estate Planning and Administration. The attorneys at Hatch, Little & Bunn, LLP have the credentials to represent clients on power generation and transmission projects, energy and telecommunications restructuring and deregulation matters, risk management, and environmental law.

The North Carolina Public Utilities Commission is an administrative board or agency of the General Assembly created to administer and enforce the Public Utilities Act. The Commission currently regulates more than 1,800 utility companies throughout the state and has revenues of over $10 billion per year. These utilities include electric companies, local and long-distance telephone companies, natural gas companies, household goods motor freight carriers, motor passenger carriers, companies providing private pay phone service, water and wastewater companies and ferryboat operators. Our clients depend on us to provide strategic counsel regarding terms and conditions of service, regulatory rules, and procedures including:

• Purchase, sale and financing of utility assets,
• Structuring and negotiating utility participant transactions,
• Proceedings before the North Carolina Utilities Commission,
• Telecommunications Regulation,
• Electric and Gas Regulation,
• Water and Sewer Regulation,
• Transportation Regulation,
• Telecommunications Litigation,
• Obtain the required permits, approvals and certificates for the construction, operation and modification of a variety of facilities,
• Proceedings before the North Carolina Utilities Commission,
• Contracts and disputes between telecommunications providers, and
• Civil Investigations of Public Utilities by the North Carolina Attorney General

Hatch, Little & Bunn, LLP provides responsive legal service and proactive help in keeping our public utilities clients advised on developing changes in the industry so that they can anticipate how these changes might impact their business and act accordingly. If you need experienced legal help who will promptly, effectively and proactively protect your interests and finances, please contact an attorney at Hatch, Little & Bunn, LLP today at (919) 856-3940 or via our online form.