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  • Governmental & Legislative Relations | Law Services near Boston | Keegan Werlin LLP

    Keegan Werlin LLP provides comprehensive legal services in governmental affairs, including regulatory compliance, public policy, and government relations. Our attorneys advocate in legislative, state, and municipal matters, advising clients on New England laws regulating business, lobbying, ethics, campaign finance, and government procurement. Based in Lexington, MA, we have extensive experience representing clients in projects requiring federal, state, and local advocacy. Governmental & Legislative Relations Overview Keegan Werlin provides a wide range of advocacy services to clients in legislative, state and municipal agency matters. Our attorneys advise clients on Massachusetts laws that regulate business and industry; lobbying, ethics, and campaign finance; government procurement; and the promulgation of regulations. Keegan Werlin possesses extensive experience representing clients in diverse projects requiring federal, state and local representation and advocacy. Our attorneys’ experiences working with members of the Massachusetts Legislature and serving in the Commonwealth’s executive branch has allowed our governmental relations professionals to develop key contacts throughout Massachusetts. State and Legislative Advocacy Keegan Werlin’s legislative practice is tailored to meet the particular needs of the individual client. Among the attorneys at the firm, two attorneys are registered lobbyists with significant experience advocating on behalf of client interests in advancing ideas, goals and objectives into legislation. Additionally, our attorneys assist clients with developing outreach plans to achieve success before various state agencies as they propose regulatory actions that affect their interests. As legislative advocates, Keegan Werlin works with our clients to develop and implement strategic plans to influence legislative initiatives of interest to a particular client. We coordinate outreach to key legislators, organizations and associations to secure a broad base of support. Our legislative tracking and monitoring services can also provide clients with invaluable “eyes and ears” at the State House. Municipal Advocacy At the local level, KW’s attorneys have extensive knowledge from working with municipal officials on project-related issues and local permitting. Skilled in all facets of municipal representation, KW’s attorneys have appeared before more than 50 communities across the Commonwealth on a wide range of client issues.

  • Molly K. Agostinelli | Keegan Werlin LLP

    Molly Karg Agostinelli is an associate attorney at Keegan Werlin LLP, specializing in energy, regulatory, and public utility law. Ms. Agostinelli’s experience at the firm focuses on ratemaking and storm recovery work in Massachusetts. While attending law school, Ms. Agostinelli interned with the MA Department of Public Utilities. Prior to joining the firm in May 2023, Ms. Agostinelli worked as senior associate with the Mergers & Acquisitions department at KPMG LLP in Boston. Public Utilities, Energy Law; Regulatory & Administrative Molly Karg Agostinelli is an associate attorney at Keegan Werlin LLP, specializing in energy, regulatory, and public utility law. Molly K. Agostinelli Phone: 617-951-1400 Email: magostinelli@keeganwerlin.com ● Regulatory & Administrative Law ● Energy Law ● Public Utilities Bar Admissions Massachusetts Ms. Agostinelli’s experience at the firm focuses on ratemaking and storm recovery work in Massachusetts. While attending law school, Ms. Agostinelli interned with the MA Department of Public Utilities. Prior to joining the firm in May 2023, Ms. Agostinelli worked as senior associate with the Mergers & Acquisitions department at KPMG LLP in Boston. Prior to Law school, Ms. Agostinelli served as regulatory coordinator at a financial consulting firm serving regulated natural gas, electric, and water utilities in performing return on equity testimony for ratemaking purposes and energy market assessment before the MA DPU, FERC, and other US/Canadian utility regulatory agencies. Education B.A. 2014, Boston University J.D. 2020, Boston College Law School

  • Joseph F. Kelley | Keegan Werlin LLP

    Joseph Kelley received his Juris Doctor from the University of Massachusetts School of Law. Following his second year of law school, he worked at Keegan Werlin as a Law Clerk helping on numerous matters, primarily aiding with monitoring hearings conducted by the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. During his third year of law school, he interned at Pateakos & Poulin, where he assisted with civil litigation, real estate transactions, and estate planning. Administrative & Energy Law; Public Utilities Joseph F. Kelley joined the practice in September of 2024 as an associate attorney, specializing in administrative, energy, and public utility law. Joseph F. Kelley Phone: 617-951-1400 Email: jkelley @keeganwerlin.com ● Administrative Law ● Energy Law ● Public Utilities Bar Admissions Massachusetts Joseph Kelley received his Juris Doctor from the University of Massachusetts School of Law. Following his second year of law school, he worked at Keegan Werlin as a Law Clerk helping on numerous matters, primarily aiding with monitoring hearings conducted by the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. During his third year of law school, he interned at Pateakos & Poulin, where he assisted with civil litigation, real estate transactions, and estate planning. Education Worcester State University, B.A., May 2020 University of Massachusetts School of Law, J.D., 2024

  • Jonathan A. Goldberg | Keegan Werlin LLP

    During his tenure as General Counsel and manager of the DPU's legal division, the DPU issued over 1,500 orders on energy related matters, including complex rate designs, performance-based rate plans, mergers and acquisitions, as well as initiatives to encourage grid modernization for the electric industry, including solar, energy storage and electric vehicle charging infrastructure, initiatives to encourage development of networked geothermal systems, and initiatives Public Utility, Energy, & Administrative Law; Government Relations As the recent former General Counsel to the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU), Mr. Goldberg served as the chief legal and policy advisor for regulating the Commonwealth's invested-owned electric distribution, natural gas, water and steam companies, and oversight of rail transit safety for rail crossings and regional transportation entities, such as the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, as well as transportation network companies and other common carriers, including buses, movers, and towing companies. Jonathan A. Goldberg Phone: 617-951-1400 Email: jgoldberg@keeganwerlin.com ● Energy Law ● Public Utilities ● Administrative Law ● Government Relations Bar Admissions Massachusetts During his tenure as General Counsel and manager of the DPU's legal division, the DPU issued over 1,500 orders on energy related matters, including complex rate designs, performance-based rate plans, mergers and acquisitions, as well as initiatives to encourage grid modernization for the electric industry, including solar, energy storage and electric vehicle charging infrastructure, initiatives to encourage development of networked geothermal systems, and initiatives to encourage energy optimization through energy efficiency, electrification, and demand response programs. Mr. Goldberg worked with the DPU's Commission to develop innovative capital investment cost recovery frameworks to mitigate barriers to distributed renewable energy development, to integrate environmental justice principles into the DPU's procedural and decision-making processes, and to initiate the process to reform the Commonwealth's approach to regulating natural gas distribution companies while the Commonwealth pursues lower greenhouse gas emissions. Mr. Goldberg provides clients an in-depth knowledge regarding the regulation of electric, natural gas and water distribution companies. Prior to joining the firm in 2023 and his tenure as General Counsel at DPU, Mr. Goldberg was an attorney in the Energy Practice Group at Rich May, P.C. from 2015 through 2020. Mr. Goldberg previously served as a hearing officer at the DPU and counsel for the House Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change. Education Baylor Law School, Waco, Texas, J.D., 2009 Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, B.S. Criminal Justice, 2006

  • Elizabeth Jameson | Keegan Werlin LLP

    Ms. Jameson’s other experience includes working at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as Attorney-Advisor to several administrative law judges, counseling on substantive legal and administrative issues in contested adjudicatory proceedings related to regulated electric transmission and natural gas pipeline companies. Administrative, Climate, & Energy Law; Public Utilities; Government Relations Elizabeth Jameson is senior counsel at Keegan Werlin LLP, specializing in energy facilities siting and permitting and government relations. Elizabeth Jameson Phone: 617-951-1400 Email: ejameson@keeganwerlin.com ● Public Utilities ● Energy Law ● Climate Law ● Administrative Law ● Government Relations Bar Admissions Massachusetts Before joining the firm in 2025, Ms. Jameson served as the Director of Climate Policy and Planning at the City of Boston, leading the development of climate policies and counseling senior officials on changes to energy siting and permitting laws and regulations, overseeing consultant work on energy transformation issues, and advocating for legislative changes related to energy affordability, competitive suppliers, and other energy-related issues. Prior to her role with the City of Boston, Ms. Jameson was the Deputy General Counsel for Energy and Climate at the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs where she directly advised three different Secretaries on substantive energy- and climate-related legal and regulatory issues, including advising the Secretaries in their capacity as Chair of the Energy Facilities Sitting Board on various energy infrastructure siting cases. Ms. Jameson's other experience includes working at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as Attorney-Advisor to several administrative law judges, counseling on substantive legal and administrative issues in contested adjudicatory proceedings related to regulated electric transmission and natural gas pipeline companies. Education Vermont Law and Graduate School Juris Doctor, 2018 Master's in Energy Regulation and Law, 2018 Symposium Editor, Vermont Journal of Environmental Law Advanced Energy Clinician, Institute for Energy and Environment University of Massachusetts, Amherst B.S. Environmental Science, 2015 Memberships Energy Bar Association New England Women in Energy and Environment

  • Steven Frias | Keegan Werlin LLP

    Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Frias served as Senior Legal Counsel to the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission for two years. He then served as Executive Counsel of the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission and Legal Counsel to the Rhode Island Energy Facility Siting Board for six years. Public Utility, Energy, & Administrative Law; Telecommunication Steven Frias is an associate at Keegan Werlin LLP. He specializes in public utility, energy and regulatory, telecommunications, and administrative law. Steven Frias Phone: 617-951-1400 Email: sfrias@keeganwerlin.com ● Administrative Law ● Energy Law ● Public Utilities ● Telecommunication Bar Admissions Massachusetts U.S. District Court District of RI Rhode Island Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Frias served as Senior Legal Counsel to the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission for two years. He then served as Executive Counsel of the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission and Legal Counsel to the Rhode Island Energy Facility Siting Board for six years. During his employment as Executive Counsel, he authored “Beyond 271 – From an Open Market to a Fully Competitive Market: A Roadmap for State Commissions,” for the NRRI Journal of Applied Regulation. Before entering public service, Mr. Frias served as an associate at Zizik, LaSalle & Power, P.C., specializing in litigation. Since 1999, Mr. Frias has taught Paralegals and the Litigation Team in Rhode Island, a seminar at the Institute for Paralegal Education. Memberships & Associations Rhode Island Bar Association R.I. Representative and Member of the RNC Budget Committee, Republican National Committee 2012 - 2024 Board Member, Cranston Historical Society 2009 - 2017 Contributing Opinion Columnist, Cranston Herald 2012 - 2013, 2019 - 2021 Contributing Opinion Columnist, Providence Journal 2013 - 2016 Commissioner, and President of Cranston City Planning Commission, 2021 - Present Treasurer, R.I. Semiquincentennial (250th) Commission, 2021 - Present Chairman, Cranston Charter Review Commission, 2019 - 2020 Published Works Cranston and Its Mayors: A History, The History Press, Charleston SC, 2011 Beyond 271 - From an Open Market to a Fully Competitive Market, NRRI Journal of Applied Regulation, 1, 2003 Flagrant Disregard for Tradition, Suffolk University Law Review, 30, 1997 Education Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, , J.D., cum laude, 1997 Law Review: Suffolk University Law Review, 1996 - 1997 Awards: Dean’s List 1995-97; Best Case Comment, Law Review Staff Competition, 1996; Semi-Finalist, Clark Appellate Advocacy Competition, 1996; Best Brief Writer, First Year Moot Court Section Competition 1995; Best Oral Advocate, First Year Moot Court Section Competition, 1995 Brown University, Providence, RI, B.A. Political Science and International Relations, 1993 Representative Cases NSTAR Electric Company, D.P.U. 17-05 NSTAR Gas Company, D.P.U. 19-120 NSTAR Gas Company, D.P.U. 20-76 Brookline, Case No. 9752 Classes & Seminars Paralegals and the Litigation Team in Rhode Island, Institute for Paralegal Education, 1999 - Present Recognitions Coolidge Prize for Journalism, 2015

  • Kevin F. Penders | Keegan Werlin LLP

    Prior to rejoining the firm in 2021, Mr. Penders served as a policy advisor with Preti Strategies, providing business, political and strategic advice to clients on public policy and energy law issues, and of counsel in the Energy Practice Group of its affiliated law firm, Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios. Administrative, Energy & Regulatory Law; Public Utilities; Government Relations & Lobbying Kevin Penders serves as a Partner and the Practice Manager for Keegan Werlin’s Energy & Regulatory Practice. Mr. Penders focuses on energy, regulatory, public utility law and governmental relations for utility clients, and represents electric and gas utilities before public utility commissions on issues associated with rates, forecast and supply planning, corporate financing, energy procurement and contracting, pipeline safety, and energy efficiency. Kevin F. Penders Phone: 617-951-1400 Email: kpenders@keeganwerlin.com ● Administrative Law ● Energy & Regulatory Law ● Public Utilities ● Government Relations & Lobbying Bar Admissions Massachusetts U.S. Supreme Court As the former General Counsel to the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU), Mr. Penders served as the chief legal and policy advisor for regulating the Commonwealth’s investor-owned electric distribution, natural gas and water companies, handled complex rate design and base rate cases, and helped to write the playbook for future regional energy solutions. Under his management, the DPU’s legal division issued over 2,000 orders on a wide range of energy issues, including traditional rate recovery obligations, initiatives to encourage grid modernization for the electric industry, including solar, battery storage and electric vehicle deployment, initiatives to quantify and reduce gas leaks in the Commonwealth, and initiatives to ensure energy efficient and renewable energy deployment to meet the Commonwealth’s clean energy and climate goals. He provides clients an in-depth knowledge regarding the regulation of electric power, natural gas and water companies, and was part of the team that created the regulatory oversight of the Transportation Network Company industry. Prior to rejoining the firm in 2021, Mr. Penders served as a policy advisor with Preti Strategies, providing business, political and strategic advice to clients on public policy and energy law issues, and of counsel in the Energy Practice Group of its affiliated law firm, Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios. Mr. Penders was an attorney with Keegan Werlin from 2006 through 2015, and has previously held positions within the energy industry and in government, at National Grid, the former New England Gas Company, the DPU, the House Committee on Taxation, and the Senate Committee on Post-Audit and Oversight. Kevin lives in Foxborough, MA with his wife, three kids, and a menagerie of rescue dogs, domesticated snakes, and geckos. Memberships & Associations Member of the Guild of Gas Managers, 2024 to present Foxborough Cable Access Television, Board of Directors, 2024 to present Boyden Library Board of Trustees, Foxborough, MA, 2011 to 2026 Zoning Board of Appeals, Town of Foxborough, MA, 2010 to 2015 New England School of Law, J.D., 1996 College of the Holy Cross, B.A., Political Science, 1993 St. John’s Preparatory High School, 1989 Lucius Beebe Library Board of Trustees, Wakefield, MA, 1994 to 2001 Adjunct Professor teaching courses on legislation, state and local government, and business law and ethics of New England Law Boston, Boston University School of Management, and Tufts University Experimental College, 2000 to 2013 Recognitions Massachusetts’ Super Lawyers, 2013, 2014 Education

  • Brendan P. Vaughan | Keegan Werlin LLP

    Mr. Vaughan received his Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School. While attending Boston College Law School, he worked as a Judicial Intern for The Honorable F. Dennis Saylor, IV, of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. After his first and second years of law school, Mr. Vaughan worked for the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office and as a summer associate for Keegan Werlin. Administrative & Energy Law; Public Utilities Brendan P. Vaughan is a partner at Keegan Werlin LLP specializing in energy, regulatory, and public utility law. He represents energy and utility clients before administrative agencies such as the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities and the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. Brendan P. Vaughan Phone: 617-951-1400 Email: bvaughan@keeganwerlin.com ● Administrative Law ● Energy Law ● Public Utilities Bar Admissions U.S. District Court District of MA Connecticut Massachusetts Mr. Vaughan received his Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School. While attending Boston College Law School, he worked as a Judicial Intern for The Honorable F. Dennis Saylor, IV, of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. After his first and second years of law school, Mr. Vaughan worked for the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office and as a summer associate for Keegan Werlin. Mr. Vaughan received his Bachelor of Arts in political science, cum laude, from Salve Regina University in Rhode Island. At Salve Regina University, he was a member of the Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society and a Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society Honoree. He brings a wide berth of experience to the firm; before joining the firm in 2016, Mr. Vaughan practiced law at Campbell Campbell Edwards & Conroy, handling civil litigation matters, and Northern LNG LLC, a small energy start-up. Education Boston College Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, J.D., 2014 Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island, B.A. Political Science, 2011 Member, Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Honor Society; Honoree, Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society

  • Robert J. Humm | Keegan Werlin LLP

    Mr. Humm advises energy and public utility companies on legal, regulatory, commercial, and legislative matters to support their objectives and ensure compliance. His representation includes advocacy and strategic guidance on issues related to distribution rates, planning and system reliability, infrastructure replacement, capital and operational expenses, energy supply, service quality, safety, compliance, mergers and acquisitions, and state investigations. Energy and Regulatory Law, Litigation, Administrative & Public Utilities Robert J. Humm is a partner at Keegan Werlin LLP, focusing on energy, regulatory, and public utility law. He represents a number of gas and electric utilities in state regulatory and administrative proceedings in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. Robert J. Humm Phone: 617-951-1400 Email: rhumm@keeganwerlin.com ● Energy & Regulatory Law ● Public Utilities ● Administrative Law ● Litigation Bar Admissions Rhode Island Massachusetts Connecticut U.S. First Circuit of Appeals U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut Mr. Humm advises energy and public utility companies on legal, regulatory, commercial, and legislative matters to support their objectives and ensure compliance. His representation includes advocacy and strategic guidance on issues related to distribution rates, planning and system reliability, infrastructure replacement, capital and operational expenses, energy supply, service quality, safety, compliance, mergers and acquisitions, and state investigations. In addition, his background as a litigation attorney allows him to assist clients with court appeals from administrative agency decisions. Before joining Keegan Werlin, Mr. Humm served as Senior Counsel at National Grid in its New England Legal Regulatory Group, and as the Assistant General Counsel – Litigation at Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, where he represented the company in federal and state administrative proceedings, among other responsibilities. Mr. Humm began his career as a litigation attorney at Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. Roger Williams University School of Law, J.D., 2008 Brown University, B.A., Modern American History, 2004 Memberships & Associations Town Council, Town of Barrington, Rhode Island – Vice President Leadership Rhode Island – Member. Friends of Brown Basketball – Executive Board Member. Education Recognitions Rhode Island Super Lawyers, “Rising Star,” 2014, 2015, 2016 Roger Williams University School of Law Alumni Association - President (2012-14). Roger Williams University School of Law Alumni Board of Directors - Board Member (2009-16). Roger Williams University School of Law Board of Directors - Ex Officio Member (2012-14).

  • Erika J. Hafner | Keegan Werlin LLP | Energy, Administrarive, and Environmental Law

    Erika J. Hafner is a partner at Keegan Werlin LLP. Ms. Hafner concentrates in the areas of energy and regulatory, administrative, and environmental, municipal and land use law. Energy, Environmental & Administrative Law Erika J. Hafner is a partner at Keegan Werlin LLP. Ms. Hafner concentrates in the areas of energy and regulatory, administrative, and environmental, municipal and land use law. She has represented energy and utility clients before the Department of Public Utilities in cases involving service territory disputes, franchise rights, rate issues, energy efficiency programs, zoning exemptions and other regulatory matters. Erika J. Hafner Phone: 617-951-1400 Email: ehafner@keeganwerlin.com ● Energy Law ● Administrative Law ● Environmental Law Bar Admissions Massachusetts Ms. Hafner's practice before the Energy Facilities Siting Board has included an array of different energy facilities, including renewable energy projects, battery energy storage systems, natural gas pipelines, regulator stations, electric transmission lines, substations and switching stations, as well as natural gas generating and peaking facilities. She has also represented the region's first large-scale, off-shore wind power project in obtaining its state and local permits. Before joining the firm in 2001, Ms. Hafner worked at the Massachusetts Office of Dispute Resolution and interned at the Government Bureau in the Office of the Attorney General of Massachusetts. Prior to receiving her Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School, where she was a member of the Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review, Ms. Hafner completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in Government, magna cum laude, from Bowdoin College. Ms. Hafner is admitted to practice before the bars of Massachusetts, the United States District Court and the First Circuit Court of Appeals. She is also a member of the American, Massachusetts and Boston Bar Associations. Education Boston College Law School, Newton, Massachusetts J.D. Law Review: Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review, 1998 - 2000 Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME, A.B. Government and Legal Studies, Magna Cum Laude Honors: With Honors Associations Boston Bar Association Massachusetts Bar Association

  • Diversity and Inclusion at Keegan Werlin LLP | New England Law Firm | Near Lexington MA

    Keegan Werlin LLP is committed to diversity, inclusiveness, and anti-racism within the firm, legal profession, and broader community. As a proud Pledge Partner of the MBA Eco Challenge, we actively support initiatives like Bottom Line of Massachusetts, the Law Firm Antiracist Alliance, and Crossroads of Massachusetts. We believe that diversity fosters innovative solutions and drives better outcomes for our clients across New England. Diversity Committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. Our Commitment Our commitment to diversity and inclusion is a significant principle in our firm’s culture. We strive to support organizations that have the same ideals as we do and we are honored to work with clients who further diversity, inclusion and antiracism at their institutions. Keegan Werlin LLP is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. Our human capital is the most valuable asset we have. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities, and talent that our employees invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture but our reputation. We embrace our employees’ differences in age, color, ethnicity, family and marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status and other characteristics that make our employees unique. Diversity and Inclusion Action Committee Keegan Werlin LLP's Diversity and Inclusion Action Committee was created to further the firm's diversity and inclusion initiatives and assist in their strategy and planning as well as take concrete action within our community to bring about position change toward racial justice and equity for all people. We are committed to the furtherance of antiracism, defined as the creation and proactive reinforcement of policies, practices, attitudes and actions that produce equitable power, access, opportunities, treatment and outcomes for all. We believe that racial equity is achieved when no group experiences an advantage or disadvantage on basis of race or ethnicity. Diversity and Inclusion Action Programs and Involvement Keegan Werlin LLP is serious about furthering diversity, inclusiveness and antiracism within the firm, the legal profession, and the broader community. We believe that diversity and inclusion can, in part, be meaningfully fostered by action on the community level. To that point, we maintain and will continue to develop memberships with organizations that we have vetted and found to have the structure and leadership in place to advance diversity, inclusion and antiracism in the legal community, consistent with Keegan Werlin LLP’s beliefs. We also encourage engagement of our employees in the discussion and development of policies regarding recruitment, retention, and promotion of a diverse workforce at all levels of Keegan Werlin LLP. In keeping with our commitment to community involvement, as a firm, we have partnered with two external resources, Bottom Line of Massachusetts and Crossroads of Massachusetts, to work with and mentor students from primarily low-income and first-generation college-seeking backgrounds. We strongly support these partner organizations in their missions to foster high school and college students to succeed in their life visions and help them to define career goals. Keegan Werlin is actively involved at a personal level with career networking, micro-internships, interview prep, job shadows and mentoring students from these organizations. Keegan Werlin sponsors job shadowing programs with Boston Public Schools, has volunteered with the Essex County Habitat for Humanity, and attends a number of community programs such as Teen Challenge, College Bound Dorchester, the Inner City Scholarship Fund, Camp Courant, Pitching in for Kids, New England Women in Energy and the Environment and other groups. Keegan Werlin is also a member of the national Law Firm Antiracist Alliance (“LFAA”), a consortium of law firms with the shared vision to use our collective talents and resources to assist all people in our communities who can benefit from a more equal society. As stated in its charter, the purpose of the LFAA is “To leverage the resources of the private bar in partnership with legal services organizations to amplify the voices of communities and individuals oppressed by racism, to better use the law as a vehicle for change that benefits communities of color and to promote racial equity in the law.” Inclusion and Diversity Suppliers When choosing suppliers, we opt to utilize vendors who are champions of diversity whenever possible. Keegan Werlin LLP is proud to be a corporate partner with: Bottom Line helps first-generation students from low-income backgrounds get into college, graduate, and go far in life. Change a Life. Change Everything. At Crossroads, we believe that long-term empowerment programs plus consistent positive relationships are the keys to transforming youth who risk being defined by their past into young adults capable of defining their futures. Being antiracist requires work on many fronts. LFAA recognizes and embraces the role that law firms, particularly when acting collectively, can play to help bring about systemic change and racial equity in the law. LFAA’s goal is simple: racial equity. Facilitating pro bono work is the primary mechanism by which we pursue this goal. Our Attorneys Learn More

  • Tiffany N. Tisler | Keegan Werlin LLP

    Ms. Tisler received her Juris Doctor from The University of Toledo College of Law with a Certificate in Environmental Law. While in law school, Ms. Tisler participated in Moot Court and was the Assistant Managing Editor of The University of Toledo Law Review.  Ms. Tisler authored and co-authored two environmental law articles published in The University of Toledo Law Review. Administrative & Energy Law; Public Utilities Ms. Tisler advises public utilities on legal and regulatory issues related to energy procurements, renewable energy, grid modernization, energy efficiency, and rate cases. Tiffany N. Tisler Phone: 617-951-1400 Email: ttisler@keeganwerlin.com ● Administrative Law ● Energy Law ● Public Utilities Bar Admissions Connecticut U.S. District Court of Connecticut Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Tisler worked as a Staff Attorney at the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, advising on proceedings related to renewable energy, electric vehicles, energy affordability, reliability and resilience, grid modernization, rate adjustments, annual reconciliations, revenue requirements, company restructuring, and investigations. Ms. Tisler completed a Certificate in Financing and Deploying Clean Energy from Yale University. Ms. Tisler also has experience in civil litigation and court operations. Ms. Tisler received her Juris Doctor from The University of Toledo College of Law with a Certificate in Environmental Law. While in law school, Ms. Tisler participated in Moot Court and was the Assistant Managing Editor of The University of Toledo Law Review. Ms. Tisler authored and co-authored two environmental law articles published in The University of Toledo Law Review. Ms. Tisler received her Bachelor of Arts in political science, zoology, and environmental science from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. In addition to her professional accomplishments, Ms. Tisler maintains an interest in international travel and experiences after living and working abroad for several years. Education Yale University, Certificate in Financing and Deploying Clean Energy, 2022 The University of Toledo College of Law, J.D., 2011, cum laude Miami University, B.A. in Political Science, Zoology, and Environmental Science, 2008, magna cum laude

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