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Mr. Venora represents clients in state administrative agency proceedings in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, including court appeals from administrative agency decisions. His public utilities experience includes advocacy and strategic guidance before state regulatory commissions on public utility rates, mergers and acquisitions, strategic business transactions, prudence reviews and cost recovery, renewable energy, and infrastructure siting. Public Utilities, Energy, & Administrative Law Daniel P. Venora is a partner in Keegan Werlin LLP’s energy and regulatory practice, specializing in energy, regulatory and public utility law. Mr. Venora represents regulated electric, natural gas and water utilities, telecommunications companies, and other entities. Daniel P. Venora Phone: 617-951-1400 Email: dvenora@keeganwerlin.com ● Administrative Law ● Energy Law ● Public Utilities Bar Admissions Connecticut Massachusetts New Hampshire New York U.S. District Court of Connecticut Mr. Venora represents clients in state administrative agency proceedings in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, including court appeals from administrative agency decisions. His public utilities experience includes advocacy and strategic guidance before state regulatory commissions on public utility rates, mergers and acquisitions, strategic business transactions, prudence reviews and cost recovery, renewable energy, and infrastructure siting. His infrastructure siting experience includes cases before state siting boards for approvals of electric generation plants, substations, transmission lines, and telecommunications facilities. Mr. Venora has handled numerous regulatory adjudications and investigatory proceedings involving significant economic, operational and public policy issues. His work has included multi-state approvals of public utility holding company mergers, including a 2012 merger to form New England's largest electric and gas utility holding company, as well as water company mergers and acquisitions, and telephone company mergers and bankruptcy restructuring. His work has also included prudence reviews and cost recovery litigation for electric distribution companies related to catastrophic storms between 2011 - 2020; authorization of utility-owned solar generation facilities; generation asset divestitures and related matters to implement Connecticut's electric restructuring law; as well as numerous public utility rate cases in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Mr. Venora has also advised clients on state legislative issues and has provided testimony at legislative hearings on issues of energy policy and utility law. Before joining Keegan Werlin in 2014, Mr. Venora served in the position of Assistant General Counsel with Northeast Utilities from 1989-2007. St. John's University School of Law, J.D., cum laude 1984 St. John's Law Review, 1982-1984 Fordham University, B.A., 1981 Connecticut Bar Association: - Public Utility Law Section, Executive Committee Member and Past Chair - Administrative Law Section New Hampshire Bar Association Recognitions Certified as AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rated, in the area of Utility Law. Connecticut Super Lawyers, 2013 - 2020 The Best Lawyers in America, 2015 - 2023 Memberships & Associations Education

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

David S. Rosenzweig is Executive Partner at Keegan Werlin LLP and Chair of the Firm’s Energy Siting & Permitting Practice, representing clients before state regulatory agencies, local permitting authorities and the Massachusetts courts. He advises a wide array of electric and gas companies, energy project developers and end users on issues concerning the siting, permitting and licensing of energy facilities, rates, planning, energy procurement and transmission arrangements. Energy, Contract, Regulatory, & Administrative Law David S. Rosenzweig is Executive Partner at Keegan Werlin LLP and Chair of the Firm’s Energy Siting & Permitting Practice, representing clients before state regulatory agencies, local permitting authorities and the Massachusetts courts. He advises a wide array of electric and gas companies, energy project developers and end users on issues concerning the siting, permitting and licensing of energy facilities, rates, planning, energy procurement and transmission arrangements. David S. Rosenzweig Phone: 617-951-1400 Email: drosen@keeganwerlin.com ● Administrative Law ● Energy Law ● Regulatory Law ● Contract Law Bar Admissions U.S. Court of Appeals D.C. Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals First Circuit U.S. District Court District of MA U.S. Supreme Court Massachusetts New Hampshire Mr. Rosenzweig’s siting expertise includes: electric transmission lines (underground, aboveground and underwater); natural gas, oil and coal-fired electric generating facilities; interstate and intrastate natural gas pipelines; natural gas storage facilities; and solar, wind and battery storage renewable energy facilities. He represented the region's first large-scale, offshore wind power project in obtaining its state and local permits, licenses and siting approvals for energy infrastructure facilities from the Energy Facilities Siting Board, the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs pursuant to the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act, the Department of Environmental Protection and various other state and local agencies, boards and governmental authorities. He has also represented utility companies and project developers in judicial proceedings in state and federal courts, including the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, regarding challenges to permits and approvals initiated by project opponents. Mr. Rosenzweig has also represented the region's electric and natural gas distribution companies on all regulatory matters before the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities. He has negotiated electric and gas supply agreements for large institutional energy users and power sale agreements for wholesale electric generators. He has advised clients in restructurings, buydowns and buyouts of power sale agreements between competitive wholesale generators and electric distribution companies. In addition, he has counseled clients on transmission, power delivery and project interconnection issues concerning the New England Power Pool and the New England Independent System Operator. Mr. Rosenzweig has also performed regulatory and permitting due diligence reviews for asset acquisitions of natural gas, oil and coal-fired electric generating facilities. Before joining the firm in 1990, Mr. Rosenzweig worked at Boston Edison Company for seven years in a variety of legal, financial, rate and planning areas. Education Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, J.D., cum laude, 1988 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, M.B.A., 1982 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, B.S. Management, 1981 Recognitions "The Best Lawyers In America" 2007 - 2022 Associations Boston Bar Association Massachusetts Bar Association

A major portion of Mr. Fogel's practice involves working with clients and their consultants to guide proposals for new or modified projects through all levels of environmental impact review and permitting including industrial and commercial facilities; energy and infrastructure projects; and other land uses and developments that require approvals for waste-site remediation, site review planning, waste discharges, air emissions, and resolution of liability disputes. Environmental, Land Use & Administrative Law; Litigation and Appeals Barry P. Fogel is a partner at Keegan Werlin LLP and became the initial member of its Environmental, Municipal and Land Use Practice. Barry P. Fogel Phone: 617-951-1400 Email: bfogel@keeganwerlin.com ● Environmental Law ● Land Use Law ● Administrative Law ● Litigation & Appeals Bar Admissions Massachusetts District of Columbia U.S. Court of Appeals First Circuit U.S. District Court District of MA Mr. Fogel's Clients include a wide variety of businesses, institutions, municipalities, individuals, and citizen groups engaged in land use development, real estate transactions, and permit and enforcement proceedings involving compliance with federal, state, and local environmental and land use regulations. A major portion of Mr. Fogel's practice involves working with clients and their consultants to guide proposals for new or modified projects through all levels of environmental impact review and permitting including industrial and commercial facilities; energy and infrastructure projects; and other land uses and developments that require approvals for waste-site remediation, site review planning, waste discharges, air emissions, and resolution of liability disputes. Mr. Fogel has extensive experience with projects that require permits and licenses for activities in and near inland and coastal wetlands and other protected resource areas. He also regularly manages cases involving administrative appeals, resolution of enforcement notices, and civil disputes involving litigation and mediation. Prior to joining the firm in 1991, Mr. Fogel worked for six years as a Deputy General Counsel and Regional Director with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. Before that, he served as Counsel to the District of Columbia City Council's Committee on Transportation and Environmental Affairs, and as counsel to the Chairman of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Representative Cases Verrill Farms, LLC v. Farm Family Casualty Insurance Company, 86 Mass.App.Ct. 577 (2014) Ten Persons of the Commonwealth et al. v. Fellsway Development LLC et als., 460 Mass. 366 (2011) Brockton Power Company LLC vs. City of Brockton & others, Appeals Court Docket No. 2012-P-214, Memorandum and Order Pursuant to Rule 1:28; by the Court (Kantrowitz, Sikora & Sullivan, JJ.), November 21, 2012 Education American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C., J.D., 1982 Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, B.A., Geology and Earth Sciences, 1976 Conservation Commission of Brockton vs. Department of Environmental Protection & another, Appeals Court Docket No. 2011-P-766 (April 19, 2012) Brockton Power Company, LLC v. Planning Bd. of City of Brockton, 2011 WL 3655178 (Mass.Land Ct.), August 19, 2011

An attorney since 1993, Golden is a former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, where he served the Allston-Brighton neighborhood of Boston. He was also the New England Regional Director at the US Department of Health and Human Services, a Commissioner at the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Energy, and a Non-Executive Director at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston. Golden has served as a US Army officer, active duty and reserve, for more than 25 years. Real Estate Development & Permitting Brian Golden serves as Partner and Chair of the Real Estate Development & Permitting practice. Brian Golden Phone: 617-951-1400 Email: bgolden@keeganwerlin.com ● Real Estate Development & Permitting Practice Bar Admissions Massachusetts Brian Golden served for more than eight years as Director of the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA), managing the largest building boom in Boston’s history, while ushering in policy and public process reforms to improve the lives of Bostonians. As the longest serving chief executive in the agency’s history, he focused on improving transparency, accountability, and community engagement, while increasing affordable housing, economic development, and climate resiliency across Boston’s neighborhoods. Golden led an intensive operational reform effort over multiple years and rebranded the agency from the former Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) to the Boston Planning & Development Agency to better reflect the agency’s mission. During his tenure, Golden guided more than 90 million square feet of development approvals through the BPDA’s permitting process, representing approximately $43 billion of investment, and supporting over 80,000 permanent jobs, over 90,000 construction jobs, and 46,000 additional induced (indirect) jobs. Golden grew the BPDA’s planning capacity, overseeing completion of the first general city plan since 1965, Imagine Boston 2030, in addition to comprehensive neighborhood planning studies representing 30 percent of Boston’s land mass. As Director, Golden oversaw 20 million square feet of BPDA-owned property, including the Raymond L. Flynn Marine Park (RLFMP) and the Charlestown Navy Yard (CNY), prioritizing public land for public good. In July 2022, Golden traveled to Singapore to accept an international planning award on behalf of the City of Boston. The 2020 Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize honored Boston with a Special Mention based on the city’s holistic work on climate resilience, improving housing affordability and mobility options, and fostering civic participation. Boston was the only city in the United States honored in the 2020 prize cycle, and one of only four cities honored worldwide. An attorney since 1993, Golden is a former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, where he served the Allston-Brighton neighborhood of Boston. He was also the New England Regional Director at the US Department of Health and Human Services, a Commissioner at the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Energy, and a Non-Executive Director at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston. Golden has served as a US Army officer, active duty and reserve, for more than 25 years. His military experience includes duty in Bosnia, Iraq, and Israel/West Bank. His military awards include the Bronze Star Medal for service in Iraq and the Defense Meritorious Service Medal for service in Jerusalem and the West Bank. Education College of William and Mary, School of Law, JD, 1992 U.S. Army War College, Master's Degree, Strategic Studies, 2014 Harvard College, Bachelor of Arts, Government, 1987

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).

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, two rescue dogs and a domesticated corn snake. Memberships & Associations Boyden Library Board of Trustees, Foxborough, MA, 2011 to present Board of Directors, NexDine Foundation, 2018 to present Zoning Board of Appeals, Town of Foxborough, MA, 2010 to 2015 Adjunct Professor, “Legislation”, New England Law Boston, 2003 to 2013 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 Lecturer, Business Law & Ethics, Boston University School of Management, 2008 Visiting Professor, Tufts University Experimental College, 2000 to 2004 Lucius Beebe Library Board of Trustees, Wakefield, MA, 1994 to 2001 Recognitions Massachusetts’ Super Lawyers, 2013, 2014 Education

Mr. Habib has represented electric utilities in proceedings before the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities regarding the Massachusetts 2021 Climate Act, the 2008 Green Communities Act and related laws, including proceedings governing the procurement of long-term clean energy, utility and third-party storage, solar incentives, smart grid investments, energy efficiency and the interconnection of distributed generation. Public Utility, Energy, & Administrative Law; Government Relations & Lobbying John K. Habib (Jack) is a partner in Keegan Werlin LLP's energy and regulatory and governmental relations practices, specializing in clean energy and public utility law, as well as governmental advocacy. He represents a number of electric and gas utilities in Massachusetts and Rhode Island on issues concerning clean energy, interconnection, rates, energy efficiency, and energy procurement. John K. Habib Phone: 617-951-1400 Email: jhabib@keeganwerlin.com ● Public Utility Law ● Energy Law ● Administrative Law ● Government Relations & Lobbying Bar Admissions Rhode Island Massachusetts New Hampshire Mr. Habib has represented electric utilities in proceedings before the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities regarding the Massachusetts 2021 Climate Act, the 2008 Green Communities Act and related laws, including proceedings governing the procurement of long-term clean energy, utility and third-party storage, solar incentives, smart grid investments, energy efficiency and the interconnection of distributed generation. He has also represented electric utilities in Massachusetts and Rhode Island supporting groundbreaking programs to promote the adoption of electric vehicles through the expansion of electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Mr. Habib has represented gas utilities in proceedings before the MA D.P.U. regarding gas system enhancement plans, gas procurement and related issues. Most recently, Mr. Habib has represented the Massachusetts gas utilities, Mr. Habib has represented the Massachusetts gas utilities in D.P.U. 20-80, addressing the gas utilities' net zero enablement plans to meet the Commonwealth's 2050 greenhouse gas reduction targets. Mr. Habib also counsels electric utilities in proceedings relating to the implementation of the Massachusetts Electric Restructuring Act of 1997, including proceedings governing the divestiture of generation facilities and purchase power agreements, implementation of default service policy and service quality. Mr. Habib has also appeared in appellate proceedings before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on issues concerning administrative and regulatory law. Before joining Keegan Werlin in 1998, Mr. Habib was an attorney at the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities. He was also General Counsel to Massachusetts State Senator John D. O'Brien from 1993 to 1997, during which time he authored legislation on behalf of the Joint Special Committee on Electric Utility Restructuring. Representative Cases Massachusetts Electric Company and Nantucket Electric Company, D.P.U. 18-77 (2019) The Narragansett Electric Company, RI Dkt. 4929 (2019) Massachusetts Electric Company and Nantucket Electric Company, D.P.U. 17-117 (2018) NSTAR Electric Company, D.P.U. 16-105 (2016) Massachusetts Electric Company and Nantucket Electric Company, D.P.U. 14-01 (2014) Boston Gas Company and Colonial Gas Company, D.P.U. 13-157 (2013) NSTAR Electric Company, D.P.U. 12-110 (2013) Members and Associations Massachusetts Bar Association Boston Bar Association Education Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, J.D., 1993 Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts, B.S. Political Science, magna cum laude, 1990 Awards: Dean's List

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

Cheryl M. Kimball is a partner at Keegan Werlin LLP, specializing in energy and regulatory and public utility law. She represents a number of electric and gas utilities, as well as major project developers. Energy Law, Public Utilities, Regulatory, & Administrative Law; Administrative Law Appeals Cheryl M. Kimball is a partner at Keegan Werlin LLP, specializing in energy and regulatory and public utility law. She represents a number of electric and gas utilities, as well as major project developers. Cheryl M. Kimball Phone: 617-951-1400 Email: ckimball@keeganwerlin.com ● Public Utilities ● Energy Law ● Regulatory/Administrative Law ● Administrative Law Appeals Bar Admissions Connecticut Massachusetts Rhode Island Ms. Kimball’s representation of electric and gas utilities before public utility commissions in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire includes advocacy and strategic guidance on issues relating to a broad range of rate-setting matters; utility finance; cost-recovery proposals for system infrastructure upgrades and replacements; pension costs; energy procurement; utility-owned solar and energy storage; emergency response plans; storm reviews and recovery proposals; and electric and pipeline safety compliance. She has successfully represented several electric and gas utilities in distribution rate proceedings, merger and acquisition proceedings and on administrative appeals before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Ms. Kimball’s energy facility siting experience includes experience working for the Massachusetts Energy Facility Siting Board on the siting of gas-fired generation facilities, and work on the private side representing developers in their efforts to obtain state permits and local zoning exemptions relating to the construction of energy infrastructure. Prior to joining the firm in 1997, Ms. Kimball served in the position of Counsel for the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, and previous to that as an Associate for Hiscock & Barclay in Syracuse, NY. Representative Cases NSTAR Electric Company v. Department of Public Utilities, 462 Mass. 381, 2011 Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company d/b/a Unitil, 460 Mass. 800, 2011 Southern Union Company d/b/a New England Gas Company v. Department of Public Utilities, 458 Mass. 812, 2010 Education B.A. 1992, Fitchburg State University, summa cum laude J.D. 1995, Syracuse University College of Law, magna cum laude M.P.A 1995, Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs at Syracuse University, magna cum laude

Ms. Rendell-Baker received her Juris Doctor from University of Connecticut School of Law. Following her first year of law school, she interned with the Connecticut Urban Legal Initiative, helping to provide legal aid to the local communities in Hartford County. During her second year, she interned with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, primarily aiding the energy law attorneys in researching and attending rate cases. Administrative & Energy Law; Public Utilities Anna Rendell-Baker joined Keegan Werlin as an associate in September of 2022. Anna Rendell-Baker Phone: 617-951-1400 Email: arendell-baker@keeganwerlin.com ● Administrative Law ● Energy Law ● Public Utilities Bar Admissions Connecticut Rhode Island Ms. Rendell-Baker received her Juris Doctor from University of Connecticut School of Law. Following her first year of law school, she interned with the Connecticut Urban Legal Initiative, helping to provide legal aid to the local communities in Hartford County. During her second year, she interned with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, primarily aiding the energy law attorneys in researching and attending rate cases. During her third year, she interned with Eversource primarily working with regulatory issues such as the transition to renewable energy and rate cases. She then interned for Day Pitney, assisting in research on EV policy and the transition from natural gas. Education Champlain College, Burlington, Vermont, B.S. May 2017 University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford, Connecticut, J.D., May 2022

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