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
Boston Office
Phone: 617-951-1400
Fax: 617-951-1354
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
Board Member, Cranston Historical Society 2009 - 2017
Contributing Opinion Columnist, Cranston Herald 2012 - 2013, 2019 - Present
Contributing Opinion Columnist, Providence Journal 2013 - 2016
Commissioner, 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