Howard & Howard Attorney Elected Vice President of Midwest Chapter of Energy Bar Association
3/3/2010
Royal Oak, Michigan, March 3, 2010: Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC is pleased to announce that Leslie P. Recht was elected Vice President of the Midwest Chapter of the Energy Bar Association at their annual meeting in Kansas City today. This year, the Midwest Chapter conference, entitled, “Economic Recovery – Will the Energy Industry Ever Be the Same?” covered a wide range of current energy topics, from energy resource and transmission planning to cyber security. The speakers at this conference included noted governmental and business speakers. This conference is planned each year by the Midwest Chapter Board and officers and attracts energy practitioners from across the country. Prior to Ms. Recht's election as Vice President, she previously served as the President of the Midwest Chapter from 2005-2006 and as an officer of that Chapter from 2003-2008.
Located in our Chicago office, Ms. Recht concentrates her practice in energy and real estate law and represents energy companies with gas, electric and water issues throughout Illinois and the Midwest. She has participated in rate, rulemaking and certificate proceedings before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, utility commissions in Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota and court appeals of those matters. She has negotiated utility contracts, litigated and advised utility clients on a variety of matters and is also responsible for certain general corporate and real estate matters.
Ms. Recht is a 1970 graduate of the University of Chicago, where she received her A.B. in Political Science and Urban Studies. She earned her J.D., with high honors, from IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1974, where she was a member of the law review. Ms. Recht was an Adjunct Professor teaching energy and environmental law at IIT/Chicago-Kent from 1991-1997. She is a member of the Energy Law and Telecommunications (formerly Public Utility Law) Committee of the Chicago Bar Association and is a former Chair of that committee.
Founded in 1869, Howard & Howard is a full-service law firm with a national and international practice that provides specialized legal services to businesses and business owners. The firm has offices in Michigan (Ann Arbor, Kalamazoo and Royal Oak); Illinois (Chicago and Peoria); and Las Vegas, Nevada. Howard & Howard’s practice expertise include: business & corporate, commercial litigation, construction, creditors’ rights, employee benefits, environmental, estate planning, intellectual property, international, labor, employment and immigration, real estate, securities and tax. Our focused expertise allows us to master the industries we serve including automotive, energy and utilities, financial services and gaming. For more information, please visit the firm’s website at www.howardandhoward.com.
