14th Annual energy Law Symposium
Energy Law Currents
Thursday - Friday, February 13-14, 2025
Texas A&M University School of Law
7.50 CLE credit hours
The Texas A&M Energy, Environmental, and Natural Resource Systems Law Program invites you to explore the challenges and opportunities associated with transitioning to a more sustainable energy sector, amidst constantly changing political, economic, and social circumstances.
Panel Topics- Energy and Administrative Law after Loper Bright
- Clean Energy at a Crossroads or in the Crosshairs?
- Building the Infrastructure of the Future
- Hydrocarbons: Not Dead Yet!
- Careers in Energy Law
Keynotes
- James McGuire, Regional Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Dan Woodfin, Vice President of System Operations, ERCOT
- Chinonso Anozie, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Houston Law Center
- Ryan Belanger, AES Clean Energy
- Caroline Cecot, Visiting Associate Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School
- Kyle Doherty, Senior Associate, Baker Botts LLP
- Scott Eberhardt, Business Development Manager for Carbon, SLB
- Monika Ehrman, Professor of Law, SMU Dedman School of Law
- John B. Holden, Jr., Jackson Walker LLP
- Rob James, Partner and Co-leader, Energy Transition practice group, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
- Megan Knell, Dykema Gossett PLLC
- Desireé Malone, Harris, Finley & Bogle, P.C.
- Andrew Melsheimer, Holland & Knight LLP
- Brett A. Miller '16, Troutman Pepper Locke LLP
- Tara Righetti, Occidental Chair in Energy and Environmental Policies and Professor of Law, School of Energy Resources, University of Wyoming
- Jim Rossi, Judge D. L. Lansden Chair in Law, Vanderbilt Law School
- Troy Rule, Joseph Feller Memorial Chair in Law and Sustainability, Professor of Law; Director, Law and Sustainability Program,
Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law - Amy Stein, Cone, Wagner, Nugent, Hazouri & Roth Professor of Law, University of Florida School of Law
- Danielle Stokes, Associate Professor of Law, University of Richmond School of Law
- Kyle Weldon, Associate, James D. Bradbury, PLLC
- Travis Wussow, Partner, Jackson Walker LLP

- Vanessa Casado Pérez
- Felix Mormann, Symposium Chair
- Harry Sullivan
- Dan Walters
The Texas A&M Law Program in Energy, Environmental, and Natural Resource Systems gratefully acknowledges XTO Energy and Freeman Mills PC for their generosity in supporting this Symposium and the Program.
CLE information:
- Texas A&M School of Law, as the CLE sponsor, will submit CLE attendance to the State Bar of Texas by March 14 for all verified attendees (in-person or online) who are members of the State Bar of Texas and provided their valid Texas Bar Card Number at registration.
- This course has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of Texas Committee on MCLE in the amount of 7.50 credit hours, of which 0 credit hours will apply to legal ethics/professional responsibility credit.