Bio
Devin T. Ryan is a Principal in the firm's Energy & Utilities Practice Group. He represents electric, natural gas, water, wastewater, and transportation network companies in a variety of proceedings before the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PA PUC), including base rate cases and other rate cases, rulemaking proceedings, complaint cases, audit proceedings, energy efficiency and conservation (EE&C) plan proceedings, and application proceedings initiated under Section 1102 of the Public Utility Code. Mr. Ryan has particular expertise in issues involving distributed energy resources, including renewable energy, electric storage, and electric vehicles. In addition to the PA PUC, Mr. Ryan has practiced before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJ BPU), and appellate courts concerning energy and public utility-related matters.
Prior to joining Post & Schell, P.C., he served as an intern with the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of the Solicitor, where he helped draft pleadings, prepare memorandums, evaluate contracts, and counsel federal clients. He also served as an intern for the Honorable Mary Jane Bowes, Superior Court of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Ryan graduated from The Pennsylvania State University's Dickinson School of Law, where he served as the Articles Editor for The Yearbook on Arbitration and Mediation, and graduated magna cum laude from Duquesne University with dual bachelor's degrees in English and Classics.
Education
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J.D., Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law, 2013
CALI Award for Academic Excellence in Corporations -
B.A. in English and Classics, Magna Cum Laude, Duquesne University, 2010
Dean's List, Phi Eta Sigma - Freshman Honor Society, Sigma Tau Delta - International English Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa - National Leadership Honors Society
Bar Memberships
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Dauphin County Bar Association
Publications
- "'Beg to 'Defer': Agency Deference in Recent Pennsylvania Court Cases and Its Future," The Legal Intelligencer's 2023 Energy/Environmental Law Supplement (July 2023)
- "Don’t Pump the Brakes on Electric Utilities’ EV Charging Proposals in Pa.," The Legal Intelligencer's 2022 Energy/Environmental Law Supplement (July 2022)
- "Besieged: State, Federal Efforts to Limit the PUC's Regulation of Net Metering," The Legal Intelligencer's 2020 Energy/Environmental Law Supplement (July 2020)
- “Life Preserver: How Public-Private Partnerships Are Saving Municipal Water and Sewer Systems,” American Bar Association: Government and Private Sector Innovation Committee Newsletter (June 2016)
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Education
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J.D., Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law, 2013
CALI Award for Academic Excellence in Corporations -
B.A. in English and Classics, Magna Cum Laude, Duquesne University, 2010
Dean's List, Phi Eta Sigma - Freshman Honor Society, Sigma Tau Delta - International English Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa - National Leadership Honors Society
Bar Memberships
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Dauphin County Bar Association