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Lauren E. Pockl
- E lpockl@taftlaw.com
- T (612) 977-8424
- T (720) 778-5465
- F (612) 977-8650
Summary
Lauren Pockl is a member of the firm’s Energy section and is licensed in Minnesota, Colorado, and North Dakota. She practices primarily in the areas of:
• Energy law and litigation
• Public utility regulation
• Business litigation
Lauren’s energy practice focuses primarily on advising gas and electric utilities in rate case and other regulatory proceedings before multiple state commissions. Lauren’s work has included representing public utilities in rate case proceedings before the Office of Administrative Hearings and the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission; preparing filings and obtaining regulatory approval of a multitude of a gas- and electric-related matters; obtaining state certificates of need and route permits from public utilities commissions for transmission lines; and counseling clients on various regulatory compliance issues related to energy regulation.
While she focuses her practice primarily on the energy industry, Lauren also represents clients in high-risk asbestos cases.
While in law school, Lauren was a member of the William Mitchell Law Review and was the executive director of the William Mitchell Self-Help Clinic. She was a summer associate at Briggs in 2013 and joined the firm after a clerkship with now-Justice Margaret H. Chutich, Judge Matthew E. Johnson, and Judge John R. Rodenberg at the Minnesota Court of Appeals.
Awards
North Star Lawyer, Minnesota State Bar Association
Up & Coming Attorneys, Minnesota Lawyer, 2020
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Education
- William Mitchell College of Law (2014)
J.D., summa cum laude
- University of Minnesota (2009)
B.A.
Admissions
- State - Colorado
- State - Minnesota
- State - North Dakota
- Federal - District of Minnesota
Speeches and Publications
“Partisan Gerrymandering: Blurring the Line Between Law and Politics,” Co-Author, Mitchell Hamline Law Review
News
Army Corps Releases Finalized Nationwide Permit Revisions News
Taft Minneapolis' Pockl and Trana Named Minnesota Lawyer 2020 Up & Coming Attorneys and Unsung Legal Heroes Award Recipients Law Bulletins
Nationwide Permit 12 Temporarily Revived, but Keystone XL Remains Stalled Law Bulletins
US Steel Not "Subject to" Suit Over Federal Emissions Reporting
Professional Affiliations
- Environmental Law Institute
Member
- Minnesota State Bar Association
Member
- Minnesota Women Lawyers
Leadership Council Member
- Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce
Leadership St. Paul Graduate 2018
Community Involvement
- Children's Law Center, Inc.
Member
- Ramsey County Mental Health Court
Pro Bono, 2015-Present