Abby C. Briggerman
Associate

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Duncan & Allen
1575 Eye Street NW, Ste 300
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: 202-289-8400
Fax: 202-289-8450

Abby joined Duncan & Allen as an Associate in 2006, and has concentrated her practice on electric regulatory matters, contract disputes, and mergers and acquisitions. Abby’s clients include municipally and cooperatively owned utilities, as well as consumer advocates. She consults and represents clients before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and in state courts on a variety of issues concerning transmission and power supply rates, transmission access and service, plant acquisition and maintenance, cost allocation and cost causation matters, contract and tariff disputes, and municipal law.

Recent representations

Advising a New England based municipal utility on compliance with Independent System Operator tariff requirements and practices with respect to behind the meter generation

Representing municipally owned utilities in the litigation of refunds and tariff obligations stemming from the 2000-2001 California Energy Crisis

Representing municipally owned utilities in the litigation of market power remedies in the 2011 Duke/Progress merger

Representing a mid-west municipally owned utility in a dispute with contractors over the inspection and overhaul of a 22 megawatt coal-fired steam generating unit

Representing a mid-west municipally owned utility in the negotiation and litigation of rates and transmission service under a service agreement with an industrial customer

Prior to joining the firm full time, Abby graduated from the George Washington University Law School in Washington, DC in 2006. While attending law school, Abby worked as a Summer Associate with Duncan & Allen, served as a judicial extern to Judges Anthony Borwick and Catherine Hyatt at the General Services Board of Contract Appeals (now the United States Civilian Board of Contract Appeals), and worked at the Congressional Research Service in the American Law Division.

Abby completed her Bachelor of Arts degree at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. She received an accelerated degree from the College of Arts and Sciences, and graduated with Distinction in All Subjects.

Bar Admissions

District of Columbia

Maryland

New Jersey

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Education

Cornell University (B.A. 2003, With Distinction in All Subjects)

George Washington University Law School (J.D. 2006)

Organizations

American Bar Association

Energy Bar Association

Women's Energy Network (Washington, DC chapter)