RICHARD L. GOTTLIEB, born Clarksburg, West Virginia, January 27, 1953; admitted to bar, 1977, West Virginia; 1978, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia; 1980, District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Fifth and District of Columbia Districts. Education: Warwick University, Coventry, England; Tulane University (B.A., 1974); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1977). Assistant Attorney General of West Virginia, 1977-1980; Counsel, West Virginia State Senate Judiciary Committee, 1980; Attorney, Office of Enforcement; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Counsel to Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Chief Deputy Attorney General of West Virginia, 1991-1992. Reported Cases: Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. v. FERC, 831 F.2d 1135 (D.C. Cir. 1987).

CONCENTRATION: Commercial Litigation; Energy; Environmental and Utility Regulatory Law; Administrative, including Governmental Procurement Law; Medical Malpractice.

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