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(Hartford, Connecticut) - Governor Ned Lamont announced today that he will nominate Claire Coleman of Woodbridge to serve as a consumer advisor for Connecticut. In this five-year position, Coleman will lead the Office of Consumer Legal Counsel on behalf of Connecticut consumers on electricity, natural gas, telecommunications and water related issues.
The office is an independent national agency, authorized to represent the interests of consumers in all administrative and judicial forums and any public affairs that may involve the interests of consumers.
"Claire's expertise in energy laws, investigations, and regulatory reforms make her well-suited to effectively advocate for the interests of all customers of electricity, natural gas, water, telephone and cable television services," Governor Lamont said. "Most importantly, I believe she will become a staunch supporter of Connecticut public utility consumers and effectively represent their interests before regulators, courts and legislatures. At this critical moment, when global energy commodity prices When the pandemic is soaring, we need a consumer consultant to fight for affordable utilities for Connecticut residents and businesses. Claire is a talented, strong and dedicated advocate who works for consumers every day I would also like to express my gratitude to Rich Sobolewski, who has served as acting consumer legal counsel for the past two years, and his leadership has enabled the office to provide strong representation for the interests of Connecticut’s utility clients."
"I thank Governor Lamont for giving me the opportunity to speak up for consumers at this critical moment in the modernization of our power grid and telecommunications network," Coleman said. "I look forward to joining the Office of Consumer Legal Counsel and advocating for consumers in Connecticut to work with state leaders, regulatory agencies, and stakeholders to develop innovative, fair and inclusive solutions to improve the affordability and sustainability of our energy Infrastructure to benefit all consumers."
Coleman is currently the Undersecretary of Legal Affairs of the Connecticut Office of Policy and Management (OPM). She has been serving in the office since April 2019, providing laws and policies related to the formulation and implementation of the state’s budget and public policies. Suggest. In this position, the Connecticut Municipal Council recently awarded her a municipal champion for her work on the emergency COVID-19 pandemic executive order to support the local government’s efforts to respond and govern during the pandemic.
Coleman previously worked as an energy attorney at Save the Sound (formerly the Connecticut Environmental Fund) and served as an advisor to the U.S. House of Representatives Oversight and Government Reform Committee, where she conducted investigations into private business practices and government programs and regulations, and served as a member of Congress Ready to hold hearings on many areas of government policy and practice. She also served as a litigation assistant to Wiggin and Dana LLP in New Haven and Sullivan and Cromwell LLP in New York, and as a legal assistant to Ellen Bree Burns, District Judge in Connecticut.
She received a Bachelor of Arts in Government from Cornell University and a Juris Doctor from Northwestern University School of Law.
Coleman will assume this role temporarily starting on December 3. Her permanent confirmation nomination will be submitted to the Connecticut State Assembly for consideration at the beginning of the next regular legislative session in February.
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