Shellman

Carolyn Shellman is a highly skilled attorney, an excellent communicator, and an effective leader. She is experienced at developing regulatory and legislative policy strategies for renewable and disruptive technologies in the energy industry and provides advice on complex energy transactions. Carolyn is also experienced with governance and compliance issues and possesses deep subject matter expertise in the electric utility industry and in navigating energy market issues.  She helps market participants understand and comply with regulatory requirements at both the Texas Public Utility Commission and at ERCOT.

Carolyn has litigated administrative cases of all kinds at the Texas Public Utility Commission and during her career has held senior legal executive positions at not only the Commission but at ERCOT and at the nation’s largest municipally-owned electric and gas utility.  She understands and provides advice to clients about both the regulated and the unregulated markets in Texas.

• Administrative & Regulatory Law
• Government Relations
• Public Utilities

Energy

• Participated in litigated rate, fuel, transmission siting, CCN and other contested cases plus rulemaking proceedings before the PUCT.
• Advised and represented market participants in negotiating settlement of compliance-related matters at the PUCT.
• Assisted utilities, renewable developers and large customers with purchased power agreements, constructing new generation, behind the meter power issues, and various energy-related and procurement contract matters.
• Represented large investor-owned utilities in a variety of state regulatory proceedings involving market and regulatory rules, rate and other contested cases.
• Advised and represented retail electric provider in regulatory proceedings at the Texas Public Utility Commission (PUCT).
• Advised and represented a large investor-owned electric utility, municipally owned electric utilities, and telecommunications companies on business matters and in regulatory proceedings, primarily before the PUCT.

• San Antonio Business Journal
  • Women’s Leadership Award, 2019
  • Outstanding Business Lawyers, 2015
• BL Rankings, The Best Lawyers in America®
  • Administrative/Regulatory Law, 1991-2025

• Texas, 1978
• Oklahoma, 1975

• University of Oklahoma College of Law, J.D., 1975
• Vassar College, A.B., cum laude, 1972

• State Bar of Texas
  • Public Utility Law Section, Past Council Member
• State Bar of Oklahoma
• Austin Bar Association
• San Antonio Bar Association
  • Natural Resources Section
• William B. Sessions Inn of Court (San Antonio Chapter), Member
• International Women’s Forum
  • Member, San Antonio Chapter
• Leadership Texas, Past Participant
• Former ERCOT Board member and Board alternate (municipal segment representative)
• Association of Women in Energy
  • Board Member

• ERCOT: Litigation and Legislation in the Aftermath of Winter Storm Uri, State Bar of Texas 8th Annual Oil and Gas Disputes (January 2022).