Geoffrey M. Gay

Principal Attorney
(512) 322-5875

A member of the Utility Practice Group, Geoffrey Gay represents groups of municipal and local governments on utility cases involving rates and services and utility franchises. He serves as General Counsel to several political subdivision corporations that secure electric energy in the retail market for over 120 cities. He moved to Lloyd Gosselink in 2000 from his own firm after serving in a succession of roles, beginning as consumer advocate and moving to agency director: R.H. Smith Community Lawyer Fellow and Managing Attorney, West Texas Legal Services (1978-1981); Assistant Consumer Advocate, West Virginia Public Service Commission (1981-1983); Assistant Attorney General, Texas, (1983-1984); Assistant Public Counsel, Texas, (1984-1986); and Public Utility Counselor, Texas (1986-1988). He frequently speaks on electric, gas and telecommunication regulatory and public policy issues including industry restructuring and deregulation to groups including Texas Municipal League and Texas Coalition of Cities For Utility Issues. He has been a speaker at State Bar of Texas Advanced Administrative Law Conferences on cross-examination of expert witnesses and professional ethics. Geoffrey has been listed among Best Lawyers in America since 1993 and recognized by SuperLawyers.com as a top lawyer in the State of Texas in public utility law. A native of Houston, he is a member of the State Bar of Texas. He has been admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court (1991). Geoffrey received a B.A. with honors in 1974 from Emory University, an M.A. in legal and constitutional history in 1977 from Rice University, and a J.D. in 1977 from the University of Houston.

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