Mauldin, Jamie L.

Principal
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Jamie Mauldin
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Jamie is a principal in the Energy and Utility Practice Group focusing on administrative law in the area of public utility regulation. Jamie’s practice involves the representation of municipalities and utilities before the Public Utility Commission of Texas, Railroad Commission of Texas, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and the State Office of Administrative Hearings.  Her dedicated focus to electric, water, and gas utility issues makes Jamie a valuable resource for clients seeking guidance on how to navigate these areas.

Prior to joining the firm, Jamie worked as an attorney in San Francisco, California, where she represented labor interests in front of the California Public Utilities Commission in a wide variety of matters including rate cases, policy rulemakings, and permitting proceedings.

  • Admitted to State Bar of Texas (2008)
  • Admitted to State Bar of California (2011)
  • J.D., University of Houston Law Center (2008)
  • B.A., Vanderbilt University (2001)
  • Represents municipalities in electric rate proceedings and various rulemaking proceedings at the Public Utility Commission of Texas
  • Represents municipally-owned utilities in rate proceedings at the Public Utility Commission of Texas
  • Represents water and sewer utilities in rate proceedings, CCN amendment proceedings, and Sale Transfer Merger proceedings at the Public Utility Commission of Texas
  • Represents water and wastewater utilities in all aspects of their business and regulation
  • Represents municipalities in gas rate proceedings at the Railroad Commission of Texas
  • Assists municipalities in negotiating franchise agreements relating to the provision of electrical, gas, and water service within the municipality
  • Assists municipalities and local governments in negotiating Pole Attachment Agreements with telecommunications and broadband providers
  • Represented electric, gas, and telecommunication labor interests in front of the California Public Utilities Commission regarding a wide variety of ratemaking, permitting, and policy matters for regulated utilities
  • Drafted rulings and proposed decisions regarding investor-owned utility regulatory matters as a research attorney for the Administrative Law Judge division at the California Public Utilities Commission
  • Represents various insurance clients in civil litigation matters in both Texas and California courts
  • “What Can a City Collect: A Primer on Fees Allowed for a Utility’s Use of Municipal Rights-of-Way”, Lone Star Current, a Publication of Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, PC, April 2026
  • Panel on the Laws Regulating Municipal Rights-of-Way, Texas Bar Association - Public Utility Law Section Annual Conference 2025 (panel moderator)
  • “The PUC Electric Grid Resiliency Program and What it Means to Development”, University of Texas Annual Land Use Conference 2025
  • “Broadband Update for Texas”, Texas Association of Telecommunications Officers Association and Advisers Annual Conference 2025
  • “Water Utility Regulatory Compliance: PUC Jurisdiction, Notice, and Other Concerns”, Texas Rural Water Association Conference 2025 (co-presentation with Toni Rask)
  • “What’s a System Resiliency Plan and Who’s Got One?”, Texas Coalition of Cities for Utility Issues Annual Conference 2024
  • “What’s Happening with my Gas Bill? An Update on Recent Rate Impacts for Customers of Investor-Owned Gas Utilities”, Listen-In with Lloyd Gosselink Podcast, December 29, 2023
  • “Texas Telecom and Cable Update”, Texas Coalition of Cities for Utility Issues Annual Conference 2023
  • “Utility Regulatory Law Update”, Texas City Attorneys Association Summer Conference 2023 (co-presentation with Roslyn Warner)
  • “Water Case Law and Recent PUC Decisions: A Water Panel Discussion”, Texas Bar Association - Public Utility Law Section Annual Conference 2022 (panel moderator)
  • “Working and Retiring at Lloyd Gosselink”, Listen-In with Lloyd Gosselink Podcast, March 31, 2021
  • “Streaming Wars: The Fight against Netflix and Hulu”, Texas Association of Telecommunication Officers and Advisers Annual Conference 2021
  • “The Texas Universal Service Fund: An Update on Commission Action”, Texas Coalition of Cities for Utility Issues Annual Conference 2020
  • State Bar of Texas
  • State Bar of California
  • Public Utility Law Section, State Bar of Texas, Board Member (2022-2026)
  • Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Wholesale Market Subcommittee, Member (2018-2022)
  • Texas Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors, Board Member (2022-2024)
  • Austin Bar Association
Jamie is a native Texan who enjoys Austin's robust food scene, outdoor activities, and live music opportunities. She loves traveling with friends and family and catching a movie at the Alamo Drafthouse. She also spent several years practicing utility regulatory law and living in San Francisco, California, before deciding to return home to Texas.

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