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Morgan’s practice focuses on advising public and private sector clients on environmental and energy regulatory compliance, including permitting, rulemaking, and enforcement actions. She has focused on following the emerging energy trends and the associated environmental issues that arise in strengthening grid resilience and modernizing the energy system. Morgan has counseled clients ranging from those engaging in the hydropower licensing and relicensing process to electric utilities, wholesale generators, and distributed energy manufacturers, including electric vehicle manufacturers, solar installers and energy storage providers. She also counsels clients on matters arising under the National Environmental Policy Act, the Federal Power Act, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Coastal Zone Management Act, the Endangered Species Act, and similar state and local regulatory schemes.

  • Counseled a trade association consisting of providers of distributed energy resources in rate and grid modernization proceedings in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
  • Participated in advising a distributed energy resources company in a favorable advisory proceeding regarding battery storage.
  • Participated in the early stages of a NEPA process for mine expansion, including the acquisition of conservation property and accompanying land restrictions to maintain environmental quality.
  • Assisted a private university in expanding its on-site generation facility to comply with its pre-existing approvals under the Clean Air Act.
  • Participated in all aspects of energy project development, from negotiating ground leases and options, power purchase agreements, due diligence, and environmental review to advising on regulatory issues regarding project compensation such as net metering versus avoided cost, interpreting tariffs, and acquiring approvals from regulatory bodies, including permits at the local, state, and federal levels.
  • Drafted comments on behalf of a wholesale generator that recommended the structure for a CO2e auction framework. The recommendations were incorporated by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection in promulgating its declining greenhouse gas emissions limits under the state’s Global Warming Solutions Act.
  • Assisted in a successful settlement between a municipal wastewater treatment facility and the Environmental Protection Agency. Appealed the municipal utility’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit before the Environmental Appeals Board.
  • Provided litigation support in energy-related administrative and judicial proceedings.
  • Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch: Environmental Law (2026)

Morgan’s practice focuses on advising public and private sector clients on environmental and energy regulatory compliance, including permitting, rulemaking, and enforcement actions. She has focused on following the emerging energy trends and the associated environmental issues that arise in strengthening grid resilience and modernizing the energy system. Morgan has counseled clients ranging from those engaging in the hydropower licensing and relicensing process to electric utilities, wholesale generators, and distributed energy manufacturers, including electric vehicle manufacturers, solar installers and energy storage providers. She also counsels clients on matters arising under the National Environmental Policy Act, the Federal Power Act, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Coastal Zone Management Act, the Endangered Species Act, and similar state and local regulatory schemes.

  • Counseled a trade association consisting of providers of distributed energy resources in rate and grid modernization proceedings in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
  • Participated in advising a distributed energy resources company in a favorable advisory proceeding regarding battery storage.
  • Participated in the early stages of a NEPA process for mine expansion, including the acquisition of conservation property and accompanying land restrictions to maintain environmental quality.
  • Assisted a private university in expanding its on-site generation facility to comply with its pre-existing approvals under the Clean Air Act.
  • Participated in all aspects of energy project development, from negotiating ground leases and options, power purchase agreements, due diligence, and environmental review to advising on regulatory issues regarding project compensation such as net metering versus avoided cost, interpreting tariffs, and acquiring approvals from regulatory bodies, including permits at the local, state, and federal levels.
  • Drafted comments on behalf of a wholesale generator that recommended the structure for a CO2e auction framework. The recommendations were incorporated by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection in promulgating its declining greenhouse gas emissions limits under the state’s Global Warming Solutions Act.
  • Assisted in a successful settlement between a municipal wastewater treatment facility and the Environmental Protection Agency. Appealed the municipal utility’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit before the Environmental Appeals Board.
  • Provided litigation support in energy-related administrative and judicial proceedings.
  • Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch: Environmental Law (2026)
  • Co-host of Women Who Write Washington, a group focused on highlighting emerging women authors who use their writing to advance women’s issues

Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M., Dean’s List, with distinction, 2016
  • American University Washington College of Law, J.D., Dean Merit Scholarship, 2013
  • University of Maryland, B.A., 2010

Bar Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • New York

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit