Marc Mignault

Marc Mignault is a member of the Bowles Rice Energy Group, plays a key role in the Regulatory, Public Utilities, and Environmental practice areas, and is leading the Bowles Rice Nuclear Energy Team.

Marc is involved with entities on all sides of utility scale solar, water, sewer, electric, telecommunications, natural gas, solid waste, local government, and motor carrier services. Marc focuses his practice on representing clients before the Public Service Commission of West Virginia and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, as well as exploring the potential for nuclear energy in West Virginia and Appalachia. He is a Super Lawyers^® Rising Star, recognized as a Top-Rated Energy & Natural Resources Attorney in West Virginia, and a Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch^® in America for his high caliber work in Environmental Law, Oil and Gas Law, and Insurance Law.

Marc has represented clients before the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, Public Service Commission of West Virginia, Environmental Protection Agency, Circuit Courts, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, and the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia. He is also licensed to practice in the District of Columbia.

Marc's experience is vast and varied, and includes representation of and engaging in:

• Successfully prosecuting complex rate cases
• PSC certificate consolidations and transfers
• Mergers and acquisitions through stock and asset purchase agreements

• Large and small energy extraction, production, and transmission clients
• Solar and wind energy companies seeking PSC siting certificates
• Manufacturing companies in environmental cleanup efforts
• Obtaining environmental permits for industrial concerns
• Successfully negotiating environmental notices of violation
• Regulatory compliance matters for a diverse client base
• Assisting nuclear energy companies exploring opportunities in West Virginia
• Drafting and supporting state and federal legislation on nuclear energy and energy policy
• Oil & Gas companies in complex litigation concerning royalties, trespass, and business interruption claims
• Insurance companies in declaratory judgment actions in federal court
• Insurance agents in complex error and omission matters
• State agencies in first amendment, labor and employment, WPCA, and civil rights matters
• A national chain pharmacy in opioid litigation in various state and federal jurisdictions
• Property, energy, and agricultural organizations in drafting and submitting amicus curiae briefs on their behalf

Marc earned his law degree from the Washington and Lee University School of Law, where he was a Moot Court National Team Member; Moot Court Executive Board Administrator; and a member of the Community Legal Practice Center, where he successfully argued on behalf of clients in family law matters and non-profit organizations. He also served as a member of the Southwest Virginia Innocence Project, a group whose mission is to free those innocent people who remain incarcerated.

For his undergraduate studies, Marc attended Central Connecticut State University, where he earned his degree, magna cum laude, in Political Science.

Completed Certificate Projects

• Capon Bridge Solar, LLC, Case No. 21-0566-E-SCS-PW
• Rippon Energy Facility, LLC, Case No. 22-0998-E-SCS-PW
• New Haven PV I, LLC, Case No. 23-0708-E-SCS-PW
• Bedington Energy Facility, LLC, Case No. 23-0929-E-SCS-PW
• Potomac Hills Energy, LLC, Case No. 24-0075-E-SCS-PW

• Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch, 2024-present
• Recognized as "Rising Star" in West Virginia by Super Lawyers®, 2021-present

American Nuclear Society (Member)