Practice Areas:
Commercial
Jurisdictions:
Biography
Dana Shelton has extensive experience handling contested regulatory matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Louisiana Public Service Commission, and appellate courts.
Dana has handled numerous high-stakes matters that have garnered significant energy rate savings for the ratepayers she represents. She was an integral part of the legal team that successfully petitioned the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for an unprecedented electric energy cost equalization mechanism that achieved more than $800 million in rate savings for Louisiana’s electric consumers. She has been one of the lead lawyers representing the Louisiana Public Service Commission in seeking reduced rates that are charged to consumers for power from the Grand Gulf nuclear plant.
Dana also has experience navigating the stakeholder process in regional transmission organizations, working on transmission tariffs, rulemakings, and cost allocation policy development. She has handled environmental regulatory and litigation matters, as well as commercial disputes in the areas of leasing, insurance, and products liability.
An adjunct professor teaching Energy Law and Policy at Tulane University Law School and a guest lecturer on Public Utility Regulation and Evidence Law at both Tulane University Law School and Louisiana State University Law Center, she is a regular contributor to legal education.
Dana has handled numerous high-stakes matters that have garnered significant energy rate savings for the ratepayers she represents. She was an integral part of the legal team that successfully petitioned the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for an unprecedented electric energy cost equalization mechanism that achieved more than $800 million in rate savings for Louisiana’s electric consumers. She has been one of the lead lawyers representing the Louisiana Public Service Commission in seeking reduced rates that are charged to consumers for power from the Grand Gulf nuclear plant.
Dana also has experience navigating the stakeholder process in regional transmission organizations, working on transmission tariffs, rulemakings, and cost allocation policy development. She has handled environmental regulatory and litigation matters, as well as commercial disputes in the areas of leasing, insurance, and products liability.
An adjunct professor teaching Energy Law and Policy at Tulane University Law School and a guest lecturer on Public Utility Regulation and Evidence Law at both Tulane University Law School and Louisiana State University Law Center, she is a regular contributor to legal education.
- Year joined firm: 2026
Recent matter / case highlights
- Represented the Louisiana Public Service Commission staff in regulatory proceedings to consider approval of electric generation and transmission investment to serve a $10 billion Meta data center, helping to develop a template that can be used to guide future such proceedings that balances utility service obligations, economic development, and consumer protections. Addressed resource certification, rate recovery, and renewable energy acquisitions, among other issues, in this accelerated proceeding involving one of the largest infrastructure investments in Louisiana history.
- Represents the Louisiana Public Service Commission in proceedings before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and federal appeals courts regarding wholesale cost allocations among affiliated power companies.
- Represents the Louisiana Public Service Commission in utility rate reviews, development of formula rate plans and certification of new generating units for electric utilities in Louisiana.
- Represented the Louisiana Public Service Commission in proceedings at both state and federal levels regarding RTO development and proposed federal transmission and wholesale energy market rules.
- Represented electric service provider organization in development of environmental regulations.
Key practice areas
- Government and regulatory
Sector expertise
- Energy
- Utilities
Education / Alumni
- J.D., magna cum laude, Tulane University Law School (1996)
- B.A., magna cum laude, Tulane University (1993)
Association / Network Memberships
- Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States
- Energy Bar Association – New Orleans Chapter
- Louisiana Bar Foundation
- Louisiana State Bar Association – Public Utility Section
- New Orleans Bar Association
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana Federal and State Courts
- U.S. Supreme Court
Address:
Tel:+1 504 556 5507
Email:Contact this practitioner
Website:Dana M. Shelton
201 Saint Charles Avenue, Ste. 4600
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70170
United States