Alan M. Shoer 15YEARSAWARDED

Alan M. Shoer

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Awarded Practice Areas
Energy Law Energy Regulatory Law
Alan M. Shoer
Alan M. Shoer
Providence, RI
Works at
Adler Pollock & Sheehan PC

30 Best Lawyers awards

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Biography

Alan’s practice encompasses all aspects of energy, environmental, and public utility law. His clients include some of the largest national and regional energy, renewable energy, cable, telecommunications and water and transportation companies. Alan has advised these clients through all stages of project development, financing, mergers and acquisitions, and in regulatory proceedings and litigation, and government affairs.

With proven experience representing clients in wind, solar, hydro and other renewable energy matters, Alan has represented developers, investors, contractors, utilities, state agencies and municipalities in several successful and innovative sustainable energy projects. In the communications sector, Alan’s clients include national cable companies and regional telecommunications and internet provider businesses. In the water sector, his clients include municipal and regional water utilities. In the transportation sector, Alan’s clients include ferry businesses and motor vehicle companies, as well as transportation network providers.

Prior to joining Adler Pollock & Sheehan, Alan served in several capacities in industry and government. He served as an Assistant General Counsel and Director of Regulatory Affairs for utility companies, as General Counsel for the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, and as a Special Assistant Attorney General.

Works at
Adler Pollock & Sheehan PC

30 Best Lawyers awards

Adler Pollock & Sheehan PC logo

Locations

Education

  • Vermont Law School, J.D., graduated 1983
  • Brown University, BA, graduated 1979

Bar Admissions

  • Rhode Island, Rhode Island Bar Association
  • Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bar Association
  • Colorado, Colorado Bar Association
  • District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar
  • Maryland, Maryland State Bar Association

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Energy Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Energy Law, Providence (2019)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2027 for work in:
  • Energy Law
  • Energy Regulatory Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Environmental Law
  • Communications Law
  • Information Technology Law
Special Focus:
  • Environmental
  • Telecommunications
Awards:
  • Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013–2027 editions in the field of Energy Law and Energy Regulatory Law

  • Recognized in Chambers USA America’s Leading Business Lawyers in the area of corporate/commercial law

  • Selected as the winner of the 2023 Environmental Business Council Award for Corporate Leadership as part of the Narragansett Bay Commission’s Net Zero Renewable Energy Program Project Team

  • Selected as the winner for the 2018 Smart Growth RI for outstanding smart growth projects: Forbes Street Landfill Project

  • Professional Excellence in the Law, Environmental and Land Use, Rhode Island Monthly, 2026.

  • Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013 in the field of Energy Law.

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