Lawyers / Professionals

Mr. Kerr is a partner with McGuireWoods LLP and a senior advisor with McGuireWoods Consulting LLC.

As co-chair of the Energy and Climate Change Industry Team, he helps clients craft and execute legal, policy and business strategies involving issues such as energy sources, generation facilities, renewable energy sources and portfolio standards, transmission issues, carbon regulation, climate change policy, environmental regulation and compliance, and innovative finance solutions. He also serves clients with interests in regulated industries such as energy, telecom, water and waste water.

Before joining the firm, Mr. Kerr served as a Commissioner on the North Carolina Utilities Commission (2001-2008), he was president of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC)(2007-2008), and president of the Southeastern Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (SEARUC)(2002-2003).

He has testified before committees of the U.S. Congress and North Carolina General Assembly, as well as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. He has also been a frequent speaker on regulatory issues to such groups as the Energy Regulators Regional Association (Central, Eastern Europe and Eurasia), the American Bar Association, North American Energy Standards Board, Electric Power Supply Association, Edison Electric Institute, American Gas Association, National Cable & Telecommunications Association, and the Harvard Electricity Policy Group.

In 2007, he was a delegate to the 6th European Union - U.S. Energy Regulators Roundtable in Athens, Greece. In 2005, he was named the 2005 Bonbright Honoree by the James C. Bonbright Utilities Centre, Terry College of Business, University of Georgia.

Mr. Kerr has been active in various bar-related and community service organizations, including the American Bar Association, the North Carolina Bar Association, and the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys.