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The law firm of Dillon Findley & Simonian, P.C., welcomes JP Wood as of counsel. Wood comes to the firm from the Regulatory Commission of Alaska (RCA) where he served as the agency’s Chief Administrative Law Judge. Wood began service with the RCA as an Administrative Law Judge in 2006 and was appointed to the Chief Administrative Law Judge position in 2009. At the RCA, Wood presided over complex public utility regulatory matters involving natural gas distribution, natural gas storage, telecommunications, and electrical service under the Alaska Public Utilities Regulatory Act, as well as pipeline regulatory matters under the Pipeline Act. Wood brings his experience in these areas to Dillon & Findley where his practice focuses on public utility regulatory matters. Wood was a law clerk for the Alaska District Court, 3rd Judicial District, in 2002-2003, then worked at local law firms engaged in civil litigation practice before joining the RCA. Wood is a graduate of the University of Denver, College of Law. A lifelong Alaskan, Wood received a bachelor’s degree in journalism and public communications from the University of Alaska, Anchorage.

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