Dennis J. Hough, Jr.
Associate
Duane Morris LLP
505 9th Street, N.W., Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20004-2166
USA
Phone: +1 202 776 7832
Fax: +1 202 478 2875
Email: DJHough@duanemorris.com

Dennis J. Hough, Jr. practices in the area of energy law. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Mr. Hough worked for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of the General Counsel, Energy Markets, drafting FERC orders regarding regional transmission organizations (RTOs), independent system operators (ISOs), energy generators and other energy companies.

Mr. Hough is a 2010 magna cum laude graduate of Duquesne University School of Law, where he was editor-in-chief of the Duquesne Business Law Journal, and a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to attending law school, he served as an officer in the U.S. Air Force, where he worked as a project engineer for construction projects. Mr. Hough is a licensed professional engineer and worked as an engineer in the construction industry before his military service.

Areas of Practice

• Energy Law

Representative Matters

• Represents an international developer of LNG facilities in FERC's NEPA pre-filing and NGA Section 3 LNG terminal authorization proceedings.

Professional Activities

• Licensed Professional Engineer

Admissions

• Pennsylvania
• District of Columbia

Education

• Duquesne University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2010
  - Editor-in-Chief, Duquesne Business Law Journal, Vol. 12
• University of Pittsburgh, B.S., Civil Engineering, 2001

Experience

• Duane Morris LLP
  - Associate, 2012-present
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of the General Counsel, Energy Markets
  - Attorney, 2010-2012
• U.S. Air Force, First Lieutenant
  - Engineering Flight Chief, 2006-2007
  - Project Manager, 2004-2006
• Vollmer Associates
  - Project Engineer – Design, 2003-2004
• Dick Corporation
  - Project Engineer – Construction, 2001-2003

Selected Publications

• Co-author, "Manufacturers Beware: DOE's Program of Compliance with Energy and Water Conservation Standards Comes to Life!" Duane Morris Alert, April 30, 2013
• Author, "World Trade Organization Agreements and Principles as a Vehicle for the Attainment of Energy Security," 9 Rich. J. Global L. & Bus. 199 (2010)
• Author, Case Note, "Stoneridge Investment Partners, LLC v.Scientific-Atlanta, Inc., 552 U.S. 148 (2008)," 11 Duq. Bus. L.J. 61 (2008)