Attorney Paul Michaud founded Michaud Law Group in 2017 after years of practice in the electric, utility, and renewable legal fields. His practice primarily focuses on renewable energy, including administrative and regulatory matters before the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, and the Connecticut Siting Council. Paul is uniquely adept at drafting and negotiating a myriad of renewable energy project contracts and transactions. His clients benefit from his extensive experience, including international, national, and regional renewable energy companies and funding entities.
With 29 years in the electric, utility, and renewable energy law field, Paul has honed his expertise in renewable energy project development. He serves clients in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine, and New York. His client services span the entire renewable energy project development spectrum–from advising on program incentives to handling siting and permitting and representing clients in regulatory and litigation matters. His extensive experience representing solar, battery energy storage, fuel cell, and microgrid clients, and his frequent role as regional and statewide counsel for renewable energy developers and financing clients, are a testament to his capabilities and reassure potential clients of his expertise. A unique aspect of his practice is his specialization in developing renewable energy projects on former commercial, industrial, brownfield, and power plant sites, demonstrating his innovative approach to the field.
In 1995, Attorney Michaud earned a J.D. Degree from New England Law | Boston, where his classmates elected him as the Class Representative, a testament to his leadership skills. In 1987, Attorney Michaud earned a B.S. in Finance from Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts. Attorney Michaud is admitted to practice law in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Arizona, and the United States District Court in Arizona.