Sheila K. Tipton

Sheila Tipton is a shareholder of the firm primarily practicing in the area of the law of essential infrastructure. 

Ms. Tipton represents energy, telecommunications and water public utilities and other business entities, in certification, siting, ratemaking, rulemaking, merger, reorganization, compliance and other litigated proceedings before state and federal administrative agencies and in the state and federal courts.  She also represents such entities in general business matters, including business organization,  acquisition, sale and merger of businesses, shareholder disputes, corporate documentation and employment matters.

Ms. Tipton is an author and lecturer in her areas of expertise.  On August 26, 2011 Ms. Tipton presented at the Third Annual Conference on New Developments in Renewable Energy in the Midwest. For more information on that conference, click here to visit the website.

Contributor, The Energy Bar Journal

Contributor, American Bar Association Section of Public Utility Law Annual Reports

"How Energy Policy is Evolving at the State Level - Iowa." Presenter at the Third Annual Conference on New Developments in Renewable Energy in the Midwest (August 26, 2011)

"New Protocols for Reducing Cost and Delay in Commercial Arbitration." The Iowa Lawyer 71.2 (2011)

"Emerging Public Utility Antitrust Issues." Newsletter of  the Trade Regulation Section of the Iowa State Bar Association (Summer, 1999)

"Emerging Public Utility Antitrust Issues." Speech and outline presented at the annual meeting of the combined meeting of the Trade Regulation and Corporate Counsel sections of the Iowa State Bar Association (September 15, 1998)

Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in the areas of Energy, Communications and Administrative Law (1991 to present)

Best Lawyers' 2012 Des Moines Communications Law Lawyer of the Year

Listed in Super Lawyers (2007-present)

AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell

Listed in Who’s Who in American Law

Award of Recognition (Polk County Legal Aid Society, 1991)

Drake University Law School Outstanding Alumna Award (2009)
    
Governor’s Volunteer Award (1997)

Downtown Community Alliance (Board Member 2012-present)

AIB College of Business (Board Member 2012-present)

Embassy Club (Board Member 2012-present)

Energy Bar Association (Member of the State Commission and Practice, Climate Change and Emissions, and Legislation Committees 2009; Co-Chair, Power Generation and Marketing Committee, 2006)

Iowa State Bar Association (Member, Chair, International Trade Committee, 1992-1994; Co-Chair, Quality of Life Task Force, 1993-1996; Member, Section Council, Section of Business Law, 1993-1996; Member, Section Council, Section of Administrative Law, 1989-1991)

American Bar Association (Member, Electricity Subcommittee of the Public Utility Section, 2002-2005)

Drake University Law School (Member, Board of Counselors, 1996-1998 and 2003 to 2009; President, 2006-2007)

Rotary Club of Des Moines (Member, Board of Directors, 1996; President, 2001-2002)
  
Des Moines Metro Opera, Inc. (Member, Board of Directors, 1991-1997 and 2009-; President, 1996-1997)

Youth Homes of Mid-America (Member, Board of Directors, 1990-1997; Vice President, 1996-1997)

Polk County Legal Aid Society (President, 1991-1992; Member, Board of Directors, 1990-1992)

City of Coralville v. Iowa Utilities Bd., 750 N.W. 2d 523 (Iowa 2008)(jurisdictional dispute)

Crystal Lake Wind, LLC, Docket Nos. E-21830 – 21833, 208 WL 2314823 (Iowa U.B. 2008) (transmission line franchising)

Wisconsin Public Service Co., Docket No. WRU-08-34 (Iowa U.B. 2008)(wind energy generation siting waiver). 

Cities of Everly, Kalona, Rolfe, Terril and Wellman v. Interstate Power & Light Co., Docket Nos. SPU-06-5 – 06-9 and SPU-06-10 (Iowa U.B. 2008)(municipalization proceeding)

Iowa-American Water Co., Docket No. RPU-07-03, 2008 WL 167317 (Iowa U.B. 2008)(water rate case)

South Slope Cooperative Telephone Co., Docket No. RPU-07-1, 2008 WL 434884 (Iowa U.B. 2008)(access charge rate case)

Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc. v. South Slope Cooperative Telephone Co., Docket No. FCU-06-25 (Iowa U.B. 2007)(complaint proceeding)

Interstate Power & Light Co. and FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC,
Docket No. SPU-05-15 (Iowa U.B. December 2005) (sale of nuclear plant)

Deregulation of Local Exchange Services in Competitive Markets
Docket No. INU-04-1, 238 P.U.R.4th 231 (Iowa U.B.  2004)

Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc., Docket No. SPU-04-10
2004 WL 1944106 (Iowa U.B. 2004) (corporate reorganization)