Carolyn Elefant

Carolyn Elefant has been an exceptional attorney for my New York community. Her extensive experience with FERC policy is well known among other prominent attorneys. Without a doubt the progress and successes my community has achieved is due to her hard work, commitment to our case, and expertise in... NEPA Law and the FERC process. She keeps a constant open line of communication and answers any questions her clients may have promptly. She is extremely thorough and the reason my community has a fighting chance!

Our case against the Millennium pipeline would, in my opinion, be lost or at best hanging on by a thread if we hadn't found Carolyn. We had retained a lawyer earlier who did very little except offer advice about what we should be doing early in the process. We were at a key point in our case, she jum...ped in, figured out what had to be done, worked long hours to put together a comprehensive document explaining all of the information/arguments we had raised, citing past decisions that clearly supported our position, and pointed out the procedural errors in FERC's handling of our case to that point. She's responded to every question we've asked, setting up a clear communication system, telling us exactly what she would like to do and why, or what she doesn't think is either worth our time or could backfire. She's never missed a deadline or not had time to get our feedback on anything that she does or submits - and often sends emails in the middle of the night so we have time to get back to her the next day. We now feel that we have a decent chance of winning against the tremendous odds any group faces when they try to stop a gas company from doing something. In my opinion, that is only because we were lucky enough to find her when we badly needed a lawyer who knew what to do and got going on it immediately.

Carolyn Elefant has worked countless hours on behalf of our community. She has had outstanding communication with our group and has made an effort to learn about the details of the problem (big gas company putting a compressor station in the middle of a residential area). Her experience with FERC g...ives her insight and knowledge that has become invaluable to us. Although we don't yet know the outcome of our case, I can say with absolute confidence that if we lose, it will have nothing to do with any lack of talent or effort on her part. She has fought this project from every angle, all the while taking our comments and suggestions very seriously. We interviewed - and worked with - other attorneys earlier in the project and hiring Carolyn Elefant has made a world of difference in our cause.

Carolyn brings the expertise of having worked internally at FERC to the public realm aiding clients in a time and cost efficient means only achieved by experience. When I first met Carolyn I asked her why she left FERC and went into private practice. Her response has proven to be a characteristic o...f Carolyn that any client would benefit from; she replied, "I just got so tired of seeing people disenfranchised that I had to leave and use my experience and knowledge to help them." Carolyn took our case against Williams Transco in eminent domain with sensitivity, passion and success. She fended off eminent domain in a federal court. As the judge closed the proceedings, he acknowledged Ms Elefant in her defense of "The Brandywine 5" Carolyn continues to be a steadfast advocate for the people and a valued resource for Pipeline Safety Coalition (PSC). With the knowledge that is a fledgling nonprofit, she is willing to help whenever we need her expertise.

Carolyn Elefant has been a tireless advocate on behalf of our citizens group in certificate proceedings at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in a compression station siting case. Not only is she extremely knowledgeable about the Natural Gas Act and the National Environmental Policy Act, she ...is a brilliant strategist, and a superb writer and speaker. Most importantly, she exhibits a passion for her work that I have rarely seen in my many dealings with attorneys. I am an attorney myself, and have been a client of several different attorneys over the course of my lifetime. In my opinion, Carolyn is the kind of lawyer that all lawyers should strive to be like. She truly is a client's dream attorney. She is trustworthy and ethical. She is responsive, returning phone calls and E-mails promptly. She takes the time to answer questions thoroughly, and keeps us informed of developments in the case. Moreover, she cares about obtaining justice for our group, and has shown her willingness to go the extra mile or two to aggressively represent our interests. If you need a FERC and/or NEPA attorney, you could not go wrong with Carolyn Elefant. I wholeheartedly recommend this outstanding attorney.