Boardman Law Firm

Anita T. Gallucci, Partner

Energy & Telecommunications Law • Municipal & Government
Law • Video Franchise Law

Anita advises municipalities that own electric distibution systems or generation facilities on all facets of the energy business including power contract negotiations, construction, asset transfer and regulatory compliance. Anita's work also includes telecommunications-related contracts (dark fiber license agreements; collocation agreements; tower lease agreements), electric service territory issues, pole attachment agreements, cable TV and video franchise issues, intergovernmental agreements and sustainable (green) practices.

She has over 17 years experience and has regularly appeared before the Wisconsin Public Service Commission and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Clients

Anita serves municipalities and municipal electric utilities in Wisconsin and Illinois including:

• Municipal Electric Utilities of Wisconsin
• City of Reedsburg
• Town of Florence
• Wisconsin Association of PEG Access Channels
• City of Appleton
• Menasha Utilities
• Municipal Wholesale Power Group
• City of Manitowoc
• City of Wisconsin Dells
• City of Rochelle, IL

Awards

• 2009 Wisconsin Association of PEG Access Channels Friend of Access Award
• 2008 Municipal Electric Utilities of Wisconsin Meritorious Service Award for Service to Wisconsin's Public Power Communities

Writings, Seminars & Contributions

• "Sustainable Communities"--Energy Initiatives (2008 Wisconsin League of Municipalities panel presentation)
• "Protecting Municipal Concerns in the Wake of Wisconsin's New Video Franchise Law" (2008 League of Municipalities Attorneys Institute)
• "Avoiding Electric Service Territory Disputes" (2008 Seminar conducted for Municipal Electric Utilities of Wisconsin)
• "Legal Update: Municipal Video Franchise and Right-of-Way Authority" (2008 Wisconsin Town Lawyers Association)
• Public, Educational, and Governmental Channels: Commercial Programming and Underwriting (2007 Wisconsin PEG Access Asssociation)

Education

• University of Wisconsin Law School (Magna Cum Laude, Order of the Coif)
• University of Wisconsin, Masters (English Linguistics)
• University of Wisconsin, B.A. (Spanish and Linguistics)

Community Involvement

• Served on the selection committee for the Minority Clerkship Program sponsored by the State Bar of Wisconsin
• Election Poll Watcher
• Former Board Member, Madison Mutual Housing Association (dedicated to providing affordable housing throughout the Madison area)

Memberships

• American Bar Association (Member, Utility Law Section)
• Wisconsin Bar Association (Member, Energy and Telecommunications Section; Government and Administrative Law Section)
• Energy Bar Association

Hobbies & Interests

• Photography
• Travel and Languages
• "Equestrian Mom"