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Todd represents municipalities and water, sewer, gas and electric utilities, applying the wealth of knowledge he acquired during his time as a Kentucky Public Service Commission attorney. He has litigated a wide variety of matters before the Kentucky Public Service Commission—from rate cases to certificates of public convenience and necessity—and is well equipped to handle the most complete administrative cases. Todd utilizes his knowledge of utilities in litigating various utility-related torts raised against municipalities. He also defends municipalities in other tort matters, such as police officer civil rights cases and whistleblower employment cases. He now uses his litigation and practice experience as a frequent instructor of courses on the Open Records and Open Meetings Acts at several local government law and utility training seminars.

Jim Gardner brings to Sturgill Turner more than two decades of utility law experience in both private practice and the public sector. Jim spent 8 years on the Kentucky Public Service Commission, serving as Chairman from 2015-2016 and Vice-Chairman from 2008-2015. During his time with the PSC, Jim chaired hearings and public meetings involving such matters as rate increases, fuel adjustment cases, environmental plans and certificates of public convenience and necessity. He has developed a keen interest in energy efficiency and clean energy sources, such as biomass, clean coal technologies, solar, landfill gas generation and low cost wind.. Jim also practices in the area of bankruptcy law, having represented a municipal utility in Chapter 9 bankruptcy proceedings. Additionally, he has represented debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, and creditors’ committees in Chapter 7, Chapter 11, and Chapter 13 proceedings. Jim has twice served as a member of the Sixth Circuit Merit Selection Panel for the current Eastern District of Kentucky Bankruptcy Judges.