Kay Casto & Chaney represents regulated businesses, utilities, and public bodies before West Virginia’s administrative agencies and regulatory commissions. Our attorneys guide clients through licensing, permitting, rulemaking, and enforcement proceedings, and advocate for them when an agency decision needs to be challenged. Our regulatory law services include:

• Administrative Proceedings & Hearings: Representing clients in contested cases before state agencies, boards, and commissions.
• Licensing & Permitting: Securing, renewing, and defending the licenses and permits businesses depend on.
• Rulemaking & Agency Comment: Advising on proposed rules and submitting comments to shape regulatory outcomes.
• Public Service Commission Practice: Representing utility and energy clients in PSC proceedings, rate cases, and compliance matters.
• Environmental & Energy Regulation: Counsel on permitting, reporting, and ongoing compliance obligations for regulated operations.
• Compliance Programs & Audits: Building internal compliance programs and responding to regulatory audits and inquiries.
• Enforcement Defense: Defending clients against civil penalties, notices of violation, and agency enforcement actions.
• Judicial Review & Appeals: Challenging or defending agency determinations on appeal to West Virginia courts.

Regulatory outcomes often turn on procedure as much as substance. We help clients engage agencies early, build a complete record, and preserve the issues that matter should a determination later need to be appealed.