Mr. C. Michael Loftus

Council Member Biography

C. Michael Loftus is Partner at Slover & Loftus in Washington, DC, where he specializes in transportation and fuel matters for a clientele consisting primarily of coal-burning electric utilities. He has extensive experience in administrative litigation before state and federal administrative agencies, in particular, the Surface Transportation Board (STB); civil litigation in United States District Courts; appellate advocacy before United States Courts of Appeals; and dispute resolution through arbitration procedures both as an advocate and as an arbitrator. Mr. Loftus has also involved numerous engagements assisting clients in negotiating, renegotiating and administering rail transportation and fuel supply contracts. On behalf of various electric utility clients, he has appeared before the Surface Transportation Board (formerly the Interstate Commerce Commission) in every general rulemaking proceeding of significance to utility coal shippers since the late 1970s, as well as in numerous individual cases involving challenges to the reasonableness of coal unit train rates, competitive rail access issues and railroad merger applications. Mr. Loftus was actively involved in the legislative processes that resulted in the Staggers Rail Act of 1980 and the ICC Termination Act. He has been a frequent author, speaker and seminar leader on transportation and fuel supply issues. (This is me - Update Profile)

Employment History

1975 - Unspecified

Partner, SLOVER & LOFTUS