Jason B. Tompkins

I represent a wide variety of clients; the common thread is that they are all highly regulated. I represent regulated utilities in challenges to agency actions, most often at FERC or the NRC. Many of my clients are financial services companies – banks, loan servicers, debt buyers, and debt collectors who must comply with myriad consumer protection statutes and regulations. But they aren't the only ones. I also counsel utility clients on those same issues, as well as handling broader appellate, trial, and regulatory matters for them.

I frequently represent utilities in connection with challenges to agency action. Often, that involves seeking appellate review of an unfavorable order from an agency, such as FERC or the NRC. I have represented those clients not only before the agencies themselves, but also in the federal courts of appeal. Other times, these matters have involved defending favorable agency action against challenges from special interest groups or even class actions based on our clients’ regulated activities.

A significant portion of my practice involves defending individual and class action lawsuits under the FDCPA, FCRA, TCPA , and similar consumer protection statutes. Because of my familiarity with the statutes, I also counsel clients on compliance with these statutes and related regulations in an effort to avoid lawsuits. I also represent these clients in regulatory investigations concerning their compliance with these statutes.

I have had three legal jobs that offered perspectives on the law from different vantage points—advocate, judicial, and legislative. Prior to joining Balch, I was an energy regulatory and appellate lawyer at a law firm in Washington, D.C., and then I served as a law clerk to U.S. District Judge Karon Bowdre. I later served as Special Counsel to the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. The skills that I acquired in each of those positions have been invaluable in maintaining a successful practice at Balch.