LUBBOCK, Texas – Lubbock Power & Light is pleased to announce the hiring of Richard Casner as General Counsel. Casner brings to the utility an extensive legal background in both the public and private sector which includes service as First Assistant City Attorney for the cities of Lubbock and Denton, Texas.
“Mr. Casner’s impressive professional experience in both the public and private sector brings a wealth of knowledge and unique set of capabilities to LP&L,” said Greg Taylor, LP&L Electric Utility Board Chairman. “Finding the right person to serve as General Counsel to the Electric Utility Board is essential to tackling the challenges ahead and we are blessed to be able to bring Mr. Casner on board at this moment in LP&L’s history as Richard is supremely qualified to be a leader in our utility.”
Prior to joining LP&L, Richard Casner worked as a lawyer in the private sector for eight years in Fort Worth for the firms of Haynes and Boone and Albert, Neely & Kuhlmann. In 1996, Casner began work as Natural Resources Attorney for the City of Lubbock before assuming the title of First Assistant City Attorney from 2003 to 2009. While in his role as Assistant City Attorney he worked in the areas of electric utilities, water, oil and gas, real property and economic development.
From 2009 to 2012, Casner served as First Assistant City Attorney for the City of Denton where he again focused on areas of interest such as electric utilities, oil and gas, real property and economic development. Returning to Lubbock in 2014, Casner served as the City of Lubbock’s Natural Resources and Utility Attorney. He comes to LP&L having just served as Partner in the local Lubbock law firm of Crenshaw, Dupree and Milam.
Casner is a proud graduate of Texas Tech University where he received Bachelor of Science degree and a Doctor of Jurisprudence while earning the distinction of graduating Magna Cum Laude in both academic endeavors. He is a native of Lubbock and a graduate of Monterey High School.
Casner joins LP&L as the Electric Utility Board and staff work to finalize plans to secure a long-term source of reliable wholesale power beyond the June 2019 expiration of their current purchase power agreement. Casner will play a key role in the implementation of the course of action set to be decided on by early spring of 2015. As General Counsel, he will also be responsible for all legal matters and concerns arising out of the day to day functions of LP&L and provide support to LP&L administration and the Director of Electric Utilities on a variety of transactional and litigation projects. He will officially begin work with the utility on January 1, 2015.
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Lubbock Power & Light is the third largest municipal electric utility in Texas and has been serving the citizens of Lubbock since 1917. LP&L serves more than 101,000 electric meters and owns and maintains 4,300 miles of power lines and three power plants in and around the City of Lubbock. For more information about Lubbock Power & Light, as well as updates on new customer initiatives implemented, go to www.lpandl.com and follow the utility on Facebook.