A. Hunter Hodges is of counsel in Steptoe's Washington office, where he is a member of the Regulatory & Industry Affairs Department. Mr. Hodges’ practice focuses primarily on electric utility law and energy transactions, and also includes natural gas and oil pipeline matters.

Mr. Hodges has represented electric utilities and their affiliates before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in cases involving wholesale market rules and market design issues, mergers and acquisitions, market-based rates, transmission pricing and rate design, wholesale power sales, contract disputes, and the Commission’s refund authority. Mr. Hodges’ electric utility practice includes representing utilities before federal courts of appeals. Mr. Hodges also represents natural gas local distribution companies, energy investors, and electric utilities before the Commission in matters arising under the Natural Gas Act and Natural Gas Policy Act.