James K. McGee

Family & Energy Law Attorney

Attorney Bio

James K. McGee is an attorney at Castro Law Group whose practice centers on energy and utility regulatory law. He represents clients before the Maryland Public Service Commission on energy, telecommunications, electricity, gas, compliance, and regulatory matters.

Most lawyers never appear before the PSC. It is an administrative body, not a court, and the work runs on a different track from litigation. A CPCN proceeding decides whether a generating station or transmission line gets built at all. A rate case determines what a utility may charge its customers for years afterward. Merger reviews turn on conditions negotiated in front of the Commission rather than terms signed at a closing. The record is technical, the timelines are long, and the decision makers are commissioners and hearing examiners rather than juries.

Mr. McGee has appeared in most major PSC proceedings in Maryland. His clients include power plant owners on both the renewable and fossil fuel side, HVAC contractors, retail and wholesale suppliers, and several Maryland counties. He has handled CPCN cases, rate cases, mergers, and EmPOWER Maryland matters.

Super Lawyers named him a Rising Star in Utility Law seven times between 2012 and 2019.

Alongside the energy and utility practice, Mr. McGee represents individuals and businesses in transactional matters and civil litigation. He practices in state and federal courts in Maryland and Washington, D.C., in courts of original jurisdiction and on appeal.

He is a graduate of the University of Maryland and the University of Baltimore School of Law. He lives in Edgewater with his wife and three daughters and follows the Terps closely.