HMS Legal provides strategic advice and representation to a broad array of clients on regulatory issues involving energy, insurance, telecommunications, environmental, municipal, gaming and other areas of government law. We bring the same depth of experience and attention to detail to every matter for every client. We pride ourselves in not just being litigators, but also in counseling our clients in dealing with problems and planning. We strive to develop practical and, if necessary, novel solutions.
Most of our partners have worked either for the agencies that now regulate many of our clients, or the appellate courts that review decisions of those agencies, or both. All have a commitment to providing our clients with the highest quality legal services while working with our clients to seek the most favorable results possible.
HMS Legal was formed in 1982 when two attorneys who worked for the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, decided to start their own law firm. Their vision was that a smaller, collegial, more nimble firm that focused on regulated industries, primarily utilities, and that concentrated on clients’ needs for cost-effective and quality representation, could successfully compete in a legal landscape often dominated by larger law firms. That initiative has proved to be a successful formula, and the addition of similarly experienced attorneys who share that philosophy has enabled the firm to grow its client base, and to expand its practice, while remaining committed to providing cost-effective and highly-regarded legal services to all clients.
