Frank Lindh

Frank Lindh

Adjunct Professor

Part-Time Faculty

Biography

Adjunct Professor Frank Lindh, former general counsel of the California Public Utilities Commission and now a sole practitioner, has been a practicing lawyer in the field of energy law for nearly 40 years, initially in Washington, D.C., and since 1991 in San Francisco. Lindh is former president of the Western Chapter of the Energy Bar Association, and has also served on the Energy Bar Association's national board of directors. He also has been a member of the board of directors of the Conference of California Public Utility Counsel, a professional association of California PUC practitioners. Mr. Lindh had the distinction of being the first person to serve as law clerk to the Solicitor General of the United States, during the Supreme Court's 1984–1985 term. He also served as an appellate attorney in the Office of the Solicitor of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 

Expertise

  • Lecturer in Law, Stanford Law School
  • Adjunct Professor, University of California San Francisco College of Law (formerly Hastings)

Education

  • JD, Georgetown University
  • MSW, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • BA, Pennsylvania State University

Awards & Distinctions

  • University of San Francisco Law School, Hon. Ira Brown Adjunct Faculty Award, 2024
  • Energy Bar Association, State and Provincial Practitioner of the Year, 2021