Harry Geller, Esq. Executive Director, Pennsylvania Utility Law Project

Areas of Expertise: As the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project (PULP) based in Harrisburg, Harry Geller provides advocacy, training, consultation and support services in energy and utility matters within the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network and other nonprofit community agencies serving the low-income population.

Community Involvement: Harry presently serves as Chairman of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Advisory Committee to the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare; The Pennsylvania Energy Assistance and Weatherization Coalition; and the Pennsylvania Legal Services Utility/Energy Law Group. He also sits as a member of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Consumer Advisory Council; Weatherization and Energy Conservation Policy Advisory Council to the Department of Community and Economic Development; and the PECO Universal Services and Low Income Usage Reduction Program Advisory Committees.

Awards: Harry received the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network Excellence Award in 2007.

Experience and Education: Harry has served as a Volunteer in Service to America (VISTA), as a staff attorney for the New York City Legal Aid Society, and as a Director of Legal Services, Inc.

Patrick M. Cicero, Esq. Staff Attorney, Pennsylvania Utility Law Project

Areas of Expertise: Patrick is based in the Harrisburg office of the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project (PULP) where he provides advocacy, training, consultation and support services in energy and utility matters affecting low-income residents of Pennsylvania.

Publications: Pennsylvania Consumer Law by Carolyn Carter, Bisel Publishing Co., 2003, Supp. 2010, Contributing Author.

Experience and Education: Prior to joining PULP, Patrick worked as a staff attorney for five years at MidPenn Legal Services where he led their consumer unit and focused on consumer and housing issues. Patrick also worked for three and one half years as the judicial law clerk to the Hon. Sylvia H. Rambo, United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. He has served as a lecturer at Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School Of Law and the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and has been an Adjunct Instructor at Messiah College.

Patrick received his J.D. , magna cum laude, from Temple University Beasley School of Law in 2002, and his B.A. in Sociology, magna cum laude, from Messiah College in 1999.