Background
Fels, Nicholas Wolff was born on March 19, 1943 in White Plains, New York, United States. Son of Lawrence P. and Fredericka (Gaines) Fels.
Fels, Nicholas Wolff was born on March 19, 1943 in White Plains, New York, United States. Son of Lawrence P. and Fredericka (Gaines) Fels.
Bachelor magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1964. Master of Arts, University California, Berkeley, 1965. Bachelor of Laws cum laude, Harvard University, 1968.
Worked at Covington & Burling. Admitted to the bar, 1968, New New York 1970, California; 1971, District of Columbia.
Law Clerk to Judge John M. Wisdom, United States.
Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, 1968-1969. Company-Author: "Compulsory Wheeling of Electric Power to Industrial Consumers," 52 Fordham Law Review 219, 1983.
Author: "Determining Appellate Venue on Review of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Orders," 1 Energy Law Journal 35 (1980).
Board directors District of Columbia Education Compact, since 2005. Member Energy Bar Association, District of Columbia Appleseed Center (board directors since 1994, president 1996-2000).
Married Susan T. McEwan, December 28, 1968. 1 child, Sarah.