Based out of the D.C. Regional Office, Tim Oberleiton focuses on reducing emissions from the building, power, transportation, and industrial sectors.. Tim represents environmental justice community groups and environmental groups in a variety of venues including state and federal courts as well as before public utility commissions where he works to curb gas utility spending while advocating for building electrification to provide clean, healthy, and affordable spaces for all.

Prior to joining Earthjustice, Tim served as an assistant people’s counsel for the D.C. Office of the People’s Counsel (OPC) where he focused on gas and electric utility matters before the D.C. Public Service Commission and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Prior to OPC, he began his public service career as a deputy attorney general with the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, Division of Law – Public Utilities Section.

Tim graduated with a B.A. in History from Rutgers University and received his law degree from Rutgers School of Law — Newark.