Arthur J. Chmiel, Attorney

After having been employed as Senior Counsel and for Allegheny Energy, Inc. a public utility holding company and its wholly owned subsidiaries Allegheny Power, and the Mountaineer Gas Company, as its acting general counsel, Arthur J. Chmiel joined Bell & Bands, PLLC, as Of Counsel on January 1, 2005. Before his employment with Allegheny Energy, Inc., Mr. Chmiel was employed with the LTV Steel Company, in Cleveland, Ohio as Labor and Employment Counsel and General Counsel to the Company's six wholly owned railway companies. Prior to that time, Mr. Chmiel worked as an associate with the Cross Wrock law firm in Detroit, Michigan, and was employed as Industrial Relations and Senior Counsel with the Gulf & Western Manufacturing Company also in Detroit. Mr. Chmiel also served in the Michigan National Guard, and as the Assistant City Attorney for Highland Park, Michigan, and has been a member of the American Arbitration Association and the National Mediation Conciliation Service. Although the focus of his practice has been labor and employment law, Mr. Chmiel has acquired a broad range of experience in commercial, general business, public utility and personal injury law, especially related to the electric and natural gas utility and transportation industries. A native of Detroit, Mr. Chmiel graduated with a B.A. in Economics from the University of Michigan, and a J.D. from Michigan State University.