PHMSA Attorneys

PHMSA's Office of Chief Counsel has attorneys in four divisions:

General Law

Hazardous Materials Safety Law

Pipeline Safety Law

Regulatory Affairs

Personnel Overview

Chief Counsel:

• Vacant

Deputy Chief Counsel:

• Vasiliki Tsaganos, Designated Agency Ethics Official

Assistant Chief Counsel, General Law Division:

• Brandon Hollingshead

Assistant Chief Counsel, Hazardous Materials Safety Law Division:

• Christina Tackett

Deputy Assistant Chief Counsel, Hazardous Materials Safety Law Division:

• Adam Horsley

Assistant Chief Counsel, Pipeline Safety Law Division:

• James M. Pates

Deputy Assistant Chief Counsel, Pipeline Safety Law Division:

• Benjamin Fred

Assistant Chief Counsel, Regulatory Affairs:

• Robert Ross

Adjudications Counsel, Hazardous Materials Safety Law Division:

• Vincent Lopez

Presiding Officials, Pipeline Safety Law Division:

• Larry T. White
• Kristin Baldwin

FOIA Officer:

• Madeline Van Nostrand

Support Team

• Administrative Officer - Daphene Floyd
• Legal Assistant - Ilana Cephas
• Administrative Assistants - Lauren Jones, Heather Myrga

General Law Division

Assistant Chief Counsel, General Law Division:

• Brandon Hollingshead

Attorney Advisors

• Karin Christian
• Amal Deria
• Dolores Francis
• Patrick Halpin
• Eugenia Jackson
• Gary Smith

FOIA Officer

• Madeline Van Nostrand

Government Information Specialist

• Pauline Byrd

Paralegal Specialist

• Lloyd Scott

Hazardous Materials Safety Law Division

Assistant Chief Counsel:

• Christina Tackett

Deputy Assistant Chief Counsel:

• Adam Horsley

Adjudications Counsel:

• Vincent Lopez

Attorney Advisors

• Brittany Besser
• Aris Generette
• Safiya Hamit
• Madison Saniuk
• Laura Ulmer

Pipeline Safety Law Division

Assistant Chief Counsel:

• James M. Pates

Deputy Assistant Chief Counsel:

• Benjamin Fred

Presiding Officials:

• Kristin Baldwin
• Larry T. White

Attorney Advisors

• Yewande Agboola
• Joseph Hainline
• Erin Hendrixson
• Lauren Manns Clegg
• Melanie Stevens

Regulatory Affairs Division

Assistant Chief Counsel

• Robert Ross

Attorney Advisors

• Amelia Samaras