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Nicolle is an energy litigator with extensive courtroom experience representing the oil and natural gas industry. She has argued cases in state and federal courts in both jury and non-jury trials, and has successfully represented clients before the federal Third, Fourth, and Sixth Circuit Courts of Appeals, as well as state supreme courts and other appellate courts in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia. Nicolle represents natural gas companies in a wide spectrum of the industry, including producers from conventional and shale formations, underground storage and interstate pipeline transportation companies, and local distribution companies. She has represented clients in class actions involving royalty payments, other lease terms, storage, and ownership of subsurface rights. Nicolle has also litigated matters over lease and payment disputes, pipeline and storage condemnations, encroachments, and contract issues. She also counsels clients on environmental permitting and permit disputes, as well as advising on shale transactions.

Credenciales

  • Duke University School of Law, 2001, J.D., Fellow, Environmental Law, Cummings Environmental Law Colloquium, 2000, Business & Executive Editor, Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum
  • Duke University, 2001, M.A., Environmental Science, Governing Board, National Association of Environmental Law Societies
  • Harvard University, 1998, A.B., Environmental Science and Public Policy, cum laude; Henry Rosovsky Scholar; Commendation from Governor of Florida for research on beach erosion, Thesis titled Setting the Standards for Beach Erosion Control: Is Any Solution Acceptable?

  • Pensilvania
  • Ohio
  • Virginia Occidental

  • All State and Federal Courts - Pennsylvania
  • All State and Federal Courts - Ohio
  • All State and Federal Courts - West Virginia

  • Energy and Mineral Law Foundation – Member, Executive Committee; 10th Law of Shale Plays Conference Co-chair, 2019
  • The Center for American and International Law: Institute for Energy Law – Member, Advisory Board
  • The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law (formerly Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation) – Member, Trustee-at-Large
  • Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy – Member, Board of Directors
  • Shady Side Academy – Member, Board of Trustees

Premios y reconocimientos

  • Ranked in Chambers USA for Pennsylvania Energy & Natural Resources (Band 1 since 2022), 2021-2025, and Nationwide Oil & Gas Litigation, 2023-2025
  • Selected through peer review for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© for Oil & Gas Law and Commercial Litigation, 2021-2025, and for Energy Law, 2025
  • Recognized by the National Diversity Council as one of the Most Powerful and Influential Women of Pennsylvania, 2018 (also a winner in 2011)
  • Recognized as a BTI Client Service All-Star, 2016
  • Selected by the Pittsburgh Business Times as a BusinessWomen First winner, 2015
  • Selected by The Legal Intelligencer as a Lawyer on the Fast Track, 2014

In the News

  • 18 November 2014 Energy Spotlight: Nicolle Snyder Bagnell Pittsburgh Tribune-Reviews On the Grid