
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
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-Review’s On the Grid