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## Contact Us

Office of Chief Counsel
U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration1200 New Jersey Avenue, SEWashington, DC20590United States

**Email:**phmsachiefcounsel@dot.gov**Phone:**202-366-4400****Fax:**202-366-7041****Business Hours:**9:00am-5:00pm ET, M-F

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# PHMSA Attorneys

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

General Law

Hazardous Materials Safety Law

Pipeline Safety Law

Regulatory Affairs

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## Personnel Overview

**Chief Counsel:**
                      - Vasiliki Tsaganos, Acting Chief Counsel

**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:**
                      - Adam Horsley

**Assistant Chief Counsel, Pipeline Safety Law Division:**
                      - Benjamin Fred

**Assistant Chief Counsel, Regulatory Affairs:**
                      - Robert Ross

**Adjudications Counsel, Hazardous Materials Safety:**
                      - Vincent Lopez

**Presiding Officials, Pipeline Safety:**
                      - Larry White

**FOIA Officer:**
                      - Oladele Awoniyi

**Support Team**
                      - Administrative Officer - Daphene Floyd
                      - Legal Assistant - Ilana Cephas
                      - Administrative Assistants - Crissy Horton (CTR), Heather Taylor (CTR)

## General Law Division

**Assistant Chief Counsel, General Law Division:**
                      - Brandon Hollingshead

**Attorney Advisors**
                      - Karin Christian
                      - Amal Deria
                      - Dolores Francis
                      - Patrick Halpin
                      - Eugenia Jackson
                      - Paul Juang-Korol
                      - Gary Smith

**FOIA Officer**
                      - Oladele Awoniyi

**Government Information Specialist**
                      - Elizabeth Webb

**Paralegal Specialist**
                      - Marilyn Umeaku (CTR)

## Hazardous Materials Safety Law Division

**Assistant Chief Counsel:**
                      - Adam Horsley

**Adjudications Counsel:**
                      - Vincent Lopez

**Attorney Advisors**
                      - Brittany Besser
                      - Harlan Dalzell
                      - Aris Generette
                      - Safiya Hamit
                      - Laura Ulmer

**Paralegal Specialist**
                      - Geni Gonzalez (CTR)

## Pipeline Safety Law Division

**Assistant Chief Counsel:**
                      - Benjamin Fred

**Deputy Assistant Chief Counsel:**
                      - Lauren Clegg

**Attorney Advisors**
                      - Ian Curry
                      - Kathleen Maitland
                      - Ryan McClure
                      - Joseph St. Peter

## Regulatory Affairs Division

**Assistant Chief Counsel**
                      - Robert Ross

**Attorney Advisors**
                      - Nathan Cole
                      - Jeremy Henowitz
                      - Melissa Mitchell
                      - Amelia Samaras
                      - Conor Walsh