Atty. Brianne K. Kurdock
Area of Emphasis Brianne Kurdock is the chair of the Firm’s Pipeline and HazMat Safety practice group. She represents clients in pipeline safety matters at the U.S.
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Brianne K. Kurdock is a Shareholder based in Washington, District of Columbia, practicing at Babst Calland. Their practice focuses on environmental. Educated at Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., 2005) and University of Virginia (B.A., 2000). Active member of Southern Gas Association (Legal Committee) American Bar Association (member, Women’s Council on Energy and the Environment) and Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia. Serands clients in Washington, DC and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Area of Emphasis Brianne Kurdock is the chair of the Firm’s Pipeline and HazMat Safety practice group
- She represents clients in pipeline safety matters at the U.S
- Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), state commissions, and the federal courts
- Her nationwide practice covers compliance and strategic counseling, incident response, enforcement proceedings, regulatory comment preparation, and litigation
- She has experience with all sectors of the pipeline industry and is a frequent speaker at energy conferences
- Brianne served as the Firm’s co-chair of the Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee between 2021-2025
- She also designed Solvaire’s PIPES Tracker tool which can be used to search PHMSA enforcement cases
- Background Prior to joining Babst Calland, Ms. Kurdock served as the primary pipeline safety and environmental regulatory attorney for a national trade association that represents the interstate natural gas pipeline industry in North America
- She also served as counsel to PHMSA where she represented the agency in regulatory, enforcement, and litigation matters
- Ms. Kurdock earned her B.A. from the University of Virginia and her J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law
- After law school, Ms. Kurdock clerked for the Honorable William J. McGovern, Superior Court of New Jersey
- Memberships and Affiliations Ms. Kurdock is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, New York and New Jersey and before the U.S
- District Court for the District of New Jersey
- She currently serves on the Legal Committee of the Southern Gas Association and is a member of the American Bar Association, Women’s Council on Energy and the Environment, and Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia
- Awards and Recognition Ms. Kurdock received the U.S
- Department of Transportation’s General Counsel’s Superior Achievement Award, the PHMSA Administrator’s Team Eagle Award, the PHMSA Administrator’s Superior Achievement Award, the PHMSA Peer Award, and the New Jersey Superior Court’s Certificate of Commendation
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Environmental attorneys for regulatory compliance, contamination, land use, and natural resource law.
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Practicing law in District of Columbia. Legal matters in District of Columbia are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Washington are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate District of Columbia state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in District of Columbia brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in District of Columbia courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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