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Melissa Hagan is listed as Environmental & Sustainability Counsel | Strategy Partner | Law Firm Principal at The Law Office of Melissa B Hagan, PLLC, based in Houston, Texas, United States. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at sbcglobal.net and a matched LinkedIn profile for Melissa Hagan.
Melissa Hagan previously worked as Founder and Principal at The Law Office Of Melissa B Hagan, Pllc and AVP Litigation at Union Pacific Railroad. Melissa Hagan holds Ll.M., Environmental Law from The George Washington University Law School.
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Offer environmental and other outside counsel services to clients ranging from start-ups to multinationals in transportation, energy, biotech, mining, agriculture, government and other industries. Address sustainability, environmental compliance, ESG, health & safety and related areas.Founder of The Law Office of Melissa B. Hagan, PLLC. Former legal executive at Union Pacific Railroad and AmLaw 100 lawyer (Jones Day). I am focused on finding the value proposition in building a culture around environmental and sustainability initiatives. My combined strengths in risk management, operational improvements, negotiation, and relationship building have allowed me to craft optimal solutions for my clients for more than 20 years. At the apex of my career, I have the experience, judgment and confidence to lead clients through myriad challenges.Highlights include:ESG LEADERSHIP: I influenced Union Pacific’s awareness of environmental sustainability, social and governance issues. I employed the company’s corporate culture of commitment to data as a catalyst to demonstrate the value of responding to the CDP Climate questionnaire. Response to the CDP was a catalyst for the launch of UP's ESG Report and recently, a commitment to set a science-based greenhouse gas emission target.CRISIS LEADERSHIP: My ability to manage adversity under pressure was tested following a catastrophic train derailment, resulting crude oil spill and fire at a pristine river gorge. The accident impacted the environment and community. I worked with residents, activists and state and federal government officials to mitigate the damages, reestablish trust, and negotiate a fair and satisfactory resolution.GOVERNANCE AND ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT: As a litigator at Jones Day, I had hands-on experience managing complex disputes. I tried 15 jury trials in private practice, which positioned me to direct litigation strategy as in-house counsel and also effectively manage outside counsel. At UP, I implemented a risk assessment process that appreciably reduced exposure to major litigation and led the company to several victories that protected valuable business interests.Industries/subject matter areas include: ESG, Air, Water, Natural Resources, Transportation, Energy, Power, Manufacturing, Financial Services and BioTech
Listed skills include Environmental Law, Environmental Awareness, Litigation, Civil Litigation, and 21 others.
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Serve as environmental, social and governance (ESG) counsel to clients ranging from start-ups to multinationals. Address compliance, health & safety and related areas.
Omaha, Ne, Us
In my over 10 years with UP, I was promoted several times and played a variety of leadership roles for the freight railroad that contributed to its mission of operating in a safe, reliable, fuel-efficient, and environmentally responsible manner. Some of my achievements include:• Effectuated a strong culture of ESG throughout my tenure by convincing leadership to complete the CDP Climate Questionnaire and by encouraging and supporting a Corporate Sustainability Report. The Company achieved a “Leadership” or “A” rating on the CDP Climate Questionnaire in multiple years.• Based on my executive potential, I was selected for the company’s Leadership Development Project.• Established KPIs for both Environmental and Litigation teams within the Law Department that enhanced communication with business partners and streamlined management.• Based on my leadership, engagement and relationships across multiple departments in the Company, I was chosen by CLO to play key role company-wide overhaul of HR annual review process to increase employee engagement.As AVP, Litigation my contributions included:• Continued to effectively manage increasing caseload notwithstanding reductions of 30% in budget, 50% in team, and 80% in outside counsel.• Created an efficient outside counsel team by streamlining outside counsel based on expertise, diversity and geography, resulting in a reduction of outside counsel firms from an unwieldy 15 to 3.• Reversed trend of multimillion-dollar jury verdicts and significantly mitigated risk by discarding cookie cutter litigation and identifying, managing, and disposing of high-risk, high-value cases early.
Omaha, Ne, Us
Developed California trial team defending litigation and claims related to employee and third party personal injuries.
Omaha, Ne, Us
Nation-wide responsibility for all railroad environmental issues. Contributions included:• Key player in pivotal industry federal preemption victory before Surface Transportation Board that ended years-long litigation with CA regional air board efforts that would impact critical company operations.• Orchestrated environmental response to catastrophic crude oil train derailment and fire in a pristine river gorge with federal government, two states, five tribes, and local community. Key negotiator of agreement with community to mitigate environmental impact.• Negotiated favorable agreement with State of CA for state's high-speed rail project that protected railroad right of way and allocated environmental risk related to Brownfields.• Won permanent injunction prohibiting state of CA from charging fees for transport of hazardous materials.• Managed multi-year EPA Clean Water Act investigation, avoided criminal charges, and negotiated 70% reduction of proposed civil fine.• Directed $400MM CEQA rail project permit application that included environmental justice issues.
Omaha, Ne, Us
Environmental counsel with chief responsibility for litigation and Clean Air Act issues impacting railroad operations.
Omaha, Ne, Us
Environmental counsel with chief responsibility for litigation and Clean Air Act issues impacting railroad operations.
Washington, D.C., Us
• Managed team of 10 attorneys to develop response to FTC restraint of trade investigation of proposed merger, ultimately leading to successful sale of multinational chemical company subsidiary.• Identified significant financial and monetary risk for power plant client related to unpermitted modification, and avoided Clean Air Act fines by successfully demonstrating to EPA that client's controls were sufficient and the modification had not increased emissions.• Achieved complete dismissal of groundwater contamination suit on summary judgment on behalf of telecommunications parts supplier.• Led team in defending international investment bank in complex federal securities violations litigation.• Negotiated asset purchase agreement of contaminated properties for multiple oil servicing companies and refineries.
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Melissa Hagan is listed as Environmental & Sustainability Counsel | Strategy Partner | Law Firm Principal at The Law Office of Melissa B Hagan, PLLC.
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Melissa Hagan holds Ll.M., Environmental Law from The George Washington University Law School.
Melissa Hagan is listed with skills including Environmental Law, Environmental Awareness, Litigation, Civil Litigation, Land Use, Legal Research, Administrative Law, and Commercial Litigation.
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