Hawke, McKeon & Snicsak, LLC

Judith D. Cassel

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Associate

Judith Cassel has spent over 20 years in the energy industry.  Judith began her energy career as an executive for Mobil Oil Corporation and later as Vice President of two regional petroleum and natural gas companies.  She has negotiated mergers and acquisitions, reorganized operations and refinanced companies.

Beyond managing energy companies, Judith has represented clients, including utilities, bio diesel manufacturers, gasoline and fuel oil distributors, solar installations and electric generation suppliers, in matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (Pa. PUC), the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (Pa. DEP), the Common Pleas Courts of Pennsylvania the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (Pa. DEP), Pa Insurance Department’s Underground Storage Tank Indemnification Fund (USTIF) and both the Pennsylvania and Maryland taxing authorities.

Judith provides advice and representation in a range of energy matters, including grant funding, entity formation, refinancing, franchise contract negotiations and contract litigation.  She also represents electric generation suppliers before the Pa. PUC in matters such as licensing, purchase of receivables, and default service proceedings.

In addition, Judith represents energy and construction companies before the Bureau of Minority and Women Business Opportunities (BMWBO), as well as the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.

Representative Matters

• Represented Attorney General before FERC
• Represents Solar Installation facilities in front of the Pa. DEP and Pa. PUC
• Represents Petroleum Distributors in front of USTIF
• Represented an electric utility and electric generation supplier before the Pa. PUC
• Represented Philadelphia Construction Company before the BMWBO for Certification
• Represents convenience store chains and gasoline distributors  before Pa. DEP and the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas and USTIF
• Represented Petroleum Distributor in judgment foreclosure actions and commercial collections matters
• Represented gasoline distributor before the New Jersey Attorney General

Professional Affiliations

• National Energy Bar Association
• Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Lancaster Bar Association
• Pennsylvania Petroleum Marketing Convenience Store Association
• Energy Bar Association
• Oil and Liquid Pipelines Committee

Honors & Distinctions

• Central Penn Business Journal’s Top 40 Under 40
• Pegasus Elite – Mobil Oil Corp.
• Honors in Negotiations and Russian Business Law
• NCAA Division I All-American and five-time record holder – Track and Field Penn State

Government Service

• Law Clerk, Law Bureau, Pa. PUC