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Greg leads BakerHostetler’s Catastrophic Accident Response team and its OSHA Workplace Safety team. These teams are strategically developed and located to provide rapid response capabilities to clients with facilities, assets and personnel across the country.

Greg focuses his national practice on safety, health and environmental (SHE) law, including process safety management (PSM) and risk management plans (RMP). He has tried and won some of the most significant OSHA cases in the past 15 years and has extensive litigation experience against EPA, TCEQ, BSE and other state and federal environmental and safety agencies.

Greg is also an author and frequent speaker on crisis response and safety and environmental compliance and enforcement issues. Through meetings with regulators and written comments, he has led multiple client advocacy groups to promote positive revisions to the PSM and RMP regulations under the EPA Clean Air Act, OSHA PSM Standard and Washington state PSM regulations.

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J.D., The University of Texas School of Law, 2002

B.S., Foreign Service, Georgetown University, 1998

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<li>Chambers USA
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<li>Environment in Texas (2016 to 2018, 2021 to 2022, 2024)</li>
<li>Occupational Safety and Health, Nationwide (2022 to 2024)</li>
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<li>Lawdragon: 500 Leading Energy Lawyers (2023)</li>
<li>The Best Lawyers in America® (2022 to 2023)</li>
<li>The Legal 500 United States (2016 to 2019)</li>
<li>Houston Business Journal: &#8220;Who&#8217;s Who in Energy&#8221; (2016)</li>
<li>Texas Super Lawyers &#8220;Rising Star&#8221; (2007 to 2009)</li>
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Chambers USA Guide 2024 Recognizes 155 BakerHostetler Attorneys and ­66 Practice Areas

BakerHostetler litigation bench continues to expand with addition of acclaimed catastrophic accident response partner Greg Dillard in Houston

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Major Accident and Incident Response
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<li>Represented 70+ oil, gas and chemical facilities after major accident or fatality, including simultaneous response to agencies’ (EPA, OSHA, CSB, ATF, NTSB, BSSE, DOJ) investigations, leading privileged internal investigations, and preparing for regulatory, civil and criminal litigation defense. Also defended numerous CSB investigations.</li>
<li>Represented dozens of pipeline and midstream plant operators after fatality and property damage incidents.</li>
<li>Represented numerous upstream energy and service companies when they experienced fatal and serious injury incidents at production and drilling wells.</li>
<li>Represented an offshore production company after a rig explosion and fire in response to BSEE civil and criminal investigation and related civil litigation.</li>
<li>Represented steel and metal manufacturers during OSHA inspections after employee amputations and fatalities.</li>
<li>Represented food manufacturers in response to chemical releases, employee and contractor serious injuries, and internal investigations.</li>
<li>Represented an amusement park facility after employee fatality. Defended against OSHA citations and assisted with civil litigation defense.</li>
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OSHA, Safety and Health Litigation and Compliance
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<li>Defended multiple oil refineries, chemical plants and midstream oil and gas companies against OSHA citations alleging violations of process safety management standard and other safety regulations.</li>
<li>Advised natural gas and pipeline companies on compliance with safety regulations for gas-gathering systems.</li>
<li>Defended clients against dozens of OSHA citations involving crane accidents or failures and related civil litigation.</li>
<li>Represented multiple refineries and industrial manufacturing plants during planned OSHA inspections, including Refinery NEP inspections.</li>
<li>Engaged by clients to advocate for rulemaking changes during EPA’s RMP regulation and Washington State’s PSM regulation.</li>
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Whistleblower and Employment Litigation
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<li>Led internal investigation for a midstream company regarding DOT whistleblower allegations.</li>
<li>Represented a pipeline company in DOT and STAA whistleblower litigation. Obtained favorable settlement.</li>
<li>Represented a steel manufacturer in OSHA investigation of 11(c) whistleblower allegations.</li>
<li>Represented Texas concrete manufacturer in whistleblower litigation. Obtained favorable summary judgment.</li>
<li>Represented an oilfield services company in Texas and Louisiana in a lawsuit opposing restrictive covenants and unfair competition. Obtained favorable settlement.</li>
<li>Represented a North Dakota oilfield services company in an ERISA lawsuit involving denial of benefits. Also represented in settlement of second ERISA suit.</li>
<li>Represented an employer in a three-day arbitration of breach of contract dispute with employment systems vendor.</li>
<li>Defended a manufacturer against unfair labor practice claims. Also represented in arbitration of collective bargaining grievance on behalf of the manufacturer.</li>
</ul>

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