Management Environmental

Maureen L. King

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510-***-**** 510-***-**** (mobile)

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Member of the State Bar of California

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Environmental Associate, Barg Coffin Lewis & Trapp LLP, San

2006--presen Francisco, California.

t Defending major chemical manufacturer in statewide

litigation alleging water contamination with

perchlorethylene (PCE).

Representing oil companies in negotiations with regulatory

agencies regarding clean-up orders, cost allocation and

closure of waste disposal sites.

Defending toxic tort claims arising from alleged

environmental contamination from trichloroethylene (TCP) and

asbestos.

Representing two major oil companies in federal litigation

alleging violations of CERCLA, RCRA, and the Clean Water Act

from the disposal of drilling mud.

Hiring and supervising technical consultants to assist in

evaluating remediation alternatives and achieve

cost-effective clean-up of contaminated sites.

Counseling clients regarding compliance with the Safe

Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986

(Proposition 65).

Drafting and evaluating lease and purchase agreements and

advising clients re: sale of contaminated real property.

Coordinating pretrial case management in environmental

litigation including: written discovery, depositions,

dispositive motions and court-mandated conferences and (when

appropriate) negotiating with opposing counsel to

cost-effectively settle pending litigation.

Evaluating loss contingencies from pending and threatened

environmental litigation in response to corporate audit

request letters.

Working effectively with joint defense groups of chemical

manufacturers in defense of toxic tort actions.

PROBONO ACTIVITIES & PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Committee on Environmental Legislation, State Bar of CA:

Evaluating pending environmental legislation for committees

of State legislature.

Environmental Law Section, S.F. Bar Association

Groundwater Resources Association of California

April Board of Directors, J.M. Huber Corporation (multinational

2003-August natural resources and oil & gas company): Executive

2005 Compensation and Environmental Compliance Committees,

non-voting member. Worked with consultant to revamp EH&S

program company-wide. Presentation to JM Huber legal team

re: federal sentencing guidelines and strategy for Board

oversight of environmental compliance.

June Senior Environmental Specialist, Bingham McCutchen LLP:

2005-March Evaluated privilege issues in major document production in

2006 CERCLA litigation.

1983-1993 Assistant Counsel, Office of the Legislative Counsel, U.S.

House of Representatives. Nonpartisan legislative liaison to

Members and Committees of the House of Representatives.

Specialist in energy legislation.

Responsible for major federal energy legislation, including:

Low Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act.

High Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act.

Price Anderson Reauthorization Act.

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Project Act.

Skilled legislative and policy analyst.

May Law Clerk, Natural Resources Defense Council, San Francisco,

1981-Decembe California. Wrote portions of briefs filed before the 9th

r 1981 Circuit and U.S. Supreme Courts successfully arguing that

States may regulate the use of nuclear energy within their

borders for economic reasons and securing public access to

California beaches.

Education & Honors

J.D. 1982 Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California,

Berkeley.

Member of California Law Review.

M.S. 1979 Massachusetts Institute of Technology,

Political Science Department, Science and Public Policy

Program.

Masters thesis: Balancing Trade Secret Protection with

Regulatory Disclosure in the Implementation of TSCA and

OSHA.

Abt Public Policy Thesis Prize.

Full fellowship for Ph.D. candidacy.

Science and Public Policy faculty search committee.

B.A. 1977 Princeton University, magna cum laude.

Interdisciplinary major: political science, philosophy, and

ethics.

Science in Human Affairs Program

Senior Thesis: Technology Assessment and Future Generations

M.S.L.S. Catholic University of America, School of Library and

1994 Information Science.

Focus: Digital research and collection management.

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