Management Manager

CYNTHIA DREW

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**** ***** ***** ***., ***** Gables, FL 33146

Legal Experience

****-** ******** ********* ******* (FL) Appellate

(Family certification in process)

2007-12 Certified FL Circuit Civil

2002-11 Associate professor University of Miami School of Law

(administrative law, natural resources/energy law)

2002-06 U Miami Center for Ecosystem Restoration (book)

2007-10 Visiting professor - University of Houston Law Center (land use)

- Seattle University School of Law (disaster law)

- Lewis & Clark Law School (Portland, OR)

(environmental law)

1998-2002 Trial/appellate US Department of Justice (DOJ) (Washington, DC)

attorney (2 EPA Bronze Medals, DOJ Special Commendation,

private & court-ordered mediation in docket cases)

Litigation/corporate Jenner & Block, Environmental Law Department

attorney (+ US appellate/criminal pro bono cases) (Chicago)

2001/1998 Adjunct professor - Columbus School of Law, Catholic University

(interviewing, counseling, negotiating)

- Northwestern University School of Law

(natural resources law)

1992-93 Law clerk Honorable Douglas W. Hillman, US District Court,

Western District of Michigan (Grand Rapids)

Florida/Federal Experience

1987-1989 Intergovernmental South Florida Water Management District

representative for (Land/water planning, wellfield protection ordinance,

St. Lucie County first Indian River Lagoon program manager)

1979-87 Acting public US Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District

affairs officer, (Commander’s Award, Secret Clearance,

writer/editor Equal Employment Opportunity counselor)

Selected Professional Qualifications

Arbitrator Certificate in International/Domestic Commercial Arbitration

University of Houston Law Center, AA White Dispute Resolution Center (2010)

Mediator Trained in Christian mediation/conflict resolution (Peacemaker Ministries, 2010)

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Bar member Florida (1993); Illinois (1992); US: Third, Fourth, Fifth, Eighth, DC Circuits; pro hac vice: Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh Circuits; many district courts (1993-2002)

Active leader, Standing Committee of Environmental Law; Sections of Administrative Law

American Bar and Regulatory Practice and of Environment, Energy, Resources (1995-2012);

Association Section of Dispute Resolution (co-chair, environmental committee) (2011-12)

Selected Community Activities

Invited Speaker 1) international seminar The Ground, Groundwater, and the Gulf re: settlement of natural resources damages (Miami); 2) University of Florida Tenth Annual Nelson Symposium (Gainesville)/3) intensive Villanova Law School field course on BP Oil Spill (New Orleans) re: ecosystem/damages/mediation issues in case (2011)

Participant invitation-only forum for 20 national water lawyers (Denver, 2011)

Member appointed to Emergency Management Board (Coral Gables, 2009-11)

Participant University of Houston faculty group’s interfaith tour of Turkey (2010)

Member Florida delegation to UNESCO Water Institute, Delft, Netherlands (studied water management, flood control, disaster planning, sustainability) (2009)

Participant University of Seattle Theology School’s Ecotheology Institute (2009)

Expert solicited by Catholics United for the Common Good to help lobby Members of Florida congressional delegation to pass House climate change bill (2009)

Pro bono for neighborhood group successful in stopping inequitably planned aspects of

Counsel state traffic project (Coral Gables, 2003)

Representative of University in Leadership Miami community program (2002-2003)

Elected Board to Civic Association of Hollin Hills (CAHH) (represented 463-household

Member community of historic contemporary homes) (Alexandria, VA, 2000-02)

Intergov’tal representing CAHH Governing Board to Southern Fairfax County Council of

Liaison Local Governments (+ recruited community members to work on planning, environment, education, economy, health, transportation, zoning committees)

Education

J.D. Wigmore Scholar Northwestern University School of Law

cum laude Teaching Assistant (negotiation)

Ph.D. Teaching Fellow Vanderbilt University, English Department

History Department Award: Best graduate paper

M.A. University Scholar Specialties: Renaissance drama/history

B.A. National Merit Newcomb College, Tulane University (New Orleans)

summa Scholar Honors in English, Biology minor, Phi Beta Kappa

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Selected Environmental Law Publications

The Gulf Deepwater Drilling Moratorium Litigation: While Merits Still Pending, Already Significant Practical Effect?, 40 Envtl. L. Rep. 11137 (2010)

Stopping the Conversation: Amended ESA [Endangered Species Act] Section 7 Regulations Put Species at Risk (with Eric Biber), 36 Ecology L. Currents [University of California/ Berkeley] 139 (Jan. 2009) (we were 2 of 3 leaders of national collaborative team of 20 environmental law professors producing 70+ pages of comments for record contra the George W. Bush Administration Interior Department’s proposed midnight regulations streamlining risk assessments for endangered species; in 2/09 the new Obama Administration Interior Secretary requested copy of our comments; his 4/09 action rescinded streamlined 1/09 regulations)

Large-Scale Ecosystem Restoration: Five Case Studies from the United States (with Mary Doyle, eds., Island Press/Society for Ecological Restoration International 2008) (peer-reviewed)

The Upper Mississippi River and the Army Corps of Engineers’ New Role: Will Congress Fund

Ecosystem Restoration?, in Large-Scale Ecosystem Restoration (above)

Beyond Delegated Authority: The Endangered Species Act Counterpart Consultation Regulations,

37 Envtl. L. Rep. 10483 (2007)

Storm Water and the Consent Decree: The Life or Death of The Everglades, 21 Nat. Resources & the Envt. 30 (Spr. 2007)

The Chicago High-Rise Indoor Environmental Quality Case (with Robert Graham), in Keeping Buildings Healthy: How to Monitor and Prevent Indoor Environmental Problems (James T. O’Reilly, ed., John Wiley & Sons 1998)

Lenders’ Environmental Risk Management: An Update (with Keith Collins), Rev. of Banking & Fin. Services, Vol. 11, No. 6 (Mar. 22, 1995)

Environmental Risk Management under the New FDIC Guidelines (with Robert Graham), Rev. of Banking & Fin. Services, Vol. 9, No. 22 (Dec. 22, 1993)

Interviews/Media

Interview: [Former Health & Human Services Secretary] Donna Shalala on Presidential Transitions in Agencies, Administrative & Regulatory Law News, Vol. 33, No. 3 (Spr. 2008)

Interview: Donna Shalala on Managing Cabinet Departments, Rulemakings, Administrative & Regulatory Law News, Vol. 33, No. 4 (Sum. 2008)

Paul Brinkman, UM Prof [Cynthia Drew] Dives Into Debate Over Auto Emission Standards, The South Florida Business Journal, January 18-24, 2008

Henry Hamman, US States War over Water from Georgia, The Financial Times, October 23, 2007 (quoting me re: the basin-wide need for planning for water)

Kim Canon, Judge Praises Agencies for Settling Air Lawsuit, The Houston Chronicle, May 17, 2001

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Highlights of Legal Experience

Trial/appellate attorney, DOJ, Environment & Natural Resources Division, Environmental Defense Section (e.g., represented US Environmental Protection Agency in Regions 3, 10 (1998-2002))Awarded DOJ’s Special Commendation for Outstanding Service for work litigating/ mediating/settling Superfund wartime liability case (mining/manufacturing sites in 6 states). Awarded US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Bronze Medals for work to litigate/mediate/argue (in Eastern District of Virginia, on rocket docket ) &Win/settle Maryland/Virginia Total Maximum Daily Load Clean Water Act citizen suits.Win DC Circuit Court of Appeals challenge to rule establishing tribal Clean Air Act (CAA) jurisdiction (case featured in Native American environmental law casebook) --then draft successful US Supreme Court brief opposing certiorari (2001 WL 341170140). Arizona Public Service Co. v. Envtl. Prot. Agency, 211 F.3d 1280 (D.C. Cir. 2000), cert. denied sub nom. Michigan v. Envtl. Prot. Agency (U.S. 2001).Via mediation ordered by Fifth Circuit, led federal defendants in extensive pre-briefing negotiations to settle consolidated Houston CAA transportation conformity citizen suits (per Houston Chronicle, averted imminent cancellation of US highway construction contracts in Congressman DeLay’s district; ultimately helped bring light rail to Houston).Investigated alleged wetlands violations in Virginia tidewater area referred by USEPA for prosecution; hired and worked with expert witness PhD scientists to evaluate sufficiency of technical evidence to prove violations; conducted pre-filing settlement negotiations.

Litigation/corporate attorney, Jenner & Block, Environmental Law Department (1993-98)Represented Fortune 50 company’s paper mills in Southeast/Midwest during intense period of CAA permitting/compliance activities; negotiated with state regulators in both regions.Defended clients against DOJ wetlands/Safe Drinking Water Act enforcement actions in Illinois/Oklahoma (latter case brought by US also as trustee for Sac and Fox Nation; tribal representatives were at the table with parties at US Attorney’s Office, Oklahoma City).My analysis of records re: latter case at Fort Worth/Dallas National Archives established ability to implead 100 third-party defendants (after lengthy pre- & post- suit negotiations, this fact facilitated settlement that created new tribal water supply). Pro bono representation of/work for: Cook County criminal defendants charged with, e.g., armed robbery. Former US Attorney preparing, for charity event, to prosecute Hamlet for murder.Elected board of Grand County, Utah, seeking Nuclear Regulatory Commission decision to move 11-million-ton radioactive mine tailings waste pile leaking into Colorado River floodplain near Moab (2000 congressional action ultimately provided sought remedy).

CYNTHIA DREW (Resume, cont’d, page 5, Pro bono work for:)Widow appealing agency denial of black-lung benefits to Third Circuit. Chicago coroner working pro bono to preserve forensic evidence of Kosovo massacres to help bring killers to justice before international tribunal.

Highlights of Florida/Federal Administration

First St. Lucie County intergovernmental representative, South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) ( Protector of the Everglades ) (West Palm Beach, 1987-89)Developed cost-sharing contracts to help local governments implement wiser water, land use/ comprehensive planning to comply with new state growth management legislation.Led year-long technical/political efforts to draft/gain consensus for/win unanimous adoption by County/City elected boards of County’s first wellfield protection ordinance. As first SFWMD Indian River Lagoon (IRL) program manager, led interdisciplinary team of technical professionals to develop IRL Surface Water Improvement and Management (SWIM) plan (precursor to current $1.36 billion Martin Country portion of initial Everglades $8 billion restoration plan).Argued for/won SFWMD Governing Board approval of first SWIM restoration plan for Indian River Lagoon (now Estuary of National Significance).

Acting public affairs officer & writer/editor, Public Affairs/ Environmental Planning, US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Nashville DistrictEarned Commander’s Award for Civilian Service (Bronze Medal) for outstanding public affairs management (developing congressional briefing books; handling breaking news/ public events/emergencies (e.g., disabled barge leaking hazardous materials in lock, causing navigation shutdown on Ohio River; spring flooding in Pittsburgh and Harlan County, Kentucky; remote Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area groundbreakings)).Managed staff of 10-12, including audio-visual graphics branch of 5 (with darkroom & full television-production capability (+ capacity to borrow Huey helicopters from Fort Campbell for emergency response)); cross-trained park rangers as assistant public affairs officers.As member of executive team, participated in Army mobilization exercises (Secret Clearance); after worldwide competition, selected as Defense Department Senior Executive Service trainee.Managed backlog of delinquent floodplain insurance studies with civil engineer; got production back on track so fast that contracting Federal Emergency Management Agency sent Commander letter of commendation rescinding former complaints.Wrote/edited variety of technical planning/compliance documents (e.g., Environmental Impact Statements, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area Master Plan (latter won Presidential Design Award presented in Rose Garden ceremony)).Investigated 3 cases of alleged race and/or gender discrimination, recommending appropriate informal resolutions; 2 cases were so settled; 3rd recommendation was adopted 2 years later by highest Department of Army internal reviewer (obviating pending lawsuit).

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