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<br /> MEGAN STARR, ID—LEGAL COUNSEL AND QA/QC MANAGER
<br /> OVERVIEW
<br /> • More than 19 years of experience
<br /> Education
<br /> • Juris Doctorate,with Honors, University of Southern California Gould School of Law,CA, 2001
<br /> • Bachelor of Arts, History,with a Comparative Degree in Law and Society,Cum Laude, Dean's List,
<br /> Regents Scholar, University of California, Riverside, CA, 1998
<br /> Licenses and Certifications
<br /> • California State Bar No.217675 (inactive)
<br /> Megan Starr,JO, is a licensed Attorney who has extensive experience in providing support and direction
<br /> to multiple stakeholders on large projects involving state and federal environmental laws, including the
<br /> CEQA,the ESA,the Migratory Bird Treaty Act,the NHPA,the Clean Air Act, and the CWA.She has
<br /> represented a wide variety of public agencies,including cities,counties, school districts, community
<br /> services districts,transportation agencies,and water districts,with environmental and land use
<br /> planning. Ms.Starr has also assisted in the preparation of numerous environmental documentations,
<br /> including EIRs/EISs, Multiple Species HCPs(MSHCPs), Categorical Exclusions, Findings of No Significant
<br /> Impact (FONSIs), NDs, and MMRPs.Aside from legal counsel services,she has served as a CEQA
<br /> Guidelines Project Manager; she was responsible for all aspects of preparing and distributing custom
<br /> environmental guidelines and forms on an annual basis for more than 60 different public agencies.She
<br /> has also participated in committees and extracurricular activities with individuals from diverse social and
<br /> cultural backgrounds and she conducts seminars and lectures on environmental and legal issues at
<br /> schools and municipal and professional organizations.
<br /> RELATED EXPERIENCE AND CLIENT SUMMARY
<br /> Best Best& Krieger LLP
<br /> • Assisted local governments in identifying, preparing,filing,certifying, and defending appropriate
<br /> environmental documents, including EIR/EIS, MSHCPs,Categorical Exclusions, FONSI, NDs,and
<br /> MMRPs for a diverse set of projects, including commercial, residential, mixed-use, industrial
<br /> facilities,and warehouse construction projects,as well as specific and general plans and HCPs
<br /> • Provided support and advice to clients regarding various complex and time-sensitive legal matters
<br /> • Authored numerous titles on environmental and land use topics
<br /> • Represented both municipal and private clients in administrative proceedings,negotiations,
<br /> settlement meetings, and litigation
<br /> • Drafted comment letters and prepared responses to comments on behalf of public agencies
<br /> • Was responsible for all aspects of numerous trial and appellate court cases
<br /> • Coordinated and facilitated internal project team meetings(formal and informal public meetings,
<br /> scoping meetings, public hearings,and workshops)involving various experts,environmental
<br /> consultants,and public agency staff and attorneys
<br /> • Regularly gave presentations regarding legal issues before municipal boards and commissions
<br /> • Managed and mentored a team of junior associates, paralegals, and IT staff
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