The Law Offices of Sandy N. Webb

Politically savvy, business minded attorney with success leading cross-disciplinary projects. Excellent communication and presentation skills with a proven track record of gaining early buy in from State and Federal regulatory agencies and motivating top performance from internal teams including finance professionals, engineers, construction managers, and planning professionals. Ability to form and leverage relationships necessary to acquire a working advantage on any project.

Core Competencies
Legal and Issue Specific Research, Analysis, and Writing
Project Management, Permitting, and Funding
Energy and Environmental Policy, Rules and Regulations
Strategic Partnership and Alliance Building
Public Information and Community Outreach
Negotiation and Consensus Building
Legislative Monitoring and Advocacy
Tax & Fees

Experience
Law Offices of Sandy N. Webb, P.C., Tigard, Oregon
Attorney, Present

As a lawyer in Oregon she runs a local law office working with paralegals and accountants as needed.

Ab Initio Consulting, LLC., Hillsboro, Oregon
Chief Executive Officer, Present

She is the owner and operator of the consulting company, providing analysis and research for legislative, environmental, energy, water, engineering, planning, and educational projects. She is responsible for business management, client development, developing professional relationships, and contract management.

Portland Community College, Portland, Oregon
Adjunct Professor, Present

Sandy teaches real estate and land use law to paralegal students.

Miles & Stockbridge P.C., Easton, Maryland
Associate Attorney

Sandy spent many years at Miles & Stockbridge, a Mid-Atlantic law firm with over two hundred (200) attorneys, eight offices and is nationally ranked. She litigated land use and contract/business matters; advocated for clients at county and city meetings and at corporate boards; monitored State, County and municipal legislative process, drafted alerts on legislative developments affecting annexation, land development, and guardianship matters and drafted information sheets to inform clients about newly passed laws and potential compliance issues. She researched and drafted annexations and development rights agreements for large scale Planned Unit Developments, including research on reducing the corresponding water, wastewater, and impact fee issues.

City of Frederick Mayor’s Office, Frederick, Maryland
Attorney

Sandy worked for the City of Frederick, it is the second largest municipality in Maryland with approximately 59,000 residents and located 40 miles north of the District of Columbia. She negotiated high priority water, sewer, and construction contracts for the Mayor’s Office on behalf and at the direction of the Mayor and Board of Alderman. She represented the City at citizen outreach meetings and Task Force meetings, County Council and Planning Boards, and inter-governmental boards and state commissions; managed projects to ensure schedule, budget, and goals were met on major capital projects, including pipelines, well permitting/construction, long term planning for new water sources and storage, water and wastewater treatment plant expansions, and potential river water augmentation; obtained necessary permits with the Army Corps of Engineers and Department of the Environment and maintained multi-level working relationships with these agencies; negotiated long term goals and policies for water and wastewater projects with local stakeholders and regulatory agencies, including grant management.

Baltimore City Dept. of Social Services, Baltimore, Maryland
Attorney

She was responsible for compliance monitoring and analysis and implementation of new/pending legislation. Prosecuted termination of parental rights cases and abuse/neglect professional licensing registry cases, including discovery, witness preparation, drafting and arguing motions, and trial work (second and lead counsel).

Supreme Court of the State of Delaware, Wilmington, Delaware
Judicial Law Clerk for Justice Carolyn Berger

University of Baltimore Law School, 2004
One semester towards a master of laws in taxation.

Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M. 2002
Masters of Law in Energy, Environmental and Administrative Law

Coursework included Energy Law, Energy Problem Seminar (Deregulation and Climate Change), Natural Resources Law, Environmental Law, Environmental Law in the Business Transaction, Administrative Law, and Constitutional Property Issues – Takings.
• Thesis – The Business Implementation of a Green Power Plan; Exploring Why and How

Whittier Law School, J.D. 2000 – Cum Laude
Honors and Awards: CALI Excellence for the Future Award for the highest grade in Conflict of Laws course; Honor Roll, Dean’s List, Children’s Rights Fellow and Scholarship awards. Academic Success Instructor (1998-1999 and 1999-2000 school years).

Towson State University, B.S. 1995, Social Science Degree, minor in teaching secondary education

Professional Qualifications
Licensed Attorney: Maryland and Pennsylvania (2001), Oregon (2008)

Committees, Conferences and Lectures

• Appointed Clean Water Services' Citizen Advisory Commission – Environmental
Representative (present)
• Appointed Georgetown Club of Oregon President (present)
• Appointed Oregon League of Conservation Voters – Washington County
Steering Committee Member (present)
• Member representative - Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin,
Source Water Protection Committee (2004-2005)
• Member representative - City of Frederick Water Supply Task Force (2004-2005)
• Member – ABA Section of Environment, Energy and Resources (Since 2001)
• Lecturer: Street Law (1997-1998)
• Lecturer: Whittier Law School ASP Program - Torts, Contracts and Civil
Procedure Law (1998-1999)