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SERVES EXCLUSIVELY AS NEUTRAL (EXCEPT FOR REPRESENTATION OF PRO BONO CLIENTS)

RETIRED FROM THE PRIVATE PRACTICE OF LAW 2017

OF COUNSEL- MARTEN LAW PLLC 2008-2017

HELLER EHRMAN, LLP - Attorneys

1983 to 1998, 1999 to 2008. Shareholder 1985-2008. Firmwide energy practice group leader on several occasions.

PG&E GAS TRANSMISSION, NORTHWEST CORPORATION (1998-1999)

General Counsel and Assistant Secretary

BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION (1978-1982)Supervisory Rates Attorney, Office of General Counsel -

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney

ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL, STATE OF IDAHO Assigned to the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (1977-1978)

PECIAL ASSISTANT/LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT TO U.S. SEN. BOB PACKWOOD, Wash., D.C. (1973-74) -- ENERGY/NATURAL RESOURCES

ADR EXPERIENCE

o Mediated more than 40 cases

• • Transmission access and pricing issues.

  • Price clause dispute between electric utility and major metals manufacturer.

  • Multi-party disputes on cost allocation in utility industry.

  • Land use issues.

  • Labor disputes between workers and management.

o Arbitrated cases involving:

• • Transmission dispute between large federal agency and foreign government power provider.

  • Failed energy efficiency capital project at publicly owned hospital system.

  • Electric rate dispute between electric cooperative and largest customer.

  • Cost allocations between two owners of large industrial site.

  • Multiple pricing disputes arising from the California Energy crisis.

  • Electric rate dispute between industrial owner of generating facility and utility.

  • Licensing and exclusive distributorship agreements.

  • Contract-based disputes involving transmission pricing and access allocation.

  • Dispute between publicly-owned utilities concerning electric power plant cost allocations and operations.

  • Multiple arbitrations concerning cost-overruns or failed solar, wind or conventional generating stations.

  • Dispute involving large multi-location solar project between international energy development company and large U.S. energy developer resolved after 3-week arbitration hearing.

ENERGY EXPERIENCE

• • Representing a Fortune 50 industrial power consumer in power negotiations and rate proceedings before the Bonneville Power Administration, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

  • Represented a large industrial electric power consumer in litigation before the US. Court of Claims.

  • Represented a large California-based industry before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in hydroelectric litigation.

  • Represented several wind power developers in obtaining generation integration and network transmission.

  • Represented a Fortune 200 wood products company as its national energy counsel for more than 15 years in dozens of electric power and natural gas contract negotiations, in cogeneration development, and in electric power rate proceedings in numerous states.

  • Represented several aluminum companies in international acquisitions and divestitures.

  • Represented a large consumer-owned (cooperative) utility for more than 20 years in electric regulatory matters, hydroelectric matters, and rate proceedings.

  • Represented a steel company in a significant and successful treble-damages federal antitrust case and in the ensuing multiple appeals, including before the United States Supreme Court where the client prevailed and secured a multi-million dollar judgment and attorney fees award.

    • Represented a consumer-owned utility in the transfer of a federal hydroelectric facility to the client, and in a hydroelectric relicensing proceeding for a separate facility.

  • Represented an Alaskan native-owned entity in disposal of electric power utility.

LEADERSHIP ROLES

General Counsel at major interstate gas pipeline.

o Part of Officer Review Committee governing pipeline (absentee President supervised three other affiliated companies).

o Supervised one in-house attorney and all outside counsel including a number of multi-state and multi-province American and Canadian law firms).

o Formed subsidiaries and joint ventures.

o Oversaw compliance with securities laws including 1933 and 1934 Acts, SEC reporting requirements (10 Q, 10K and 8K) and FERC and California affiliate rules.

o Negotiated major restructuring of largest multi-shipper contract.

o Negotiated general and benefits agreement with International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (under Federal mediation).

o Designed and implemented streamlined contract approval process.

Firm Leader

o Co-chair of Firm’s Energy Practice Group—responsible for budgeting, hiring, annual business plan and measurements against plan (2003-2006).

o Energy Practice Manager (1989-1998).

o Managing Partner of Portland offices 1983-1990; 1992-1998; 1999-2004 (Heller Ehrman), 2008-2014 (Marten Law)

o 22 year member of firm's Risk Management Committee (ethics and conflict of interest review, Heller Ehrman); Chair, Risk Management Committee, Marten Law 2008-2017.

Federal Agency Leader

o Lead rate counsel—supervised department of 11 attorneys and staff.

o Served as agency’s Conflict of Interest and Freedom of Information Act Counselor.

o Served as primary advisor to Administrator and Managers on Rates and Ethics matters.

o Served as Agency’s first Special Assistant U.S. Attorney.

Community Leadership Roles

• • • Chancellor, Episcopal Diocese of Oregon (2017- ).

    • Founder, Director and Counsel, Health Bridges International, Inc. (2005-2017).

    • President of Board of Directors, William Temple House (1999-2000) (member 1995-2000).

    • Senior Warden, Christ Episcopal Church (2000-2002 and 2016-2017) (Vestry 1999-2002, 2015-2017).

    • Founder and Chair, Oregon State Bar ADR Committee.

    • Chairman, Oregon State Bar Function and Organization Committee.

    • President, Federal Bar Association, Oregon Chapter (1989-90).

    • Member of Council and Chair, Energy Committees, ABA, SONREEL (1990-93).

    • Advisory Committee, Oregon Campaign for Equal Justice (from inception to present).

    • President, University of Oregon Law School Alumni Assoc. (1989-92); (Board 1985-92).

    • President, Melrose Park Neighborhood Association (1998-99.

    • Board of Directors - Arlington Club (2012-15).

• • Board of Directors - Lakewood Center for the Arts (2013-2019).

  • Board of Directors - Arlington Club Heritage Foundation (2015-2020).

  • Board of Trustees - Episcopal Diocese of Oregon (2017 - present).

  • Lake Oswego Rotary - International Service Committee (2019 to present); Chair, Membership Committee (2021- )

FINANCE EXPERIENCE

• • Work on ratings for electric utility with Moody’s, Standard & Poors and Fitch.

  • Work on financing for large electric generating project.

  • Work with CFO of Gas Transmission Northwest on credit facilities.

  • Customer credit requirements and corporate guarantees.

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS EXPERIENCE

• • Privatization of municipal sewer and water utility.

  • Acquisitions of electric utilities.

  • Formation of multiple joint ventures.

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERIENCE

• • Numerous representations regarding National Environmental Policy Act.

  • Successful negotiation with environmental group challenging pipeline right of way.

  • Headed up 8 lawyers evaluating state and federal permitting for transmission.

  • Negotiated air permits amendments with Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality.

  • Negotiated river crossing requirements with State Land Board for gas pipeline.

EDUCATION

University of Oregon School of Law, J.D. (1977). Post graduate courses in Alternative Dispute Resolution at Northwestern Law School at Lewis and Clark College.

University of Oregon, B.S., Political Science (1974); Student Body Vice President; Friars Scholastic Honorary; Maurice Harold Hunter Leadership Scholarship (1973-74); Oregon Scholar; OSPIRG Local Board Chairman; Director UO Environmental Program.

BAR MEMBERSHIPS: Oregon (active member, 1978-present), Washington (resigned on practice/retirement 12/2017), Idaho (1977-2012)

DISTINCTIONS

Martindale-Hubbell A.V. rating (25 years); Best Lawyers in America (Energy Law and Energy Regulatory Law) Energy Lawyer of the Year - 2015--Portland, Oregon; AI 2016 Dispute Resolution Awards-Best in Energy Dispute Resolution ; Oregon Oregon Super Lawyers - 2012-2017 ( Energy and Natural Resources); Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award; Marquis Publications: Who's Who In the World; Who’s Who in America; Who's Who in American Law. Energy Who's Who; Who's Who in Cogeneration and Independent Power; American Arbitration Association Panel of Arbitrators (Northwest Commercial Arbitration and National Energy panels, Consumer Disputes Panel); Panel of Distinguished Neutrals, International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR)—5 panels; 2017 Oregon State Bar Award for the Highest Level of Pro Bono Service (Solo Practitioner).