Cindy is recognized for her knowledge and experience on matters concerning federal air quality standards under the Clean Air Act. For over 30 years, she has advised clients in complex administrative proceedings to set and implement such standards and in related litigation in federal courts. Cindy’s ability to understand and interpret scientific evidence concerning effects of air pollution on public health and the environment enables her to assist companies and trade groups in advocating for reasonable and effective National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) both before federal agencies and in court. Her knowledge of the bases for these standards allows her to provide advice on implementing them in ways that ensure the standards are met without unnecessarily burdening businesses. Cindy also assists companies faced with investigations or enforcement actions to understand and rebut claims that emissions from particular facilities endanger health or the environment.

Cindy is admitted to practice before the US Supreme Court, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the US District Court for the District of Columbia, and the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Prior to joining Hunton & Williams LLP, she clerked for the Atomic Safety & Licensing Board Panel of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Cindy has volunteered for several years for Catholic Charities at the Montgomery County, MD Family Justice Center, providing immigration assistance to victims of domestic abuse.

Bar Admissions

Education
JD, The George Washington University Law School, with honors, 1981

BA, Biology and English, Bucknell University, cum laude, 1978

• Represented industrial clients in numerous rulemakings by the Environmental Protection Agency to establish national air quality standards for ozone, particulate matter, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide.
• Represented industrial clients in numerous federal court proceedings concerning review, revision and implementation of National Ambient Air Quality Standards.
• Represented electric utilities before the Environmental Protection Agency concerning the Agency's rules and guidance related to implementation of its air quality standards.
• Participated in the Environmental Protection Agency’s review of its process for reviewing National Ambient Air Quality Standards.
• Participated on behalf of electric utility clients in a federal advisory committee proceeding to develop strategies for implementing air quality standards.
• Counseled clients on the significance of specific scientific publications reporting associations between industrial pollutants and health or environmental effects.
• Advised industrial clients concerning regulatory requirements related to implementation of federal air quality standards.

• Member, Section on Energy, Environmental and Resource Law, and Section on Environmental Law, American Bar Association
• Member, Air & Waste Management Association
• Member, American Chemical Society

• 2017 Chambers USA Environment Law Firm of the Year
• Listed for Environment: Regulatory, Legal 500 United States, 2016
• Selected as a Super Lawyer for Environmental Law, Washington DC Super Lawyers magazine, 2013-2017. A description of the selection methodology can be found on Super Lawyers’ webpage.

• This Decision Only Adds to the Chaos of the PM Regulatory Landscape, an Appellate Court Tells EPA to Think Again about Ambient Standards for Particulate Matter, EM Magazine
• EPA’s New Ground-Level Ozone Standard, Environmental Law Institute
• Improving Air Quality to Meet Revised Soot Standard Could Harm U.S. Economy, Concrete Products
• New 1-Hour Air Quality Standards Pose Implementation Challenges, EM Magazine, a publication of the Air & Waste Management Association (www.awma.org),
• EPA Is Considering Stringent New Air Quality Standards. What Would They Mean?, American Bar Association
• Before the Dust Can Settle, New Ozone Standards, Air & Waste Management Association's EM Magazine
• The New NAAQS Review Process Begins To Take Shape, EM
• EPA’s finding that wildfires did not preclude NAAQS attainment is upheld, Westlaw Today