Margaret Felts

Margaret Felts has built a distinguished career as a lead technical consultant and expert witness for law firms, regulatory agencies, and private entities, focusing on energy, environmental, and corporate fraud disputes. Her practice emphasizes behind-the-scenes discovery, research, and strategy development to support regional and national clients in achieving favorable outcomes.

Her extensive consulting career spans over three decades, during which she has held prominent industry roles. In the 1990s, Felts was appointed as Deputy Director of the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), where she successfully reorganized and managed the State Superfund program, including overseeing toxic waste cleanup at military bases.

In the 1980s, Felts was recruited by the Department of Defense to establish its inaugural environmental office and later served as Division Chief of Environmental Engineering at McClellan AFB. There, she developed a comprehensive program to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local environmental regulations.

Felts' career began in Texas when she was recruited by the California Energy Commission for an Energy Engineering role in the Fuels Office. Her early professional experience includes working as a Process Engineer at Amoco's Yorktown, Virginia refinery and with Celanese Plastics and Specialties in Texas, focusing on the production of oil and gas fracking chemicals.

She holds a B.S. degree in Petroleum Engineering from Louisiana Tech University (1977), an MS degree from LaSalle University (1989), and a J.D. degree from the University of Pacific's McGeorge School of Law (2000). Additionally, Felts earned a B.A. in Communications from Eckerd College and is a member of the Washington State Bar (#40507).