MEG REEVES
652 Kerr Administration Building
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331
541-737-2474
meg.reeves@oregonstate.edu
EDUCATION:
University of Oregon School of Law, JD, 1981
Ocean and Coastal Law Certificate
Order of the Coif
State University of New York at Oswego
B.A., 1974
EMPLOYMENT:
Director of Policy and Legal Services, Office of the General Counsel, Oregon State University
January, 2003 - present
Advise the President, Provost, central administration, deans, directors and faculty on a wide range of policy and policy implementation issues, including implementation of legal advice received by the institution. This includes interaction with the Oregon Department of Justice and University units to coordinate requests for and receipt of legal services from the Department of Justice. Specific duties include rule and policy drafting and revision, contract negotiation and drafting, responses to tort claim notices, employment matters, assistance with public/private ventures, and public records requests.
Deputy Director, Oregon Water Resources Department
January, 2000 - January, 2003
Responsible for general oversight, with the Director, of agency with dual mission to provide for Oregon’s water supply needs and protect and restore streamflows. Specific duties included supervision of agency administrators, development and implementation of agency’s new programmatic and policy initiatives, management of agency’s legal affairs, including coordination with Department of Justice, intergovernmental coordination (primarily with other state agencies, federal agencies and Indian tribes), Oregon Plan implementation, and staffing to Oregon Water Resources Commission.
Assistant Attorney General, Natural Resources Section, General Counsel Division, Oregon Department of Justice
May, 1990 - December, 1999
Lead counsel to the Oregon Water Resources Department from 1996 to 2000, and to the Oregon Office of Energy and the Energy Facility Siting Council from 1990 to 1996. Duties included provision of legal advice to agency Director and administrators on a wide range of matters including rulemaking, contested case hearings, legislative initiatives, and substantive water and energy law matters.
Assistant Attorney General, Appellate Division, Oregon Department of Justice
August, 1988 - May, 1990
Briefed and argued a wide variety of civil and criminal cases for the state in the Oregon Court of Appeals and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Law Clerk, Oregon Court of Appeals
August, 1982 - August, 1983
Law Clerk, Oregon Supreme Court
August, 1981 - August, 1982
PRESENTATIONS:
Panelist, Oregon Water Resources Congress Annual Meeting, December 6, 2002, Seaside, Oregon
“Who Owns the Water Right?”
Presenter, The Seminar Group’s 11th Annual Conference on Oregon Water Law, November 14, 2002, Portland, Oregon
“Deschutes Basin Update”
Presenter, Oregon Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team, November 2, 2002, Corvallis, Oregon
“Overview of Western Water Law”
Panelist, Northwest Environmental Conference, October 16, 2002, Portland, Oregon
“Water Rights – Competition for a Scarce Resource”
Presenter, Oregon State University Stream Team, June 3, 2002, Corvallis, Oregon
“'Water’s for Fightin': Origins of the Klamath Basin Conflict”
Presenter, American Bar Association 20th Annual Water Law Conference, February 21, 2002, San Diego, California
“The Klamath River Basin: The Challenge of Reconciling Mixed Missions”
Presenter, Western States Water Council Symposium on the Endangered Species Act and Western Water Law, September 20, 2001, Seattle Washington
Case Studies: The Klamath Basin
The Walla Walla Basin
Panelist, The Seminar Group’s 10th Annual Conference on Oregon Water Law, October 18, 2001, Portland, Oregon
“Klamath Basin Issues – A Panel Discussion”
Presenter, The Seminar Group’s Conference on the Endangered Species Act, June 7, 2001, Portland, Oregon
“The Walla Walla Basin Settlement”
Presenter, Oregon Water Resources Congress Water Law Seminar, October 6, 2000, Portland, Oregon
“Endangered Species Act and State Water Rights”
Presenter, Western States Adjudication Conference, September 9,1999, Newport, Oregon
“Klamath Basin Adjudication Overview”
Presenter, Law Seminars International 7th Annual Conference on Oregon Water Law, October 30, 1998, Portland, Oregon
“Administrative Procedures and Oregon Water Law”
Presenter, Attorney General’s Public Law Conference for State Agencies, November 5, 1997, Salem, Oregon
“Legal Counsel: How Best to Use Your Attorney”
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Member, National Association of College and University Attorneys, 2003
Member, Western States Water Council, 1999-2003
Advisory Board Member, Center for Water & Environmental Sustainability,
Oregon State University, 2002-2003
Vice-Chair, Legal Committee, Western States Water Council, 2001-2002
Member, Oregon Plan for Salmon & Watersheds Core Team, 2000-2003
Member, Natural Resources Section, Oregon State Bar, 1990 - present
Member, Government Law Section, Oregon State Bar, 1990 - present
Member, Marion County Bar Association, 1990-2003