About Margaret
Margaret Felts's education crosses disciplines. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering from Louisiana Tech University (B.S., 1977), followed by a Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Communications from Eckerd College (B.A., 1979). She later completed a Master of Science in Energy at La Salle University (M.S., 1989) and a Juris Doctor at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 2000), where her coursework included international law, banking and contracts.
Those academic choices shaped a career that bridges technical and legal concerns. Early training in petroleum engineering and graduate study in energy gave her a technical vocabulary and an understanding of industry practice. Law school added doctrinal training in contracts and banking, along with exposure to international legal issues. The combination of those elements informs how she approaches disputes and transactional matters.
Felts is licensed to practice in Washington. Her practice has dealt with the kinds of questions that arise where engineering, finance and law meet. That has included contract negotiation and review, matters touching on energy projects and regulatory considerations, and bank-related documentation. She is comfortable parsing technical reports and translating them into legal positions that can be used in negotiations or in drafting clearer contractual language.
Her work style is methodical. She breaks complex problems into their component parts and tackles them one step at a time. Clients and colleagues have found that an engineer’s approach to problem solving—attention to specification, tolerance, and sequence—can be useful when projects collide with statutes and contractual obligations. Her legal training supports that approach by framing technical facts within applicable law.
Throughout her career she has maintained an interest in the cross currents of international transactions and domestic regulatory frameworks. Contract drafting, banking arrangements and energy-related deals form a steady part of her workload. She has advised on documentation and on compliance issues that can determine whether a project proceeds smoothly or stalls.
Felts practices from an office listed as M C Felts in Washington. Her current work concentrates on energy and banking-related legal matters.
