Bethami Auerbach, born Los Angeles, California; admitted to bar, 1974, California; 1975, District of Columbia. Education: Pomona College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1970); Stanford Law School (J.D., 1974); University of Iowa (M.F.A., 1983). Board of Editors, Stanford Law Review. Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk to Judge Joseph T. Sneed, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1974-75. Office of General Counsel, EPA, 1977-1980. Visiting Associate Professor of Law, University of Iowa College of Law, 1981-1983. Visiting Associate Professor of Law, Temple University Law School, 1984-1985. Co-Author: "Pesticides Law Handbook," Government Institutes (1999). Member: The District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of California (inactive).

Timothy D. Backstrom, born Mauston, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1979, District of Columbia.  Education:  Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., 1973); Yale Law School (J.D., 1979).  Office of General Counsel, EPA, 1979-2004.  Mr. Backstrom was Senior Counsel in the Air and Radiation Division of the EPA Office of General Counsel (OGC) from 1990-2004.  During that period, he was responsible for a variety of rulemakings implementing the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments, including promulgation of maximum achievable control technology (MACT) standards for emissions of hazardous air pollutants (HAP), case-by-case MACT determinations, delisting of particular HAP and source categories, and review of particular National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).  He also managed complex litigation concerning MACT policies and procedures and fuel additive regulation.  Mr. Backstrom was previously in the Pesticide and Toxic Substances Division of OGC, where he was responsible for the negotiations that led to the elimination of mercury compounds previously used in paints and coatings.  He also supervised extensive litigation involving the chemical dinoseb, including nine federal court actions and four administrative adjudications.  Mr. Backstrom also served as OGC’s designated administrative law expert, and was head of the trial team when EPA intervened in a hearing concerning a request for an exemption from the Endangered Species Act for the northern spotted owl.  Member:  The District of Columbia Bar; Bar of the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit; Bar of the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; Bar of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Jayne P. Bultena, born Sioux Falls, South Dakota; admitted to bar, 1991, Pennsylvania; 1992, District of Columbia; 1993, South Dakota. Education: University of South Dakota (B.S., magna cum laude, 1987); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1991). Ms. Bultena has almost 20 years of experience in food and drug regulatory matters, including approval, labeling, compliance, and promotion of pharmaceutical and consumer health care products, biologics, diagnostics, medical devices, and dietary supplements. She has counseled Fortune 100 companies, start-ups, and venture capital investors on several issues, including managing compliance risks and promotional violations, including FDA inspections, responding to deficiencies and warning letters, conducting recalls, and coordinating press and media relations; advising clients on development of claims, labeling, and promotional materials, including websites, social networking, and clinical medical education (CME); petitioning FDA on changes in patent restoration terms, barring use of volunteers for certain clinical testing, supporting regulation of tobacco products, and clarifying orphan drug designations; assisted clients with unique food, dietary supplement, and cosmetic products to market through appropriate regulatory pathways. In addition to representing clients before FDA, Ms. Bultena has represented clients before the CPSC and the FTC. Member: Pennsylvania Bar Association; State Bar of South Dakota; The District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association.

Lisa Rothenberg Burchi, born Larchmont, New York; admitted to bar, 1996, New York; 1998, District of Columbia. Education: Tufts University (B.A., cum laude, 1990); The National Law Center, George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1995). Co-Author: "The TSCA Basic Practice Book," ABA (2000). George Washington University Journal of International Law and Economics, 1994-1995. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; The New York Bar (retired).

Michael F. Cole, admitted to bar, 1966, New York; 1999, District of Columbia. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., magna cum laude, with honors, 1963); New York University (L.L.B., 1966); Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Eta Sigma. Root-Tilden Scholar. Research Editor, New York University Law Review. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; The New York Bar; New York State Bar Association.