Mary Balaster is an experienced attorney currently employed at Reed Smith LLP since March 2018, with prior legal experience at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP and Baker Botts. Before pursuing a legal career, Mary held roles at BP, including Greenhouse Gas Single Point of Accountability and Water & Waste QA/QC Engineer. Mary holds a Doctor of Law (J.D.) in Environmental Law from the University of Houston, a Master of Science (M.S.) in Environmental Engineering, and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Biochemistry, both from Rice University.