Palmpilot
Touchdown! Greaser!
It's almost certain that they brought her in because she worked in FAA legal, and likely because she authored the opinion. The best way to find "holes" in a legal structure is to hire the person that researched, understood, and directly authored something to try and close some of those holes. She should know exactly where & how sustainable legal arguments can be made.
This is common practice not only in DC, but also in every state capital across the nation.
Oh, the horror!