Select Matters
- Advice and counsel to energy clients regarding state and federal compliance issues, appropriate use of Texas Environmental, Health, and Safety Audit Privilege Act, and permitting issues related to state underground injection well requirements.
- Advice and counsel to parties to transactions involving energy sites, including renewable energy facilities, including due diligence regarding local, state, and federal permitting requirements.
- Advice and counsel to energy trade association regarding state and federal environmental developments, state and federal rulemaking analysis and comment, and legislative developments affecting environmental law.
- Advice and counsel to underground water districts regarding state and federal environmental developments, permitting requirements, and legislative issues; also advice regarding water rights issues and relations between client and neighboring jurisdictions.
- Advice and counsel to energy export facilities regarding requests for contested case hearings at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and assistance with permit issues related to site operation and expansion.
Publications
News
Credentials
Education
- The University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1984, with honors
- The University of Texas at Austin, B.A., 1979, with high honors
Courts
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
Bar Admissions
- Texas
Clerkships
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, Honorable Jack Roberts and Honorable James R. Nowlin, 1984 - 1985