Mary K. Sahs
is a Lawyer in Austin, TX
Austin, TX
Areas of Law
- Water Law
- Environmental Law
- Administrative Law
Contact Information
| Currently Employed At |
901 South Mopac Expressway, Suite 500
Austin, TX 78746
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Experience & Credentials
| Admission Details | 1985, Texas; 1987, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas | | Education | University of Texas-El Paso, B.A.; University of Texas at Austin, J.D. | | Additional Bio Details | Registered Texas Lobbyist, 1993-1999. Speaker and Author: "Developing Pre-Rules and Initial Rules," Groundwater Conservation District Seminar Series: Programs, Plans and Rules for Your Groundwater Conservation District, Texas A&M, August 2003; "Environmental and Water Law Go Local," Representing Clients in the Multi-Jurisdictional Setting, Litigation Section, Travis County Bar Association Seminar, May 2003; "Groundwater Regulation in Texas," Industry Council on the Environment Meeting, January 2003, Austin Industry Environmental Counsel Meeting, February 2003 and Environmental Superconference, 2003; "Groundwater in Rural Texas," Travis County Bar Association, Real Estate Section Meeting, May 2002, Central Texas Section, Water Environment Association of Texas Meeting, September 2002 and San Antonio Bar Association, Environmental Section Meeting, November 2002; "Legislative Update on Environmental Law," Texas Advance Paralegal Seminar, September 2005; "Open Government Requirements for Texas Groundwater Conservation Districts," Groundwater Conservation District Seminar Series: Being and Effective Board Member, Texas Water Resources Institute of Texas A&M University Seminar, January 2003; "The Role of Groundwater Conservation Districts in Sales and Exports," Seminar, November 2004; "Texas Groundwater 2004, Towards Sustainability," Texas A&M, April, July and September 2004; "Landowner and Citizen Information on Groundwater Leasing, Marketing and Sales Seminar," Travis County Bar Association, Mineral Law Section Meeting, June 2004; "Water and Sewer Services: Update on Certificates of Convenience and Necessity (CCNs)," Austin Bar Association Real Estate Section Meeting, February 2006 and Lorman Education Services Zoning, Subdivision, and Land Development Law Conference, April 2007. Presented: "Fly Over: What's New in Groundwater Law," The Changing Face of Water Rights in Texas, State Bar of Texas Seminar, 2005; "Fundamentals of Groundwater Law," Nuts and Bolts of Texas Water Rights, State Bar of Texas Seminar, 2005; "Groundwater-Desired Future Condition, Science, Law and Policy," CLE International Texas Water Law Conference, September 2007; "Groundwater Conservation Districts: Their Role in Sales and Exports," CLE International Texas Water Law Conference, April 2008; "Groundwater Conservation Districts: The Legislature's Preferred and Localized Method of Regulation," The Changing Face of Water Rights in Texas, State Bar of Texas Seminar, 2006. Speaker: "Groundwater Conservation Districts: Oil, Gas and Minerals," Austin Bar Association Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Section Meeting, April 2007; "Groundwater Districts, Implementation of HB 1763 and More," Fall Meeting, Texas Water Conservation Association, October 2006. Author: "Groundwater Regulation in Texas," Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts, January 2003. Panelist, "Roundtable on Groundwater District Powers: Enough, Not Enough, Just Right?" Texas Groundwater: Yours? Mine? Ours? Environmental Defense Seminar, March 2003. Managing Editor: "Texas Law of Water Resources," Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section, State Bar of Texas, State Bar Books, October 2008. Co-editor: "West's Texas Practice Series, Environmental Law," Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section, State Bar of Texas, 1997-. Planning Committee Member: "Texas Environmental Superconference," Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section, 1990, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007; "Texas Groundwater 2004; Toward Sustainability," International Institute for Sustainable Water Resources and Edwards Aquifer Research and Data Center, Texas State University, San Marcos, 2004; "Flows for the Future," River Systems Institute, 2005; "Charting the Course," River Systems Institute, 2006; "Changing Face of Water Rights," State Bar of Texas, 2005 and 2006; "Texas Water Summit: Focusing on Water for Agriculture and Natural Resources," Texas Agricultural and Natural Resources Summit Initiative of the Texas A&M Systems, 2003. President, Sahs & Associates, P.C., Austin, Texas, September 1998-. Principal, Law Offices of Mary K. Sahs, Austin, Texas, November 1995-September 1998. Associate: Gardere and Wynne LLP, Dallas, Texas, September 1992-November 1995; Scanlan, Buckle & Fleckman, Austin, Texas, 1985-1987. Public Interest Counsel, January-September, 1992 and Hearings Examiner August 1988-January 1992, Texas Water Commission, Austin, Texas. Regulatory Consultant, Texas Department of Agriculture, Austin, Texas, 1987-1988. Legal Writing Lecturer, University of Texas School of Law, 1987-1988. Assistant City Attorney, West Lake Hills, Jonestown, Village of Lakeway, City of Sunset Valley, Texas, 1985-1987. |
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