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| Practice Areas | Energy; Environmental Law; Regulatory Law; Litigation; Clean Tech; Toxic Torts; White Collar Criminal Defense | | | Education | University of Texas at Austin, J.D., with honors, 1994, University of Texas at Austin, B.S., Civil Engineering, with highest honors, 1991 | | | Admitted | 1994, Texas | |
| Memberships | State Bar of Texas (Immediate Past Chair, 2006-2007, Chair, 2005-2006, and Executive Committee Member, Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section); American Bar Association (Vice-Chair, Toxic Torts and Environmental Litigation Committee, Environment, Energy and Resources Section; Vice-Chair, State and Regional Environmental Cooperation Committee Program). | | | Born | Dallas, Texas | | | Biography | Author: "Climate Change - An Overview," 21st Annual Texas Environmental Law Superconference, Austin, Texas, August 5-7, 2009; "The Carbon Revolution: Answering the Call," with J. Civins, Texas Bar Journal, April 2009; "Companies Should Be Cautious When Making Green Claims," with J. Civins, Executive Legal Advisor, March/April 2009; "Climate Change Disclosures - Avoid the Heat," with J. Civins, Texas Lawyer, February 2009; "The Opportunities and Risks of the New Federal Stimulus Bill - Environmental Aspects," February 19, 2009, presentation; "The Carbon Revolution," with J. Civins, UT CLE 2009 Carbon and Climate Change Conference, Austin, Texas, February 3-4, 2009; "When It Comes to Eco—Marketing, It's Not Easy Being Green," with J. Civins, Austin Business Journal, November 21, 2008; "Reporting Environmental Liabilities and Risks After Sarbanes-Oxley," UT-Dallas Institute for Excellence In Corporate Governance, May 4, 2006; "Environmental Case Law Update," 13th Annual Texas Environmental Law Superconference, August 2001; "Texas' Use of Institutional Controls," American Bar Association book, A Practical Guide to Implementing Institutional Controls at Brownfields and Other Contaminated Sites, August 2002; "The Great Evolution of Environmental Law," @Law, Spring 2003; "All Appropriate Inquiries—Are They Appropriate?," The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., January 1, 2006; "Reporting Environmental Liabilities and Risks After Sarbanes-Oxley" UT-Dallas Institute for Excellence In Corporate Governance, May 4, 2006; "Transactional Environmental Due Diligence—What Diligence is Due?," American Bar Association Natural Resources & Environment, Winter 2006; "EPA's New All Appropriate Inquiry Standard"; "All Appropriate Inquiry (AAI) Limitations and Concerns," AWMA Program, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 21, 2006. Leading Individual, Environmental Law, Chamber's USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2006). Who's Who Legal: Texas Environmental Law (2007). Texas Super Lawyer, Rising Star, Texas Monthly (2005, 2006, 2007). Best Lawyers in America - Environmental Law (Woodward/White, Inc., 2006-2010). Member, Board of Directors and Secretary, Any Baby Can of Austin. Leadership Austin (Class of 2005-2006). | | | ISLN | 900106253 | |
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Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Regulatory Update: Three New Proposed Actions Continue the DebateJames D. Braddock, Jeff Civins, Mary Simmons Mendoza, October 8, 2009 Greenhouse gas ("GHG") regulatory developments to address climate change concerns continue. On September 23, 2009, we noted EPA had finalized its GHG reporting rules. On September 30, 2009, three new proposals were released, two of which, if adopted, would initiate air quality regulation...
EPA Proposes Disapproval of Certain Texas Air Quality Permitting ProgramsJames D. Braddock, Jeff Civins, Mary Simmons Mendoza, September 16, 2009 In a widely publicized announcement, EPA is proposing to formally disapprove certain aspects of the air quality permitting of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality ("TCEQ"). If adopted, the EPA proposal could have significant ramifications for companies that have relied upon those...
Supreme Court Limits Superfund Liability - In Two WaysJeff Civins, John R. Eldridge, Mary Simmons Mendoza, Andrew L. Fono, May 12, 2009 The United States Supreme Court yesterday handed down its eagerly awaited opinion in the consolidated cases of BNSF v. U.S. and Shell Oil Company v. U.S., on the issues of arranger liability and joint and several liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability...
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