Speeches & Papers


“Understanding Utility Easements and Rights-of-Way” presentation for Land and Water Law: Ownership and Access seminar, Half Moon Seminars, June 14, 2016, Arlington, Texas.


“Water Well Drilling Laws and Regulations” presentation for Water Laws and Regulations seminar, Half Moon Seminars, June 3, 2015, Austin, Texas.

 


“New ASTM Standard and All Appropriate Inquiries” presentation to Austin Bar Assn., Environmental Law Section, February 6, 2014.


“EPA’s Plan to Study the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing on Drinking Water Resources” article for March 2012 issue of EM Magazine, a publication of the Air & Waste Management Association.


“Understanding Federal and State Rules on Stormwater Management” presentation for Texas Landscape Architects, Half Moon Seminars, August 19, 2011, Austin, Texas.


“Complying with Texas Law on the Management of Construction and Demolition Waste” presentation for Environmental Compliance for Texas Design Professionals, Half Moon Seminars, August 17, 2008, Austin, Texas.


“Protecting Rural Landowners’ Groundwater Rights in the New Era of Groundwater Conservation Districts”, Kelly Hart & Hallman in-house CLE presentation, December, 2004.


Guest lecturer on Texas groundwater law at Texas State University in San Marcos, Resource and Environmental Studies class, November 14, 2006.


“Essentials of Texas Water Resources”, State Bar of Texas, Contributing Author, (chapter on Wholesale Water Suppliers), 2009 and 2nd edition (2012), 3rd edition (2014), and 4th edition (2016). 


“Case Law Update”, 14th Annual Texas Water Law Conference, sponsored by CLE International, Austin, Texas, September 13-14, 2004.


“Case Law Update”, 4th Annual Texas Water Law Conference, sponsored by CLE International, Houston, Texas, May 24-25, 2004.


“Case Law Update”, 13th Annual Texas Water Law Conference, sponsored by CLE International, Austin, Texas, October 2-3, 2003.  


“Water Service and Certificates of Convenience and Necessity – What’s New”, State Bar of Texas seminar on The Changing Face of Water Rights in Texas, February 2002 (co-author). 


“Regionalization of CCNs by Municipalities – Point/Counterpoint”, CLE International seminar on Texas Water Law, October 15-16, 2001 (co-author). 


Texas Practice Series on Environmental Law (2nd Ed.), West Publishing Co., 1997, Contributing Author (chapter on Texas Underground Injection Control program). 


“The Texas State Superfund Program: Current Developments", 3rd Annual Texas Environmental Superconference, 1991. 


“Statutory Amendments to State Superfund", University of Texas School of Law 2nd Annual Hazardous and Solid Waste Management Institute, 1989.