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Michael J. Booth, Attorney

Professional Background | Education | Publications | Speeches | Professional Affiliations

Professional Background

  • Admitted to practice before:
    • U.S. Supreme Court, 1992
    • U.S. District Court, Southern District, 1992
    • U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, 1988
    • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas,1987
    • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1986
    • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 1983
  • Court of Appeals for the Third Supreme Judicial District, Briefing Attorney, 1982-83
  • Admitted to Texas Bar, 1982
  • St. Mary's Law Journal, Notes and Comments Editor, 1981-82

Education

  • J.D., St. Mary's University, Phi Delta Phi, 1982
  • B.B.A., University of Texas, 1978

Publications

  • The Status of Privileges Allowed Environmental Audits under State and Federal Evidentiary Law, 18 State Bar of Texas Environmental Law Journal 12 (1987)

Speeches

  • Groundwater Regulation in Central Texas: Overview and Current Issues and Developments, Environmental issues for Central Texas Lawyers
  • Use and Abuse of Expert Testimony, Administrative and Regulatory Law Section, Travis County Bar Association, June 1986
  • Legal Rights and Duties Available During a RCRA facility Assessment, Corrective Action Strategy Seminar, Houston, June 1987
  • Legal Aspects of Environmental Issues at the Corps of Engineers and the Texas Water Commission, Water Rights Seminar, Austin, December 1987
  • Federal Government Pulls Plug on State Water Laws in the Name of Hydroelectric Development, TWCA Mid-Year Technical Conference, 1991
  • Water Conservation: Fact and Fiction, TWCA Mid-Year Technical Conference, 1993
  • The Clean Water Act, Executive Enterprises, Inc. Environmental Regulations Courses, Houston, May 1997, September 1997; Dallas, February 1997, September 1995 and January 1994
  • Texas Water Reuse and Legislative Update, Texas Public Works Association Annual Conference and Exhibition, Corpus Christi, June 1997
  • "Trends In Texas Water Law", The Great Plains Foundation Symposium 1998: The Ogallala Aquifer, Determining the Value of Water, Lubbock, March 1998
  • "A Quick Guide to Water Reuse for the Regional Planner", 25th Annual Water for Texas Conference, by Texas Agricultural Extension Service, Texas Water Conservation Association and Texas Water Resource Institute, December 1998
  • "1999 Legislative Issues", Texas Water Utilities Association Southwest Texas Regional School, Victoria, July 1999
  • "Status Report on Water Rights for Reuse", Alternative Water Strategies Conference of AWWA and WEAT, Austin, September 1999
  • "Interbasin Transfers in Texas", Texas Farm Bureau 2000 Annual Conference, Arlington, November 2000
  • "Interbasin Transfers in Texas", TRWA/TWCA Water Law Seminar, Austin, January 2001
  • "Texas Instream Flow Issues", TRWA/TWCA Water Law Seminar, Austin, January 2002
  • "Balancing the Water Supply & Environmental Flows: Meeting the Challenge in Texas", AWWA Seminar, Anaheim, CA, June 2003
  • "The Role of Planning Groups in Meeting Environmental Flow Needs and a Proposal for Environmental Protections", Environmental Defense, Austin, April 2004
  • "Regulatory Dance: Rules of Capture & Chapter 36, District Perspective", Texas Water Development Board Conference One Hundred Years of Rule: The Past Present and Future of the Rule of Capture, Austin, June 2004

Professional Affiliations

  • American Bar Association- Litigation Section; Public Utility Law Section; Tort and Insurance Section; Urban, State and Local Government Law Section
  • Austin Chamber of Commerce- City Regulatory and Planning Committee, 1988-89
  • Austin Chamber of Commerce- Health Safety and Environmental Committee
  • Lower Colorado River Authority- Travis County Water Council
  • The State Bar of Texas-environmental and Natural Resources Law Section; Public Utility Law Section
  • Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission -Reuse Committee
  • Texas Water Conservation Association's Water Laws Committee- Chairman- 1990-Present
  • Texas Water Commission's Clean Water Council- Water Supply and Use Sub Committee
  • Travis County Bar Association- Administrative Law Section

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