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| | Address | | 1201 Spyglass Drive, Suite 200 | | Austin, Texas 78746 | | (Travis & Williamson Cos.) | | Mailing Address: P.O. Box 12127, Austin, TX, 78711 | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 512-327-8111 | | Fax: 512-327-6566 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.msmtx.com | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| McElroy, Sullivan & Miller, L.L.P. practices in the following areas of law:
Oil and Gas, Environmental and Natural Resources, Administrative and Regulatory, Water, Wind Energy, Solid and Hazardous Waste, Land Title Examinations, Trial and Appellate Practice. | | Year Established: 1982 | | Firm Size: 12 | | PARTNERS | | Michael E. McElroy (Member) born Dallas, Texas, August 18, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Arlington and University of Texas at Austin (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975); University of Texas (J.D., 1978). Director, House Study Group, Texas House of Representatives, 1976-1979. Counsel to Senate Natural Resources Committee, 1979. Counsel to John Poerner, Chairman, Railroad Commission of Texas, 1980. Member: Austin (Member, Sections on: Administrative Law; Litigation; Oil, Gas and Mineral Law) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Sections on: Oil, Gas and Energy Resources; Litigation; Advisory Board, International Oil and Gas Education Center). Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Litigation; Appellate Practice; Administrative Law; Land Title. Email: Michael E. McElroy | | Brian R. Sullivan (Member) born Long Beach, California, September 23, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.S. in Petroleum Engineering, cum laude, 1976; J.D., 1979). Tau Beta Pi; Pi Epsilon Tau; Omicron Delta Kappa. Listed: Texas Monthly Super Lawyer, 2007; Texas Lawyer "Go To Lawyer" for Energy Law, 2007. Registered Professional Engineer, Petroleum and Natural Gas, Texas, 1989. Legal and Technical Examiner, Railroad Commission of Texas, 1979-1981. Adjunct Associate Professor of Petroleum Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1981-1983. Interstate Oil Compact Commission (Enhanced Recovery Committee, 1981-1990); Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (Regulatory Practices Committee, 1995—). Program Chair, E.E. Smith Institute on Oil and Gas Law, 2001. Member, 1997-2000 and Chair, 1999-2000, Visiting Committee, University of Texas Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering. Member: State Bar of Texas (Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law, Council Member, 1998—; Treasurer, 2001-2002; Secretary, 2002-2003; Vice Chair, 2003-2004; Chair-Elect, 2004-2005; Chair, 2005-2006; Immediate Past Chair, 2006-2007; Planning Committee of the Advanced Oil and Gas Law Institute, 1985, 1993, 2004, Chair -2005); Society of Petroleum Engineers AIME. Trustee, St. Stephen's Episcopal School, 2005-. (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Litigation; Energy. Email: Brian R. Sullivan | | Dan Miller (Member) born Calgary, Alberta, Canada, January 2, 1954; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas; 1989, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1990, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975; J.D., 1977). Hearings Examiner, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, 1978-1983. Deputy Commissioner for Legal Services and Assistant General Counsel, Texas General Land Office, 1983-1989. Member: Austin Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Oil, Gas and Mineral Law); State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Oil, Gas and Energy Resources; Environmental Law). Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Administrative Law; Land Title. Email: Dan Miller | | Thomas M. Weber (Member) admitted to bar, 1995, Texas; 1999, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.S. Petroleum Engineering, 1987; B.A., Government, 1988; M.P. Aff., 1993); University of Houston at Houston (J.D., 1995). Interim Deputy Chief of Staff and District Director, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett, 25th Texas Congressional District (6/04-2/05). Member: Austin Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Water Rights; Land Use; Administrative Law; Litigation; Appellate Practice; Energy. Email: Thomas M. Weber | | Mickey R. Olmstead (Member) born Albuquerque, New Mexico, December 29, 1959; admitted to bar, 1990, Louisiana; 1991, Texas and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas and Western District of Louisiana; 1993, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; 1994, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1995, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., Petroleum Engineering, 1983; J.D., 1990). Moot Court Board, 1989-1990. Hearings Examiner, Railroad Commission of Texas, 1995-1999. Senior Attorney, Energy Section, Texas General Land Office, 1999-2000. Member: Austin Bar Association; (Chairman, Oil, Gas & Mineral Law Section, 2000-2001); State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Litigation; Energy. Email: Mickey R. Olmstead | | ASSOCIATES | | Matthew W. Baab (Associate) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas; 2002, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., with honors, 1993; J.D., with honors, 2000). Order of the Coif. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Oil and Gas Law; Energy; Water Rights; Administrative Law. Email: Matthew W. Baab | | Gregory S. Friend (Associate) born Cincinnati, Ohio, January 17, 1972; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., Government, 1995); Vermont Law School (J.D., 2001). Member, Vermont Law Review. Member: State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Environmental and Natural Resources; Administrative Law). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Administrative Law; Wind Energy; Energy. Email: Gregory S. Friend | | Anna Irion (Associate) born Austin, Texas; admitted to bar, 2008, Texas. Education: Texas State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2003); Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Member: State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law; Environmental and Natural Resources). Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Oil and Gas Law. | | John M. Quinlan (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 27, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1987; J.D., 1991). Formerly with: Hilliard & Munoz; The Kleberg Law Firm. Member: State Bar of Texas; Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Litigation; Oil and Gas Title Examination; Administrative Law; Environmental Litigation; Toxic Torts. Email: John M. Quinlan | | Clark Jobe (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., with highest honors, 1980; J.D., 2004). Phi Eta Sigma, 1974. Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, 1976. Member, Texas Law Review, 2002-2004. Professional Registered Parliamentarian, 1989—. Member: National Association of Parliamentarians, 1985—; American Institute of Parliamentarians. Member, Railroad Commission of Texas, 1986-1987. Member: Austin Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Languages: Spanish. Email: Clark Jobe | | Paul R. Tough (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.S., Chemical Engineering, 2002); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member: State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Administrative Law; Environmental Law). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Administrative Law; Energy; Water Quality. | | OF COUNSEL | | Sandra Bolz Buch (Of Counsel) born Port Washington, Wisconsin, April 14, 1953; admitted to bar, 1977, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., with honors, 1974); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 1977). Phi Delta Phi. Legal Examiner, Railroad Commission of Texas, 1980-1984. Member: State Bar of Texas; Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (Member, Regulatory Practices Committee). (Board Certified, Administrative Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Administrative; Oil and Gas. | | Cynthia Marshall Sullivan (Of Counsel) born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, April 25, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., with highest honors, 1975); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with honors, 1979). Formerly with McElroy, Williams & Sullivan, 1986-1991. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law. Email: Cynthia Marshall Sullivan | | Brent W. Ryan (Of Counsel) born Wiesbaden, Germany, November 18, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.S.C.E., 1977; J.D., 1980). Chi Epsilon; Tau Beta Pi. Member: Austin Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Environmental; Administrative Law); State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Environmental and Natural Resources Law; Administrative Law). (Board Certified, Administrative Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Environmental; Solid & Hazardous Waste; Water Quality; Utility Law. Email: Brent W. Ryan |
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