State Bar of Texas | Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section


	Jimmy Alan Hall congratulates Catherine Bennett, the first winner of the Student Note Award, which the ENRLS created in his honor, at the suggestion of the students.

Jimmy Alan Hall Honored for 27 years of Service

On April 12, 2012, representatives from our Section had a wonderful opportunity to honor Jimmy Alan Hall, the immediate past Editor-in-Chief of the Texas Environmental Law Journal (TELJ), at the annual banquet of the TELJ students from The University of Texas School of Law. We presented a plaque to Mr. Hall, which expressed the Section’s great appreciation for his 27 years of service as the Editor-in-Chief of the TEJJ.


ENRLS Chair Cindy Smiley presents Jimmy Alan Hall with a plaque recognizing his 27 years of service as the EIC of the Texas Environmental Law Journal.

In addition, the TELJ students have created a Student Note Award to honor Mr. Hall, and the names of the Award recipients will be included on a new plaque at the UT Law School. The TELJ announced that Ms. Catherine Bennett is the first recipient of the Jimmy Alan Hall Student Note Award.

ENRLS Law School Program Sponsors.

The ENRLS thanks the following law firms for their support of the 2010-2011 Law School Committee programs:

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ENRLS Announces Winners of Buck Wynne Scholarships


Todd Disher Baylor University School of Law	Teresa Tumbaga Baylor University School of Law	Benjamin A. Ahrendt St. Mary's University School of Law


Rachel Castillo Evans Southern Methodist University School of Law	Jared Grodin South Texas College of Law	Nicolas Parke Texas Tech University School of Law

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James Parsons Texas Wesleyan School of Law	Haley Reynolds Thurgood Marshall School of Law	Laura Fernandez Thurgood Marshall School of Law


Jennifer Smith University of Houston Law Center	Alessandra Allen University of Texas School of Law	Alese L. Bagdol University of Texas School of Law

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New ENRLS Member Benefit: View Interviews With Texas Judges:
The Section is pleased to present From the Bench: Judicial Perspectives on Environmental/Administrative Cases, a series of insightful, practice-oriented judicial interviews conducted by Ron Beal, Baylor Law School Professor Beal and Author, Texas Administrative Practice and Procedure. These videos are available for ENRLS Members to view online at no charge. CLE credit is available for a nominal fee. Members click here>>

Nonmembers may view these videos and receive CLE credit, or become a member to view the videos at no charge. Nonmembers, click here for more information>>

Become a Texas Green Star Certified Law Firm!
Certify your law office under the State Bar of Texas Green Star Program. This program is designed to challenge Texas law offices to become better environmental and energy stewards by participating in the ABA-EPA Law Office Climate Challenge. Learn more and apply for certification >>


	SAVE THE DATE: Environmental Superconference - August 2-3, 2012 The 24th annual Texas Environmental Superconference, generally acknowledged by attendees as the most entertaining and informative of environmental conferences, will be held on Thursday and Friday – August 2-3, 2012 – in Austin at the Four Seasons Hotel. This year's conference is entitled "The Good, Bad, and Ugly," and the theme is western movies. The Wednesday night course will be a nuts and bolts on environmental litigation. So mark your calendars! Highlights fromTexas Environmental Superconference! With special appearances by Thing 1 and Thing 2, not to mention the Grinch and several Cat-in-the-Hat wannabees, the Texas Environmental Superconference surpassed all expectations. This year’s conference was entitled “Oh, the Places We’ll Go.” Our theme, of course, was Dr. Seuss. The award-winning Texas Environmental Superconference was held August 4-5, 2011 at the Austin Four Seasons Hotel. Click here for the program. Read More>>


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