Ty H. Embrey

Principal
(512) 322-5829

Ty has represented a broad range of clients with environmental law and governmental relations needs during his time at Lloyd Gosselink. Ty has worked with clients to address legal and policy issues involving groundwater, water and sewer utility service, surface water, water resource planning, and other environmental matters.

Ty joined Lloyd Gosselink in January 2003 after having served as General Counsel and lead staff member for several legislative offices and committees at the Texas Legislature. Ty served as General Counsel for the Texas Senate Natural Resources Committee, the Texas Water Advisory Council and the Joint Senate-House Committee on Water Resources as well as lead staff member for the Oil-Field Cleanup Fund Advisory Committee. Ty also was the General Counsel for State Senator Buster Brown and a Legislative Aide for State Representative Beverly Wooley.

Areas of Practice

• Water
• Government Relations

Representative Experience

• Provides general counsel, regulatory compliance, and additional legal services for numerous entities, including groundwater conservation districts, water supply corporations, and investor-owned utilities
• Counsel clients, such as landowners and real estate developers, on water and sewer utility service matters
• Work with trade associations and municipalities to represent their interests before the Texas Legislature and state agencies, such as the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Professional Licenses and Education

• Admitted to State Bar of Texas
• J.D., Baylor Law School (1998)
• B.A., University of Texas at Austin (1994)

Professional Associations and Memberships

• State Bar of Texas
• Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section
• Austin Bar Association
• Environmental, Natural Resources, and Water Law Section
• Texas Water Conservation Association
• Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts
• Water Environment Association of Texas
• Texas Rural Water Association

Publications and Presentations

• "Meeting Agendas, Robert's Rules of Order, and Ethics," Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts, Speaker Session, 2008.
• “Holding a Key to the Future of Texas: The Role of Water Utilities,” State Bar of Texas, The Changing Face of Water Rights in Texas, 2008
• “Groundwater Availability: How Pumping Limits May Be Imposed Under New Law, Water Rights, Sales & Transfers in Texas,” 2007
• “Won't You Be My Neighbor: The New Joint Groundwater Planning Process for Texas,” State Bar of Texas, The Changing Face of Water Rights in Texas, 2006
• "Water Legislation Update," Central Texas Section of Water Environment Association of Texas, 2003, 2005 and 2007;
• “Recent Developments and Decisions –Fundamentals of Water Law: Protecting Water Rights, Use, and Quality,” National Business Institute, 2004
• "Legislative Update and Improving Communication with the Texas Legislature," American Water Works Association, Water Conservation Workshops, 2002
• "Flooding and Natural Disaster Issues," Texas Floodplain Management Association, 2002
• "Natural Disaster Response Efforts and Legislative Update," Emergency Management Association of Texas, 2002

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