Martin C. Rochelle

Principal Attorney
(512) 322-5810

Martin Rochelle heads the firm's Water Practice Group, and focuses his practice primarily on water quality, water rights, and water reuse matters. He frequently practices before the TCEQ and the EPA, representing a variety of water interests around the state, including cities, river authorities, regional water districts, and other political subdivisions of the state. Martin's practice also involves representing his clients before the Texas Legislature on a wide array of water policy issues. Prior to joining Lloyd, Gosselink in 1984, he served as Committee Counsel to the Texas Senate, 1978-79, and Staff Attorney at the Texas Department of Water Resources (a predecessor agency of the TCEQ), 1979-1984. Martin is a frequent speaker and he has authored numerous water-related articles, including "Water for the 21st Century -- Extending a Finite Supply" for the State Bar of Texas' Professional Development Program, "Developed and Reuse Waters: Growing the Bucket," for a CLE International Water Law Conference, "Return Flows – Permitting and Planning Implications" for the Water for Texas Conference, and "Watershed Management in Texas: A Survey of Local Government Authority to Regulate," for the State Bar of Texas' Environmental Law Journal and "Environmental Flows - Competing for Limited Resources" for the State Bar of Texas' Texas Bar Journal. Martin also co-authors and maintains the chapter on Agency Structure in the Environmental Law Handbook for West’s Texas Practice Series. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas (Sections on Environmental and Natural Resources Law, and Administrative and Public Law). Martin grew up in Texarkana, Texas and obtained a B.S. from East Texas State University in 1974, and a J.D. in 1977 from the University of Houston Law Center.

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