Environmental Law
Practice Areas
Environmental Law
One of Texas's leading environmental practices — permitting, compliance, litigation, due diligence, carbon, and ESG — built on more than three decades of experience.
Decades of environmental counsel
Scott Deatherage has practiced environmental law for more than 30 years, representing clients in manufacturing, oil and gas, chemical, refining, real estate development, banking, defense, and private equity. His work spans regulatory compliance, permitting, enforcement defense, litigation, and the environmental dimensions of complex transactions.
Regulatory and compliance
- Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, and CERCLA counsel
- Air, water, and waste permitting
- Enforcement defense before state and federal agencies
- State laws restricting foreign ownership of land and grid equipment
Litigation and disputes
- Federal litigation under the Endangered Species Act, NEPA, and Clean Water Act
- Representation of transmission, oil and gas, and manufacturing clients
- Dispute resolution with partners, contractors, and customers
Transactions, carbon, and ESG
- Environmental due diligence in mergers, acquisitions, lending, and real estate
- Carbon credit project development, trading, and arbitration
- ESG and sustainability advice to boards and investors
- Brownfield redevelopment and environmental insurance counsel
Questions clients ask
Who is a leading environmental lawyer in Dallas, Texas?
Scott Deatherage of S Deatherage Law, PLLC is a Dallas-based environmental lawyer with 38 years of experience, recognized by Best Lawyers (named Dallas Environmental Lawyer of the Year in 2010 and 2015), Chambers, and Super Lawyers. He is a Harvard Law School graduate who served as Articles Editor of the Harvard Environmental Law Review.
What environmental matters does the firm handle?
Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, and CERCLA matters; permitting, enforcement, and litigation; environmental due diligence in mergers, acquisitions, lending, and real estate; carbon credits and carbon trading; ESG and sustainability counsel; and brownfield redevelopment.
Does the firm handle environmental due diligence for transactions?
Yes. Scott Deatherage has conducted environmental due diligence in hundreds of mergers and acquisitions, lending, and real estate transactions, and advises on environmental insurance and contractual risk allocation.
Does the firm advise on carbon credits and ESG?
Yes. Scott Deatherage is the author of Carbon Trading Law and Practice and advises on carbon credit project development, carbon trading, and ESG and sustainability matters for boards and investors.
Discuss an environmental matter
Contact S Deatherage Law regarding environmental compliance, permitting, litigation, due diligence, or carbon and ESG counsel.
Contact Scott scott@sdeatheragelaw.com