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Kristie M. Tice
Kristie M. Tice
Experience | Education | Recognition | Activities | Publications
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Biography
Kristie's main area of practice is administrative and environmental law. Her primary focus is on environmental issues affecting project development and business transactions, environmental issues affecting land use, and environmental and toxic tort litigation.
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Representative Experience
Environmental Counseling/Permitting
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- Advised clients on environmental, land use, and permitting issues for numerous LNG terminal projects
- Advised client on environmental permitting and review requirements for offshore LNG terminal under the Deepwater Port Act and related onshore construction facilities
- Performed environmental due diligence reviews for numerous business transactions and advised clients on environmental provisions in transaction agreements
Environmental Litigation
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- Successfully represented port authority in the defense of NEPA and Clean Water Act litigation concerning the development of a large container terminal facility, including prevailing in state and federal court at the trial and appellate levels
- Obtained summary judgment on all claims for a manufacturing company in a real estate fraud case based on allegations of failure to disclose alleged environmental contamination and successfully defended summary judgment on appeal to the Fifth Circuit
- Represents an oil and gas company in multi-plaintiff toxic tort suits involving property damage and personal injury claims arising out of natural gas pipeline operations in the Rio Grande Valley
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Education and Professional Background
- University of Texas School of Law, J.D. with high honors, 1996 (Executive Editor, Texas Law Review, 1995-1996; Chancellors; Order of the Coif)
- Texas A&M University, B.A. English summa cum laude, 1993
- Judicial clerk to The Honorable Samuel B. Kent, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Galveston Division, 1996-1997
- Admitted to practice: Texas, 1996; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas
Professional Recognition
- "Texas Rising Star," Texas Monthly, 2006 and 2008 - 2009
Activities and Affiliations
- Member: Section of Environment, Energy and Resources, American Bar Association; Environmental Law Section, Houston Bar Association; Clean Water and Wetlands Committee, Greater Houston Partnership
Publications and Presentations
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- "SEC Issues Guidance on Disclosure Related to Climate Change," V&E Climate Change E-Comm, February 5, 2010 (co-author)
- "404(b)(1) Guidelines and 401 Water Quality Certification," Texas Wetlands Conference, Austin, Texas, February 2006 and 2007
- "Overview of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)," U.S. Environmental Laws & Regulations Seminar, ABS Institute, Houston, Texas, June 2001
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First City Tower
1001 Fannin Street
Suite 2500
Houston, TX 77002-6760
Tel +1.713.758.3653
Fax +1.713.615.5541
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