Attorney with McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore, L.L.P. in HoustonMr. Brister practices oil and gas law on behalf of oil and gas exploration and production companies, service companies, and landowners. His litigation practice includes title disputes, lease termination and perpetuation, contract matters, and royalty calculation issues. Mr. Brister’s recent deals include multi-well farmout agreements, package deals involving $30 million in producing assets, and due diligence review for multi-jurisdictional acquisitions in excess of $2 billion in total allocated value. He is the lead author and editor of OilandGasLawDigest.com, where he and other McGinnis Lochridge attorneys have attracted a loyal following of more than 2,000 in-house attorneys and landmen.

Partner with McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore, L.L.P. in AustinMr. Haag concentrates his practice on a wide range of water and wastewater utility service and entitlement matters. He represents various utilities (water districts, water supply corporations and the like) that provide water and wastewater service and developers seeking water and wastewater service from utilities. Mr. Haag also represents commercial, industrial and municipal clients before the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) in environmental permitting and enforcement actions. He handles all variants of water and wastewater utility matters including surface water and groundwater permitting, water rate proceedings, water supply contracts and the acquisition of water and wastewater service for development. Mr. Haag is also a trained mediator who uses those skills on a routine basis. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in the field of Environmental Law – Water Rights since 2006.

Attorney with McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore, L.L.P. in AustinMs. Johnson handles a broad practice of administrative law with a focus on water, environmental, and energy matters. Prior to joining the firm she worked as an attorney for the Executive and Legislative Division of the Texas Governor’s Legislative Office. In the office of the governor, Ms. Johnson analyzed and researched legislation concerning water issues and provided summaries on legislation covering state and local issues. In addition, she conducted state budget research. Ms. Johnson received her J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from South Texas College of Law.

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Mr. Johnson has a multifaceted water law practice, with an emphasis on matters involving land use, water rights and the Endangered Species Act (ESA). His clients are generally landowners, industries, mineral owners and developers seeking to acquire, safeguard, develop or convey water resources. Formerly, he represented a large municipal water system in a variety of matters, including legislative efforts to create the Edwards Aquifer Authority and to modernize Texas water law. He is a board member of the Center for Water Law and Policy at Texas Tech University School of Law, as well as an adjunct professor at Texas State University teaching water policy.