Best Law Firms in Texas for Environmental Law

Jones Walker LLP is among the largest 145 law firms in the United States. With offices in Alabama, Arizona, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, and Texas, we serve local, regional, national, and international business interests. The firm is committed to providing a comprehensive range of legal services to major multinational public and private corporations, Fortune® 500 companies, money center banks, worldwide insurers, and emerging companies doing business in the United States and abroad.

Since 2012, The BTI Consulting Group has named Jones Walker to its Client Service A-Team, which identifies the top client service firms in the nation. The firm has previously been named to both the A-Team and BTI's Client Service 30, a list of top 30 firms in the country for dedication to client service. Clients have recognized Jones Walker for consistent excellence in areas such as client focus, anticipating the client's needs, and understanding the client's business.

As one of Texas’s leading environmental lawyers, Scott Deatherage has practiced environmental law for over 30 years. His practice has included representation of clients in manufacturing, oil and gas, chemical, petrochemical, petroleum refining and marketing, real estate development, trucking, banking, private equity, among other industries and businesses.

Scott is also an energy attorney who has worked with clients on electricity generation projects totaling more than $5 billion. His energy work includes power purchase agreements, EPC contracts, membership interest purchase agreements, and other energy-related representation.

He has advised business entities for decades and negotiated numerous contracts such as purchases and sales of businesses and assets, leases, independent contractor agreements, engineering, consulting, and construction contracts, and environmental and energy agreements.