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Craig J. Pritzlaff 214.270.1419 214.270.1401 fax cpritzlaff@cttlegal.com Practice areas | -
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Civil Litigation Experience
Craig's practice focuses on environmental law and litigation. He regularly counsels clients regarding compliance, permitting, enforcement issues, due diligence, contracts, and other transactional matters relating to environmental issues. He routinely negotiates environmental matters with government agencies and defends administrative/civil actions. Craig's legal experience is supplemented by past work experience with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Enforcement Branch and his professional experience as a regulator with federal, state, and local agencies, including the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (wherein Craig was selected as Employee of the Year in 1998), the City of Austin, and the U.S. Department of Energy.
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In an action brought in federal court involving contaminated groundwater, Craig was instrumental in obtaining a motion to dismiss in favor of his client -
Assisted various clients concerning general regulatory and permitting matters and negotiated the resolution of various state and federal enforcement actions, including actions brought under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act, the Texas Water Code, and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) -
Assisted oil and gas, coal, plywood manufacturing, and other clients in the energy and heavy industrial sectors with due diligence projects involving transactions such as mergers and acquisitions, purchase and sale of assets, public offerings, and real estate transactions Memberships Publications and Speeches "The Tragedy of Another Minute: IWBC Minute 308’s Failure to Mend the Rio Grande River,” 9 Law and Business Review of the Americas 617 (2003). “2004 Texas Environmental Case Law Update,” presented to Dallas Bar Association Environmental Law Section (December 2004). “Legal Implications of Sleep Deprivation,” (with Daniel W. Shuman and Alexander McCall Smith), in Sleep Deprivation: Clinical Issues, Pharmacology, and Sleep Loss Effects, 363 (Clete A. Kushida ed., 2005). “Enforcement and Compliance Issues in Construction Storm Water Programs in Texas,” Lorman Education Services Conference on “Current Issues in Storm Water Regulation,” (February 15, 2007). “Natural Resource Damages: Legal Issues,” presented at South Central Regional Conference of the Auditing Roundtable in Austin, Texas (August 6, 2008). “Natural Resource Damages: Legal Issues,” presented at the Twentieth Annual Texas Environmental Superconference in Austin, Texas (August 8, 2008). Organizational Involvement -
City of Coppell, Keep Coppell Beautiful Board (2008-present) -
City of Coppell, Park and Recreation Board (2006-2008) -
Certified Hazardous Material Manager (CHMM), Master Level -
Executive Council Member, Dallas Bar Association, Environmental Law Section -
State Bar of Texas, Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section -
American Bar Association, Environmental, Energy and Natural Resources Law Section Education -
J.D., cum laude, Southern Methodist University, 2004; Editor, SMU International Law Review -
B.S., Texas A & M University, 1996 | |
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