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Parks Brown has joined the Board of Green Spaces Alliance of South Texas.  The mission of Green Spaces Alliance is to sustain the natural environment and enhance urban spaces through land conservation, community engagement, and education.  To date, Green Spaces Alliance has helped protect over 133,000 acres of land over the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone, safeguarded 458 additional acres of private property and 123 acres of donated land, fostered over 40 community gardens across San Antonio, and educated over 3,700 students on the importance and beauty of nature.
On June 23, 2017, Trace Burton was elected by The Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Section of the State Bar of Texas (“OGERL”) to serve a three-year term on the Council, the governing board for OGERL. Established in 1938 as the “Natural Resources Section,” OGERL is the oldest section of the State Bar of Texas, and is one of the largest and most active in the State Bar of Texas, with more than 5,000 members.  OGERL is dedicated to promoting excellence in the practice of oil, gas and energy resources law by (1) monitoring legal developments, (2) providing education,…
Parks Brown will be recognized by the St. Mary’s University School of Law Young Alumni Council as one of its inaugural “10 Under 10” class at a luncheon on March 31, 2017.  Members of this elite group were selected because of their extraordinary commitment to St. Mary’s University School of Law, their communities and the legal profession.
Ezra Johnson spoke at the South Texas Commercial Association of Realtors on July 11, 2016 on the topic of “Surface and Mineral Rights in Texas”. His presentation included a discussion of surface impacts of oil and gas development, rights of ingress and egress, reasonable use of the surface, and how buyers can protect their surface rights.
Robert Park was quoted in an article written by Jennifer Hiller of the San Antonio Express-News titled “Oil field water spills a gray area for regulation” on June 10, 2016.  The article discusses a situation wherein a drilling company emptied the contents of a frac pond, and questionable fluids ran onto a neighboring rancher’s property, and the resulting ramifications, both environmentally and legally, the parties might face. For the complete article, click here.