Reed, Jeffrey S.

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(512) 322-5835
Jeffrey Reed
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Jeff is a principal in the Air and Waste Practice Group, the Water Practice Group, and the Compliance and Enforcement Practice Group.

Jeff’s practice focuses on solid waste management permitting and enforcement (including landfills, liquid waste processing facilities, and composting facilities); negotiating on behalf of landfill owners in developing renewable energy projects; converting landfill gas into renewable energy; environmental due diligence in real estate transactions; site remediation (including use of the Texas Risk Reduction Program (“TRRP”)) and spill reporting; air permitting and enforcement; and water rights and water quality permitting and enforcement. He also assists clients in conducting audits under the Texas Environmental, Health, and Safety Audit Privilege Act.

Jeff is actively involved in the Solid Waste Association of North America where he currently serves on several committees.  He is a long-standing Board Member of the Texas Chapter and has served in several leadership roles through the years, including Chapter President. Jeff is also actively involved in the Air and Waste Management Association and served in several leadership roles in the Central Texas Chapter over the years, including serving as Chair. He is also a frequent speaker and author on solid waste and air issues.

Prior to becoming a lawyer, Jeff worked as a civil engineer. He received his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Texas in 1993, his professional engineering license in 2000, and his law degree from the Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law (cum laude) in 2006.

Jeff also proudly served in the U.S. Army Infantry from 1985-1989.

  • Admitted to State Bar of Texas (2006)
  • Licensed Professional Engineer No. 86356 (inactive) (2000)
  • J.D., Southern Methodist University, cum laude (2006)
  • B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Texas (1993)
  • Represents clients before the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the State Office of Administrative Hearings, and the Environmental Protection Agency in obtaining permits, permit amendments, and registrations
  • Represents clients before the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the State Office of Administrative Hearings, and the Environmental Protection Agency in enforcement actions
  • Advises clients in performing environmental due diligence in real estate transactions
  • Assists clients in evaluating spill reporting requirements and air emission reporting requirements and applying those requirements to the clients’ specific situation
  • Assists clients in performing environmental audits under the Texas Environmental, Health, and Safety Privilege Act
  • Presenter, “Solid Waste Regulatory Roundup,” TxSWANA Annual Conference, April 2018
  • Co-author, “Clean Air Act General Duty Clause: The Murky Card Up EPA's Enforcement Sleeve,” The Lone Star Current, October 2017
  • Presenter, “Regulatory and Case Law Update,” TxSWANA Annual Conference, April 2017
  • Co-author, “The Texas Cement Apocalypse,” The Lone Star Current, July 2015
  • Author, "Everyone Claims Victory: Greenhouse Gas Regulation After Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA," Vol. 35, Issue 5, Westlaw Journal Environmental, 2014
  • Co-Author, "Renewable Energy," Chapter 27 Vol. 46 Texas Practice, Environmental Law, 2013-2017
  • Co-Author, "Solid Waste," Chapter 10 Vol. 45 Texas Practice, Environmental Law, 2013-2017
  • Co-author, "Smoke and Mirrors: A Municipality's Ability to Protect Its Air Quality in Light of Preemption and the Texas Clean Air Act," The Lone Star Current, 2012
  • Author, “The Contract Behind the Flux Capacitor: Contractual Risk Allocation in Waste-to-Energy Projects,” SWANA Waste-to-Energy Tech News, March 2012
  • Author, “Greenhouse Gases — The Next Chapter,” The Lone Star Current, 2011
  • Author, “Texas and EPA Arm-wrestle Over Clean Air,” The Lone Star Current, 2010
  • Presenter, “Greenhouse Gases — To Control or Not to Control”, AWMA & AAEE Environmental Law & Texas Regulatory Seminar 2010
  • Co-Author, “Carbon, Carbon Everywhere,” The Lone Star Current, 2009
  • Co-Presenter, “Green for Being Green: Carbon Credits and Other Financial Incentives for Biosolids Programs” Odor and Biosolids Management Conference & Expo, 2009
  • Co-Author, “The Three Branches of Carbon Regulation,” The Lone Star Current, 2009
  • Presenter, “Control of Greenhouse Gases” Solid Waste Association of North America, Lone Star Chapter Annual Conference 2009
  • Co-Author, “Reducing Carbon Emissions - An Opportunity Today,” The Lone Star Current, 2008
  • Author, “TxSWANA Comments On Proposed Changes to Chapters 305 and 330,” The Lone Star, 2008
  • Co-Author, “Supreme Court Allows Flow Control For Publicly Owned Landfills,” The Lone Star Current, 2007
  • Author, “Good Critters vs. Bad Critters - A New Landfill Dilemma,” The Lone Star Current, 2006
  • State Bar of Texas
    • Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section
  • Lone Star Chapter of the Solid Waste Association of North America
    • Director (2018)
  • Central Texas Chapter - Air and Waste Management Association
    • Chair (2013)
    • Vice-chair (2012)
    • Membership Chair (2011)
  • Austin Bar Association
  • Phi Delta Phi
  • Knights of Columbus
  • Veterans of Foreign Wars
  • Selected for inclusion by Thomson Reuters in Texas Super Lawyers - Rising Stars Edition 2010
As a young man, Jeff was privileged to serve in the U.S. Army, where he was promoted to sergeant (E-5) in less than four years. While stationed in Berlin, Germany, Jeff served in President Reagan’s honor guard when he gave his famous “take down this wall” speech. When Jeff isn’t working, he’s at home with his wife and two children, probably working in the yard.

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