First Admitted: 2011, Texas

Professional Webpage: https://www.sledgelaw.com/attorney-shauna-fitzsimmons/

White Papers:

Appointed by the Texas Water Conservation Association Groundwater Committee as co-chair of the subcommittee charged with drafting this white paper in response to inquires from and interests expressed by members of the Texas Legislature regarding the application of oil and gas law principles to groundwater law in Texas. This white paper was presented by the Texas Water Conservation Association to the Texas Legislature., The Application of Oil and Gas Law to Groundwater: Analyzing Correlative Rights and So-Called "User Based Rules", Water, Oil And Gas, Environmental, Governmental Relations, 2017

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Author, “Texas Groundwater: Fair Share,” The Water Report, Issue #195, May 2020., Author, “Texas Groundwater: Fair Share”, The Water Report, Environmental, Governmental Relations, Lobbying, Administrative, Water, 2020
Presentation on “Oil and Gas Law Application to Groundwater,” CLE International, 10th Annual Texas Water Law Conference, San Antonio, Texas., Presenter, "Oil and Gas Law Application to Groundwater”, Environmental, Water, Governmental Relations, 2019
Presentation to the Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts, Quarterly Meeting, Austin, Texas., Presenter, “Legislative Debrief Panel”, Water, Administrative, Lobbying, Governmental Relations, Environmental, 2019
Presentation on “Texas Water Law,” at CLE International, 19th Annual Law of the Rio Grande Conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico., Presenter, “Texas Water Law”, Environmental, Water, Governmental Relations, 2019
Author and Presenter of “Texas Legislative Update,” at CLE International, 19th Annual Law of the Rio Grande Conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico., Author and Presenter, “Texas Legislative Update”, Lobbying, Governmental Relations, Administrative, Environmental, Water, 2019
Author and Presenter of “Texas Groundwater Law Compared to Oil and Gas Law and the Applicability of Share and Correlative Rights,” at Texas Bar CLE, 20th Annual Changing Face of Water Law Conference, San Antonio, Texas., Author and Presenter, “Texas Groundwater Law Compared to Oil and Gas Law and the Applicability of Share and Correlative Rights”, Environmental, Water, Governmental Relations, 2019
Presentation on ASR Management within the Regulatory & Legal Environment at the ASR for Texas Conference in Austin, Texas, Presenter, “Aquifer Storage and Recovery Management within the Regulatory & Legal Environment,” ASR for Texas Conference, Austin, Texas 2018., Environmental, Water, 2018
Author of article titled “Understanding Groundwater Production Allocation and the Permitting Process in Texas,” State Bar of Texas CLE Conference, San Antonio, Texas, February 2018. Presentation on article and invited panel speaker on groundwater permitting at the State Bar of Texas's Changing Face of Water Law Conference. , Author and Presenter, “Understanding Groundwater Production Allocation and the Permitting Process in Texas,” State Bar of Texas CLE Conference, San Antonio, Texas, February 2018., Administrative, Environmental, Water, 2018
Presentation providing Legislative Update to the Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts at its Quarterly Meeting, January 2018., Presenter, “Legislative Update,” Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts, Quarterly Meeting, January 2018., Environmental, Water, Governmental Relations, 2018
Presentation on the Application of Oil and Gas Principles to Groundwater Law at the Texas Groundwater Summit, Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts, San Marcos, Texas, August 2017., Presenter, “Application of Oil and Gas Principles to Groundwater Law,” Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts, Texas Groundwater Summit, San Marcos, Texas, August 2017., Water, Oil And Gas, Environmental, Governmental Relations, Lobbying, 2017
Author of article titled “Texas Litigation and Legislative Update,” CLE International, 17th Annual Law of the Rio Grande Conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico, April 2017. Presentation on article and invited panel speaker at the conference. , Author and Presenter, “Texas Litigation and Legislative Update,” CLE International, 17th Annual Law of the Rio Grande Conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico, April 2017., Lobbying, Governmental Relations, Administrative, Environmental, Water, 2017
Presentation on “Emerging Case Law Trends" at the Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts' Leadership Training Conference, Austin, Texas, October 2016., Presenter, “Emerging Case Law Trends,” Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts, Leadership Training Conference, Austin, Texas, October 2016., Environmental, Water, 2016
Presentation on “Managing to the DFC” at the Texas Water Conservation Association's Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas, October 2015., Presenter, “Managing to the DFC” Texas Water Conservation Association, Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas, October 2015., Water, Environmental, Administrative, Regulatory, 2015
Presentation on “Fair Share and the Public Trust Doctrine,” at the Texas Groundwater Summit, Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts, San Marcos, Texas, August 2015., Presenter, “Fair Share and the Public Trust Doctrine,” Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts, Texas Groundwater Summit, San Marcos, Texas, August 2015., Water, Environmental, 2015
Presentation on “Private Property Rights Through Groundwater Management” at the Texas Groundwater and Aquifers Conference: American Ground Water Trust, Austin, Texas, June 2015., Presenter, “Private Property Rights Through Groundwater Management,” American Ground Water Trust, Texas Groundwater and Aquifers Conference, Austin, Texas, June 2015., Water, Environmental, 2015
Author and Presenter of “Texas Water Law Litigation and Legislative Update,” at CLE International, 15th Annual Law of the Rio Grande Conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico., Author and Presenter, “Texas Water Law Litigation and Legislative Update”, Lobbying, Governmental Relations, Administrative, Environmental, Water, 2015

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