RECOGNIZED ALL OVER TEXAS Call Us Today: 512-472-8021 Services People About Us Publications News Contact Susan M. Maxwell Attorney Austin Office Phone: 512.404.7768 Fax: 512.320.5638 Email: smaxwell@bickerstaff.com DOWNLOAD PROFILE Biography Publications & Presentations Practice Areas Water Law River Authorities & Water Districts General Administrative Environmental Cities Groundwater Conservation Districts Admissions Court: The Supreme Court of Texas, 2000 Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas Court: State Bar of Texas (Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section and Administrative and Public Law Section) Bar: Austin Bar Association (Administrative Law Section) Volunteer Work: Jesuit Volunteer Corps: South Education The University of Texas School of Law, J.D. with Honors - Texas Law Review, Articles Editor LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin, M.P.Aff. Marquette University, Honors B.A. - Political Science, magna cum laude - Phi Beta Kappa Biography Susan practices in the areas of water rights law, environmental law, and administrative law. She assists clients in developing and securing water supplies and water rights. She also represents clients before the State Office of Administrative Hearings and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) in contested case hearings concerning water rights and in judicial appeals of those administrative decisions. Prior to joining Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta in 2001, Susan was a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Barefoot Sanders, United States District Court, Northern District of Texas. Originally from Omaha, Nebraska, Susan graduated from Marquette University before moving to Texas to serve in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps. She worked for Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston where she headed the agency’s immigration legal assistance program. Representative Experience Susan has assisted various city clients, water districts, and river authority clients in matters relating to water management and strategic planning, and the acquisition and amendment of groundwater and surface water rights. Her experience includes representing clients on these and related matters before the TCEQ, groundwater conservation districts, and in all levels of state and federal court. Susan has counseled clients on matters relating to water rights adjudication, analysis of agency and water district rules, drafting of water-related legislation, and litigation regarding water districts’ powers and governance. She also has participated in amicus briefing on water-related and Endangered Species Act issues in the Texas Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court. Connect with Us Austin Office 3711 S. MoPac Expressway Building 1, Suite 300 Austin, Texas 78746 (512) 472-8021 (512) 320-5638 Fax El Paso Office 221 N. Kansas Street Suite 700 El Paso, Texas 79901 (915) 533-1810 (915) 533-1841 Fax Houston Office 5444 Westheimer Road Suite 1000 Houston, Texas 77056 (713) 984-9997 (713) 984-2894 Fax McAllen Office 813 N. Main Street Suite 513 McAllen, Texas 78501 (956) 205-0344 (956) 683-9404 Fax Meetings with attorneys are by appointment only. Home Services People About Us Publications News Contact Site Map Privacy Policy Disclaimer ©2021 Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta LLP.