Publications

Among the publications Guida, Slavich & Flores attorneys have authored or co-authored over recent years, and which are available either online or upon request, are the following:

• “Drilling into Hydraulic Fracturing and Shale Gas Development: A Texas Environmental Law Perspective” (October 2011) (prepared in connection with related speaking engagement). View this article.
• “New Federal Procedural Rules Govern Cats in Expert Hats,” 23rd Annual Texas Environmental Superconference (August 2011) (prepared in connection with related speaking engagement). View this article.
• “Allocating Environmental Liabilities and Risks by Contract and Making that Stick,” 33rd Annual State Bar of Texas Advanced Real Estate Law Course (July 2011) (prepared in connection with related speaking engagement). View this article.
• “EPA Asserts Fracking Contaminated Water Wells,” Dallas Bar Association Headnotes (April 2011). View this article.
• “Environmental Case Law Update: An Idiosyncratic View,” Dallas Bar Association Environmental Law Section (April 2011) (prepared in connection with related speaking engagement). View this article.
• “Environmental Strategies for the Barnett Shale,” 2011 Energy Symposium sponsored by Texas Wesleyan Law Review and the Tarrant County Bar Association Energy Law Section (March 2011) (prepared in connection with related speaking engagement). View this presentation.
• “Environmental Litigation in the Barnett Shale,” Fort Worth Association of Petroleum Landmen (March 2011) (prepared in connection with related speaking engagement). View this presentation.
• “Environmental Game Changers: Texas Oil & Natural Gas Industry,” Petroleum Engineers Club of Dallas (January 2011) (prepared in connection with related speaking engagement). View this presentation.
• “As If It Isn’t Enough to Have a Non-Performing Loan: Dealing With Environmentally-Impacted Distressed Assets,” 41 Texas Environmental Law Journal 29 (Fall 2010). View this article.
• “The Hidden Agendas Behind Citizen Suits,” POWER Magazine (September 2010). View this article.
• “Texas Voluntary Cleanup Program,” in Brownfields: A Comprehensive Guide to Redeveloping Contaminated Property (American Bar Association, Third Edition 2010). Buy this book.
• “Dealing with Environmentally-Impacted Financially-Distressed Assets," 22nd Annual Texas Environmental Superconference (August 2010) (prepared in connection with related speaking engagement). View this article.
• “Air Quality Issues: Little Patch of Heaven,” 22nd Annual Texas Environmental Superconference (August 2010) (prepared in connection with related speaking engagement). View this article.
• “What To Do When Your Employee Is Being Investigated,” American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy and Resource, Environmental Enforcement and Crimes Committee Newsletter (January 2010). View this article.
• “RCRA and Nanotechnology,” in Nanotechnology: Environmental Law, Policy and Business Considerations (American Bar Association, 2010). Buy this book.
• “Corporate Environmental Disclosure Policy,” American Bar Association Environment, Energy, and Resources Law Summit: 17th Section Fall Meeting (September 2009) (prepared in connection with related speaking engagement). View this article.
• “Trends in EPA and State Refinery Flare Enforcement,” National Petrochemical and Refiners Association 2009 Environmental Conference (September 2009) (prepared in connection with related speaking engagement). View this article.
• “Climate Change Disclosure,” 21st Annual Texas Environmental Superconference (August 2009) (prepared in connection with related speaking engagement). View this article.
• “Municipal Setting Designations: Allocation and Resolution of Environmental Risk in Real Property Transactions,” 31st Annual State Bar of Texas Advanced Real Estate Course (July 2009) (prepared in connection with related speaking engagement). View this article.
• “Lending Goes Green – What Non-Energy Sector Borrowers Can Expect in the Future,” Environmental Transactions and Brownfields Committee Newsletter (February 2009) (prepared in connection with related speaking engagement). View this article.
• “Disclosure Dilemma: Financial Reporting of Contingent and Environmental Liabilities,” (Stanford Graduate School of Business, Case No. A200, December 2008) (prepared in connection with related speaking engagement) Purchase this case study.
• “What Are We Talking About Here? Securities Disclosure Requirements and Climate Change” in The Law of Climate Change (The Center for American and International Law, November 2008) (prepared in connection with related speaking engagement). View this article.
• “Environmental Financial Disclosure Rules and Their Impact on Brownfields Transactions,” American Bar Association Environment, Energy, and Resources Law Summit: 16th Section Fall Meeting (September 2008) (prepared in connection with related speaking engagement) View this article.
• “Are D&O Policies at Risk of Climate Change?,” American Bar Association, Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee Newsletter (Summer 2008). View this article.
• “Green Building Codes Become More Prevalent, Stringent,” Texas Lawyer (August 2008). View this article.
• “Environmentally Insolvent: Fair Value Measurement of Environmental Liabilities Poses Solvency Risk,” Business Law Today (July/August 2008). View this article.
• “The Continuation Of The Continuing Violation Fight: Supreme Court Asked To Decide Split Among Circuits On Continuing Violation Controversy,” American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy and Resources, Environmental Enforcement and Crimes Committee Newsletter (April 2008)
• “Seeking Plant Permits Under the Clean Air Act,” Texas Lawyer (April 2008). View this article.
• “Environmental Regulations: Practical Considerations and Tips for the Design Professional Practicing Architecture in Texas,” (2008) (prepared in connection with related speaking engagement). View this presentation.
• “The Continuing Fight Over the Continuing Violation: Another Battle at Bull Run,” American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy and Resources, Environmental Enforcement and Crimes Committee Newsletter (November 2007)
• “Japan’s Brownfields Brought to Bear,” Environmental Finance (October 2007) View this article.
• “Environmentally Impaired Real Property: Getting the Deal Closed,” 41st Annual William W. Gibson, Jr. Mortgage Lending Institute (September and October 2007) (prepared in connection with related speaking engagement). View this article.
• “Power Tools: Using Municipal Setting Designations and the Dry Cleaner Remediation Program to Address Contaminated Property in Texas,” 29th Annual State Bar of Texas Advanced Real Estate Course (July 2007) (prepared in connection with related speaking engagement). View this article.
• “Municipal Setting Designations Spur Urban Revitalization,” Dallas Bar Association Headnotes (July 2007). View this article.
• “Environmental Disclosure Due Diligence: Taking the Next Step in Environmental Due Diligence,” American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy and Resources (March 2007) (prepared in connection with related speaking engagement). View this article.
• “A Practical Approach for Dealing with Environmental Issues that Impact the Development Process,” in Real Estate Development from Beginning to End (January 2007) (prepared in connection with related speaking engagement). View this article.
• “Who is Getting Taken To The Cleaners? Working With The TCEQ's Dry Cleaner Remediation Program,” North Texas Association of Environmental Professionals (March 2006) (prepared in connection with related speaking engagement). View this presentation.
• “Sow’s Ear to Silk Purse: Commercial Redevelopment of Contaminated Property,” ICSC U.S. Shopping Center Law Conference (October 2005) (prepared in connection with related speaking engagement). View this article.
• “Shifting Environmental Sands: Cooper Industries, Inc. v. Aviall Services, Inc. and Texas Municipal Setting Designations,” 39th Annual William W. Gibson, Jr. Mortgage Lending Institute (September 2005) (prepared in connection with related speaking engagement). View this article.
• “Municipal Setting Designations - The Real Estate Community Perspective,” 17th Annual Texas Environmental Superconference (August 2005) (prepared in connection with related speaking engagement). View this article.
• “Working With Expert Witnesses,” 17th Annual Texas Environmental Superconference (August 5, 2005) (prepared in connection with related speaking engagement). View this article.
• “Municipal Setting Designations in Texas,” Brownfields News Magazine (April 2005). View this article.
• “Chapter 34, Ethical Considerations,” Texas Practice, Vol. 46, Environmental Law, Thompson/West (2005).
• “The Emperor Has No Clothes: Going Naked on Environmental D&O Exposures,” Risk Management Magazine (December 2004). View this article.
• “Mothballing and the Balance of Pain,” Brownfield News (September/October 2004). View this article.
• “Getting the Deal Done: The Environmental Perspective,” 38th Annual William W. Gibson, Jr. Mortgage Lending Institute (September 2004) (prepared in connection with related speaking engagement). View this article.
• “How the Outside Can Help The Inside: Corporate Counsel Can”t Do It All,” Business Law Today (July/August 2004). View this article.
• “Environmental Transparency: Five Areas for Concern,” Financial Executive (June 2004). View this article.
• "Pollution Risk Oversight,” Directors Monthly (February 2004). View this article.
• “Uninsured and Undisclosed Environmental Liabilities Pose Risks for Directors,” Directors Monthly (May 2003) View this article.
• “New Storm Water Permitting at Small Construction Sites,” Texas Lawyer (March 2003). View this article.
• “Texas Mold, The Litigation Gusher that Didn’t Hit... Yet,” 25th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute (March 2003) (prepared in connection with related speaking engagement). View this article.
• “Update on the Law of Wetlands,” North Texas Association of Environmental Professionals, Rules and Reality, Making Environmental Issues Work For Your Community (2003) (prepared in connection with related speaking engagement). View this presentation.
• “Environmental Case Law Update – Anything Goes,” 14th Annual Texas Environmental Superconference (August 2002) (prepared in connection with related speaking engagement). View this article.
• “Enviroterrorism: Long Term Challenges,” Director’s Monthly (June 2002). View this article.
• “Lawyer’s Perspective on Environmental Reporting Ethics,” State Bar of Texas, 14th Annual Texas Environmental Superconference (2002) (prepared in connection with related speaking engagement). View this paper.
• “The Care and Feeding of Attorneys: An Environment Engineer’s Guide to Working with Lawyers,” Environmental Engineer (October 2001). View this article.
• “Texas Voluntary Cleanup Program,” in Brownfields: A Comprehensive Guide to Redeveloping Contaminated Property (American Bar Association, Second Edition 2001). ABA Book Store
• “Disclosure Obligations and Reporting Requirements for Environmental Contamination,’ State Bar of Texas, Doing the Real Estate Deal: The Ultimate Environmental Tool Kit (2000) (prepared in connection with related speaking engagement). View this presentation.