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Nathan Matthew Block

Litigation Attorney at Houston, TX

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3
Practice areas
  1. Litigation
    65%
    CERCLA, Environmental and Toxic Tort Litigation

    25 years

  2. Environmental and natural resources
    25%
    Regulatory counseling and transactional due diligence

    25 years

  3. Oil and gas
    10%

    15 years

Licensed for 24 years
State TX
Status Eligible to Practice in Texas
Acquired 1998
Updated 01/25/2023

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501 Westlake Park Drive
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AVVO RATING 10.0 (Superb)

Work Experience

  • Adjunct Professor
  • University Of Houston Law Center
  • 2018 - Present
  • Senior Counsel, Litigation
  • BP America
  • 2015 - Present
  • Managing Counsel
  • BP Gulf Coast Restoration Organization
  • 2013 - 2015
  • Senior Counsel, Health, Safety, Security and Environment
  • BP America
  • 2008 - 2013
  • Associate, Environmental
  • Winstead, PC
  • 2006 - 2008
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Education

  • Stanford University, Center for Prof. Development
  • Certificate, Strategic Decision and Risk Managemetn
  • 2017
  • Texas Tech University School of Law
  • JD - Juris Doctor
  • 1998
  • Texas State University-San Marcos
  • BA - Bachelor of Arts
  • 1994

Associations

  • College of the State Bar of Texas
  • 2018 - Present
  • State Bar of Texas, Environmental and Natural Reources Section
  • Secretary
  • 2017 - Present
  • Team Rubicon
  • PIO, City Communication Manager, Trainer
  • 2017 - Present
  • State Bar of Texas
  • Member
  • N/A
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Languages Spoken

  • English

Honors and Awards

  • Rising Star
  • Texas Monthly Magazine
  • 2009
  • Best Lawyers In Houston
  • H Magazine
  • 2009
  • Rising Star
  • Texas Monthly Magazine
  • 2008
  • Best Lawyers In Houston
  • H Magazine
  • 2008
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Publications

  • Texas Environmental Law Journal
  • If We Must Ever Cross the Alps Again: Reflections on the Legal Framework of Oil Spill Response From the First Spill of National Significance
  • 2018
  • Texas Envi
  • The Very Big Fuss Over Very Small Things: Advising Business on the Regulation of Nanotechnologies
  • 2007
  • Texas Environmental Law Journal
  • At the Crossroads of Environmental Law and Land Use Planning: Facing the Challenges of Regional Planning and Environmental Management in Texas
  • 2005
  • Texas Tech Journal of Texas Administrative Law
  • Toward a Responsible System of Regulating Practice at Administrative Agencies: Administrative Agencies and the Changing Definition of the Practice of Law
  • 2001
  • Texas Tech Journal of Texas Administrative Law
  • All Powers Necessary and Convenient: The Scope of Implied Powers for Texas’ Administrative Agencies
  • 2000
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Speaking Engagements

  • Monthly Speaker Series
  • Finding the Biggest Pay Zone: Using Decision Quality and Analysis Tools to Maximize Value in Commercial Negotiation
  • 2019
  • Quarterly Meeting
  • Field Auditing During Emergency Response Operations
  • 2016

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Nathan Matthew Block
Litigation Attorney
Houston, TX
Licensed for 24 years