Scott D Deatherage

Scott D Deatherage is a partner in the environmental law practice group in the firm’s Dallas office and is the climate change and renewable energy practice group leader. He focuses his practice on permitting, compliance, administrative law and judicial litigation in air emissions, wastewater discharges, hazardous waste, hazardous substances and toxic substances. He represents clients before local, state,and federal environmental agencies and state and federal courts. Mr Deatherage is experienced in drafting environmental disclosure statements for Securities and Exchange Commission documents and assessing the impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on such disclosures. Additionally, he advises clients on climate change and greenhouse gas legislation and the effects on corporate strategy, as well as on carbon credit transactions, including the purchase and sale of such credits. Mr Deatherage received a JD, cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 1987 and a BA from the University of Oklahoma in 1984.