Paulina Williams

Practice Areas

Paulina Williams advises clients across industrial and commercial sectors on complex environmental matters. While she is considered a “go-to” lawyer on water and wetlands issues, she also has extensive experience in waste, air, and natural resources. Clients appreciate the breadth and depth of her experience, her responsiveness, and her ability to offer practical solutions that address their specific concerns and pressure points. She has worked extensively on environmental permitting, including contested case hearings, cross-agency consultations, and permit defense in state and federal court actions. She advises clients on environmental compliance, including guiding clients under the Texas Environmental, Health, and Safety Audit Privilege Act and helping with enforcement actions. In addition, Paulina litigates environmental claims and provides transactional support in deals involving significant environmental permits, liabilities, or risks.

Career

Admitted to Texas Bar in 2008; New York Bar in 2006.

Professional Memberships

State Bar of Texas; New York State Bar; Austin Bar Association; State Bar Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section; Texas Water

Conservation Association (TWCA), Board Member; Mother Attorneys Mentoring Association, Board Member

Publications

Essentials of Texas Water Law, 7th Ed., co-authored update to Integrating Water Quality Standards into Water Management Programs; What We are Watching in 2023, Environmental Evolutions, February 2023; Texas Wetlands Conference, presented NEPA Update: Let’s Take a Hard Look, April 2023, presented Waters of the U.S. Update, February 2022, co-presented What’s New In Nationwide Permitting, Jan. 2021; Changing Face of Water Law Conference, presented Eye on the CWA –Developments in Nationwide Permitting, Feb. 2021, Southern Gas Association Technical Conference, co-presented Natural Resource Damage Assessment Case Study, Feb. 2020; TWCA Convention, presented Waters of the US Update, Mar. 2020.

Personal

J.D., Harvard Law School 2005; Bachelor of Architecture, The University of Texas 2000