Samuel Ballard
Sam assists clients facing legal challenges or disputes concerning their land, and works to minimize impacts to their property and achieve a resolution that protects their assets. As a fourth-generation landowner, Sam’s passion for protecting and defending landowners’ rights is deeply rooted in his personal connection to land and the heritage that is tied to it. Sam leverages his background in environmental and regulatory law in order to address the unique and complicated issues that often arise with property ownership. From negotiating water rights leases, navigating environmental permitting, protesting property tax appraisals, or representing landowners in complex litigation, Sam tackles a variety of issues on behalf of his landowner-clients. Based out of Dripping Springs, Sam and his wife, Angela, share a passion for the Hill Country and enjoy sharing that passion with their young son, Walker (a future Texas Ranger).
Doctor of Jurisprudence, Magna Cum Laude, Texas Tech University School of Law, 2017 1st Place Legal Practice Appellate Brief Award Top Grade Award: Legal Practice II, Water Law, Wind Law, Texas Administrative Practice Academic Distinction Award: Civil Procedure, Contracts, Legal Practice I Water Law & Science Concentration Program Administrative Law Journal, Vol. 17: Articles Editor Environmental Law Society: President Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies, Pre-Law, Baylor University, 2014 Baylor Interdisciplinary Core Honors Program Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity: Academic Chairman Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C., 2019-2022 Associate Attorney, Air and Waste Practice Group Law Clerk Coordinator Co-Chair, Technology Committee Brown Sims, P.C. 2018-2019 Associate Attorney Environmental Protection Agency, 2017 Extern for the Region 6 Office of Regional Counsel Center for Water Law and Policy, 2016 Teaching Fellow Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C., 2016 Law Clerk Brady & Hamilton, LLP, 2015-2016 Law Clerk Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, 2014 Intern for the Region 9 Water Division
State Bar of Texas, Litigation Section, Real Estate Section
About Samuel
Education And Honors
Experience
Admissions/Memberships And Community Involvement
Austin Bar Association, Environmental Law and Administrative Law Section
Austin Young Lawyers Association
Texas Land and Mineral Owners Association
