Jim Blackburn

Houston | Attorney

Mr. Blackburn long practiced as an Houston-based environmental attorney focused on toxic torts litigation and community group representation. His work with grassroots organizations has included a variety of cases, ranging from wetland, flooding, dam, hazardous waste, landfill, wastewater and air emission controversies. He has also participated in land use planning and design studies, taught environmental law and planning courses at Rice University and the University of Houston, and helped establish several conservation groups, including the Galveston Bay Foundation and the Matagorda Bay Foundation. As well, he has written a book about the history of the protection of the Texas estuaries, The Book of Texas Bays, as well as a volume on its future stewardship, A Texas Plan for the Texas Coast.