The Law Office of John J. Vay was established following nearly twenty years of public and private sector experience in the areas of environmental, natural resources, water and utility law. John Vay represents and counsels clients in a wide variety of regulatory, legislative, transactional and litigation matters at the local, state and federal levels. He also provides mediation services and serves as a contract hearings examiner in contested proceedings.
Mr. Vay, a 1984 graduate of St. Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio, began his legal career as a Staff Attorney for the Texas Department of Water Resources and the Texas Water Commission in Austin (predecessors to the current Texas Commission on Environmental Quality). He later served as a Hearing Examiner for the Commission and was promoted to Assistant Chief Hearing Examiner. Mr. Vay was subsequently appointed as the General Counsel of the Commission serving as the direct legal advisor to the agency's Commissioners and as the Director of Legal Services counseling the agency's Executive Director.
Upon entering the private sector in 1992, Mr. Vay served as a shareholder and a director for two large law firms where he managed the firms' environmental law sections in Austin. He established the Law Office of John J. Vay in 2006.
Not certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Certification is not available in the areas of environmental, natural resources, water and utility law.
