Jackson Walker Adds Jon Bull to Environment & Natural Resources Practice in Dallas
Jackson Walker announced the addition of Jonathan M. Bull as a partner in the Dallas office.
In a release, the firm said Bull brings to the Chambers USA-ranked Environment & Natural Resources practice substantial experience handling environmental issues encountered in land development and construction, manufacturing, and commercial operating sectors, including transactional due diligence and counseling in corporate or asset purchases and sales, operations regulatory compliance counseling and management systems, property assessment, cleanup and redevelopment under state and federal regulatory programs, and government enforcement defense and litigation.
In his practice, Bull regularly counsels land development and construction clients on state and federal requirements regulating stormwater discharges, wetlands and jurisdictional waters, dust emissions, and protected species and resources. Jon has also counseled and represented industrial, commercial, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, and aerospace clients in environmental cleanup, cost recovery, and contribution litigation under CERCLA, RCRA, the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act, and other state analogues and in coverage disputes under environmental insurance policies.
“We are thrilled to have Jon join our team. Jon’s depth of environmental law experience and broad network of relationships make him a great fit at Jackson Walker. He will be vital in helping our clients navigate Clean Water Act regulatory compliance and permitting matters,” said Leonard H. Dougal, who chairs the Firm’s Environment & Natural Resources practice.
Bull previously served as enforcement counsel in the Hazardous Waste Enforcement Branch of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), prosecuting matters related to hazardous waste and the Chemical Accident Prevention Program. He started his environmental career working as a hydrogeologist with a national engineering and environmental consulting company.
“Jackson Walker’s collegial culture, resources, and Texas home base were all major factors in my decision to relocate my practice,” Bull said. “I am really excited about this move, as I will be able to extend to my clients the flexibility, responsiveness, and environment that Jackson Walker offers me.”
Outside his practice, Bull offers pro bono counseling to Connemara Conservancy, a North Texas Conservation Land Trust, and previously completed leadership positions on volunteer boards of Preservation Dallas and T. Boone Pickens YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas.
Prior to receiving his J.D. from SMU Dedman School of Law, Jon studied Geology at Washington & Lee University and the University of Massachusetts.
