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Jackson Walker
Edward C. Small

Edward C. Small

Retired Partner, Austin
512.236.2000
jwmktgalerts@jw.com
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Practice Areas

  • Environment & Natural Resources

Biography

Ed served as counsel to companies, associations and landowners with legislative, regulatory and litigation issues. For more than 40 years, Ed represented his clients at the courthouse, legislature and state agencies and was the go-to lawyer in Texas for issues in the agriculture industry.


Jackson Walker features profiles of its Retired Partners in recognition of their long and accomplished service to the firm, our clients, and our communities. Our Retired Partners are no longer practicing law. If you are interested in consulting with a Jackson Walker lawyer in the practice area where Ed worked, please email us here. We will connect you with someone who can be most helpful for your inquiry, or pass along a personal message to our Retired Partner.

Education

B.B.A., The University of Texas at Austin

J.D., University of Texas School of Law

Bar Admissions

Texas

Practice Experience Recognition & Accolades Community Involvement Attorney News

Litigation and legislative experience includes:

  • Water rights
  • Property rights
  • Oil and gas
  • Animal health issues
  • Mineral interests
  • Received the 2013 Excellence in Agriculture award from the American Agricultural Law Association.
  • Best of Business Attorneys & Corporate Counsel – Legislative/Lobbying, Austin Business Journal, 2005
  • The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.)
    • Litigation – Environmental, 2007-2020
    • Energy Law – 2017-2020
    • Government Relations Practice, 2017-2020
  • Leadership Award, Texas Forestry Association, 2017
  • Texas Agricultural Land Trust, Advisory Board Member
  • Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, Honorary Director
  • National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
  • Texas Farm Bureau
  • State Bar of Texas
  • Travis County Bar Association

August 16, 2018

Attorney News

Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 98 Jackson Walker Attorneys

Best Lawyers listings are based on an exhaustive peer review survey of thousands of attorneys who vote on the legal abilities of others in their practice areas. For over three decades, recognition in Best Lawyers has been regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor, since an attorney cannot pay to be listed.

August 15, 2017

Attorney News

Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 94 Jackson Walker Attorneys

The Best Lawyers in America, a widely regarded guide to legal excellence, has recognized 94 Jackson Walker attorneys in its 2018 edition. Best Lawyers listings are based on an exhaustive peer review survey of thousands of attorneys who vote on the legal abilities of others in their practice areas.

August 17, 2016

Attorney News

Best Lawyers in America 2017 Recognizes Jackson Walker Attorneys

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become widely regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence.

August 14, 2015

Attorney News

Jackson Walker Congratulates Its Best Lawyers in America 2016

Eighty-one Jackson Walker attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

August 18, 2014

Attorney News

Jackson Walker Congratulates Its Best Lawyers in America 2015

Eighty-two Jackson Walker attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2015 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

May 5, 2014

Mentions

Ed Small and Family Featured in ‘Texas Bar Journal’

Jackson Walker partner Ed Small was featured in a May 2014 Texas Bar Journal article that focused on the four generations of lawyers in his family.

February 17, 2014

Attorney News

Ed Small Speaks on Agriculture Water Conservation

Jackson Walker partner Ed Small spoke at the 2nd Biennial Texas Panhandle-High Plains Water Conservation Symposium on Wednesday, February 12, 2014, in Amarillo, Texas.

August 15, 2013

Attorney News

Jackson Walker Congratulates Its Best Lawyers in America 2014

Seventy-seven Jackson Walker attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2014 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

August 29, 2012

Attorney News

Jackson Walker Congratulates Its Best Lawyers in America 2013

Seventy-two Jackson Walker attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2013 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

September 13, 2011

Attorney News

Jackson Walker Congratulates Its Best Lawyers in America 2012

Sixty-seven Jackson Walker attorneys were selected as Best Lawyers in America 2012.

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Practice Experience

Litigation and legislative experience includes:

  • Water rights
  • Property rights
  • Oil and gas
  • Animal health issues
  • Mineral interests

Recognition & Accolades

  • Received the 2013 Excellence in Agriculture award from the American Agricultural Law Association.
  • Best of Business Attorneys & Corporate Counsel – Legislative/Lobbying, Austin Business Journal, 2005
  • The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.)
    • Litigation – Environmental, 2007-2020
    • Energy Law – 2017-2020
    • Government Relations Practice, 2017-2020
  • Leadership Award, Texas Forestry Association, 2017

Community Involvement

  • Texas Agricultural Land Trust, Advisory Board Member
  • Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, Honorary Director
  • National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
  • Texas Farm Bureau
  • State Bar of Texas
  • Travis County Bar Association

Practice Areas

  • Environment & Natural Resources
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