Atty. Michael A. "MIke" Gershon
Mike advises a diverse group of clients with water planning and management, water quality, water rights, water utility and endangered species issues. He is a partner at the Austin law firm of Lloyd Gosselink, and serves on the firm’s Board and Executive Committee.
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Michael A. "MIke" Gershon is an attorney based in Austin, Texas, practicing at Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend PC. They have 29+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1997. Admitted to practice in Texas, State Bar of Texas (1997). Educated at St. Mary’s University School of Law (J.D., 1997) and The University of Texas (—, 1990). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Water Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Awards: (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Member, College of the State Bar (2026). Serands clients in Austin, TX and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Mike advises a diverse group of clients with water planning and management, water quality, water rights, water utility and endangered species issues
- He is a partner at the Austin law firm of Lloyd Gosselink, and serves on the firm’s Board and Executive Committee
- He is a water, utility and environmental lawyer and works among a team of 30 lawyers within the firm’s Water and Litigation Practice Groups, chairing the Water Practice Group
- He serves as General Counsel of the Texas Water Journal
- Mike has served as Chairman of the State Bar of Texas’s Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section and the San Antonio Bar’s Environmental Law Section
- He is a Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation and Fellow of the Austin Bar Foundation
- Mike is AV/Preeminent® Peer-Review Rated in Natural Resources and Water Law by Martindale Hubbell
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Practicing law in Texas. Legal matters in Texas are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Austin are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Texas state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Texas brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Texas courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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