Attorneys

Charlie Black's practice is primarily energy-related, but also covers banking, real estate, business associations, construction, and commercial issues.  For the past twelve years, Mr. Black has represented wind developers, landowners, and lenders (as Texas counsel) in various aspects of wind energy development, including land rights and turbine procurement, construction, operation, environmental and regulatory review, power sales, interconnection, and financing of wind projects primarily in Texas and Oklahoma.

Areas of Practice

• Energy
• Public Utility
• Construction Law
• Banking Law
• Business Associations Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Commercial Transactions
• Health Law

Bar Admissions

• Supreme Court of Texas, 1979
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1980
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1990
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1989
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1993

Education

• The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1979
  J.D.
  
  
• University of Texas, Austin, Texas, 1976
  B.B.A.
  Honors: With Honors
  
  

Classes/Seminars Taught

• "Local and County Perspectives (and Pitfalls) in Dealing with Energy", Panelist, University of Texas Wind Energy Institute, February 2007
• "Overview of Landowner Leases", Panelist, Texas Tech Wind Law II Conference, June 2007
• "Wind Energy Development in Texas- From Where the Wind Blows (a Local Perspective)", Co-Author, University of Texas Wind Energy Institute, February 2007
• "Wind Energy Development (From a Developer's Perspective)", Speaker, West Texas Wind Energy Consortium conference, Trent Texas, July 2007

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Abilene Bar Association
  
  
• Texas Bar Association
  
  
• Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
  
  
• American Wind Energy Association