Matt Kuryla has enjoyed over 25 years of environmental law practice, building agency relationships of trust, exercising sound judgment and supplying creative energy to his clients most challenging environmental issues.
Mr. Kuryla has helped his clients be strategic in pursuing their objectives in several high-profile environmental rulemakings, enforcement initiatives, transactions and permit proceedings. He conducts multi-client litigation and rulemaking through the Texas Industry Project (TIP), the BCCA Appeal Group (BCCA), the Texas MSS Working Group and the 8-Hour Ozone Coalition. Through client groups, Mr. Kuryla applies innovative legal and technical strategies to expand the options for new regulatory initiatives. He applies the same approach to agency enforcement proceedings and citizen suits, utilizing all relevant scientific, policy and legal tools to advance the client's goals. He counsels clients in environmental crises, including criminal investigations, explosions and releases, helping clients build and strengthen agency relationships of trust while managing the challenges of a corporate crisis.
Awards & Community
Recognized as a Leading Lawyer by Chambers USA, 2005-2023
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward White, Inc.), 2008-2021
Recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer-Rising Star (Thomson Reuters), 2004 and as a Texas Super Lawyer (Thomson Reuters), 2009-2018
Listed in Who's Who Legal:Texas (Law Business Research Ltd), 2008-2013
Education
J.D., University of Virginia School of Law 1989
B.A., University of Virginia 1986with highest distinction
Admission & Affiliations
State Bar of Texas
United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and Sixth Circuits
United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Texas
United States Supreme Court
Houston Bar Foundation, Fellow