About Gerald J. Pels

Gerald J. Pels is the chair of Locke Lord’s environmental section – energy and industry and ESG practice. He has been a leader in the Texas environmental legal community for over 30 years. His diverse practice focuses on environmental compliance, permitting, counselling and enforcement defence, with an emphasis on air emissions compliance, permitting, and defence. Gerry’s experience includes agency negotiations, assessing and counselling air, water, stormwater and waste permit compliance, representing clients at contested permit, enforcement and other hearings and internal environmental investigations. He also provides comprehensive assistance and representation to potentially responsible parties and steering committees at both state and federal superfund sites.