Tracy J. Andrews

Associate with the firm, Tracy "TJ" Andrews specializes in environmental and land use law. TJ received a Bachelor of Arts in History from Schreiner University in Kerrville, Texas, where she graduated magna cum laude. TJ worked in environmental education for several years before attending the University of Texas School of Law. She was editor-in-chief of the Texas Environmental Law Journal. She graduated with honors and was a recipient of the UT Public Interest Law Award. She is a member of the Order of the Coif, an honorary society recognizing outstanding academic achievement in the study of law.

Before joining Olson, Bzdok, and Howard, TJ worked as an Assistant Attorney General in the Natural Resources Division of the Texas Office of the Attorney General.

TJ is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the State Bar of Texas, the Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association (GTLA-BA), the Women Lawyers' Association of the GTLA-BA, the Texas Young Lawyers Association (TYLA), the Texas Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section of the Texas Bar, and the American Bar Association. She was recently awarded the TYLA President's Award of Merit, for service to the bar. TJ is also on the Board of Directors for the Watershed Center.

TJ has also co-authored and co-edited a booklet entitled "Helping Low-Income Communities Across Texas Access Safe and Affordable Water and Wastewater Services" (2003, Texas Young Lawyers Association).

Reported Decisions

TJ has appeared as a co-attorney of record in the following reported decisions:

• Manistee Saltworks Development Corp v City of Manistee, Little River Band of Ottawa Indians & Manistee Citizens for Responsible Development
  ___ F Supp 2d ___, 2005 WL 2600428 (WD Mich)
  2005

E-mail:tj@envlaw.com