| On January 31, 2008 Ronnie Jones filed a
lawsuit on behalf of his clients seeking
damages in excess of 4.8 million dollars
against Capitol Blue Haven Pools, Inc. and
its subcontractors for construction defects
on real property owned by his clients and
personal injuries to his clients related to
their exposure to toxic mold and for the
company and its subcontractors violations of
state law. On September 25, 2007 Ronnie Jones filed a
lawsuit on behalf of a client seeking
damages in excess of $750,000 against a
federal contractor for breach of contract
and other violations of state law.
Washington County Train Derailment
Mr. Jones filed a lawsuit against a railroad
company and others seeking damages in excess
of one million dollars for injuries to his
client's real and personal property that she
alleges resulted from a train derailment and
the emergency response activities that were
performed by the train company and its
subcontractors. According to the information
that was provided by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency and other
federal and state regulatory agencies, the
train derailment resulted in the release of
significant quantities of diesel fuel and
hazardous material on and near the property
owned by his client.
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Highland
Club Village Neighborhood Association
Ronnie Jones successfully represented a
group of exclusive private property owners
and the Highland Club Village Neighborhood
Association (HCVNA) in a contested
administrative proceeding at the Texas
Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
regarding a new wastewater discharge permit
for a proposed high density residential
development near their property. The
property owners and HCVNA had been fighting
the proposed permit and the proposed
development for the past five years. The
property owners and HCVNA were concerned
that the proposed development would
adversely impact the environment and
adversely impact their property values. The
administrative law judge in the case
recommended that the TCEQ grant the permit.
Based on the legal arguments that were
raised by Ronnie at the hearing, the
Commissioner's of the TCEQ rejected the
recommendation of the administrative law
judge and denied the permit. Since that
time, Mr. Jones has represented the HCVNA in
its negotiations with a major developer and
water control and improvement district
regarding a proposed new residential
development on an adjacent tract of land.
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Blueberry Hills Subdivision
Ronnie Jones represents a client in a
significant water utility compliance and
enforcement matter at the TCEQ. The case
concerns the water utility's alleged
noncompliance with certain rules and
regulations of the TCEQ. Ronnie has
successfully negotiated a compliance
agreement between the client and the TCEQ.
He also represents the client in real estate
and other water utility matters related to
the existing development in the subdivision
and a proposed development near the
subdivision.
Recently, he filed an application with
the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality (TCEQ) to increase the water utility
rates for the water Utility that serves
customers in the subdivision. The water
utility rates of the Utility had not been
changed in approximately a decade and were
inadequate to pay the Utility’s cost of
service. |
| Mr. Jones was
an Assistant City Attorney for the City of
Austin’s Water and Wastewater Utility from
March 1999 to October 2004. One of the
significant projects that he worked on is
known as the Austin Clean Water Program and
it concerns noncompliance with federal
regulations and the issuance of an
administrative order against the City by the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that
requires the City to make approximately 300
million dollars worth of improvements to its
wastewater collection system within a
defined time period or pay approximately
$30,000 per day for each day that it failed
to complete the improvements within the
permitted time period. Mr. Jones worked as a
lead attorney on the project for several
years. His job responsibilities included
providing legal advice to the City Manager,
City Council, and the Utility’s management
on compliance issues related to the EPA’s
Order and/or federal appropriations related
to the EPA’s Order, providing legal advice
to the City regarding approximately 300
construction projects related to the
implementation of the EPA’s Order. Additionally, Mr. Jones was part of the City
of Austin’s legal team that negotiated and
executed a one hundred million dollar water
supply contract with the Lower Colorado
River Authority.
Mr. Jones was an Assistant Attorney General
for the Texas Attorney General from October
1996 to March 1999. During that time, he
represented the State of Texas and several
Texas state agencies in significant
litigation in courtrooms throughout the
state that concerned the imposition of fines
and penalties for noncompliance with the
regulations of Texas state agencies.
Mr. Jones was a Staff Attorney for the Texas
Commission on Environmental Quality from
June 1993 to October 1996. During that time,
he represented the Executive Director in
significant administrative hearings
regarding permitting and compliance and
enforcement matters. |
