Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP

57 Best Lawyers awards

Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP logo

Awarded Practice Areas

Environmental Law Litigation - Environmental

Biography

Robert T. Stewart represents a broad array of industrial and commercial clients, focusing on air pollution control, toxic torts, environmental criminal investigations, cost recovery for waste remediations and environmental enforcement defense. He has extensive experience handling matters before the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the US Environmental Protection Agency.

Prior to becoming a lawyer, Mr. Stewart worked as a chemical engineer for Union Carbide Corporation. He is annually named a Texas Super Lawyer by Thomson Reuters and included in The Best Lawyers in America and Chambers Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.

Mr. Stewart is a 1977 magna cum laude graduate of the University of Michigan Law School where he was Order of the Coif. He received his Chemical Engineering Bachelors of Science from Lehigh University in 1973. Mr. Stewart chaired the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section of the State Bar of Texas in 2001-2002.

Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP

57 Best Lawyers awards

Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP logo

Overview

  • The University of Michigan Law School, J.D., graduated 1977
  • Lehigh University, BASc, graduated 1973

  • Texas, State Bar of Texas
  • California, The State Bar of California
  • Ohio, Ohio State Bar Association
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas
  • California, The State Bar of California
  • Ohio, Ohio State Bar Association
  • The University of Michigan Law School, J.D., graduated 1977
  • Lehigh University, BASc, graduated 1973

Client Testimonials

Robert Stewart is an outstanding lawyer with subject matter expertise and good agency contacts. He is cost effective and practical in case management.

Bob is an intelligent, thoughtful, and experienced lawyer who understands his clients' needs. He is very easy to communicate with and promptly addresses issues assigned to him. Bob is a team player and works well with me to minimize...billings.

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation - Environmental
Special Focus:
  • Administrative/Regulatory
  • Air Quality
  • Constitutional
  • Counseling
  • Enforcement Defense
  • Environmental Crimes
  • Environmental Permitting
  • Industry
  • Litigation
  • RCRA/Hazardous Waste
  • Solid Waste
  • Superfunds/Environmental Remediation
  • Toxic Tort
Awards:
    • Best Lawyers in America®, 2006-2026

      • Environmental Law
      • Litigation - Environmental

      • Top Attorney, 360 West magazine, 2021

        • Chambers USA: Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, 2014-2019

            • Named Top Austin Attorney, Austin Monthly, 2019

              Your browser is not fully compatible with our automatic printer friendly formatting.

              Please use the print button to print this profile page.

              Spinning circle Big letter B