Olive practices environmental, property, tax, and administrative law to assist clients with matters ranging from oil-and-gas operations to conservation of land and water resources. She handles disputes before state agencies such as the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the Texas Railroad Commission, and the General Land Office as well as appeals of agency decisions and original matters in district court and the courts of appeals.
Before joining McElroy, Sullivan, Miller & Weber, L.L.P., Olive worked in the Tax Litigation Division of the Texas Attorney General’s Office where she litigated tax and administrative matters from the trial court to the Supreme Court of Texas. Before that, Olive clerked for the Honorable Debra H. Lehrmann of the Texas Supreme Court.
Olive holds a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law where she was a Teaching Quizmaster (a teaching assistant for the first-year writing course) and Co-President of the Environmental Law Society. She also served as an Articles and Notes Editor on the editorial board of the Texas Environmental Law Journal and worked in the law school’s Environmental Clinic and U.S. Supreme Court Clinic.
Prior to law school, Olive was a semi-professional classical guitarist. She enjoys listening to music, social dancing, swimming, reading, and watching Formula 1.
Civic Organizations
- The Robert W. Calvert American Inn of Court, Associate Member, 2022–Present
- State Bar of Texas, Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section, Member, 2024–Present
- State Bar of Texas, Oil, Gas, & Energy Resources Law Section, Member, 2024–Present
- State Bar of Texas, Tax Section, Member, 2021–2023
- State Bar of Texas, Appellate Section, Member, Member 2021–2022