Our firm tries contested oil, gas and energy cases in state and federal courts and before arbitration panels, regulatory agencies and administrative judges. By combining our practical industry backgrounds with litigation skills and experience, we are able to provide clients with an advantage in achieving cost-effective, client-focused results in trial, arbitration, contested case proceedings, mediations and negotiations.
The firm’s litigation practice includes representing clients in arbitration proceedings and in federal and state courts in virtually every kind of energy-related dispute. Our practice includes breach of contract actions involving a broad range of energy agreements, development obligation disputes, COPAS disputes, title disputes, tort actions, royalty litigation, operator and oilfield service company disputes, well failures, and garden-variety land and mineral disputes.
Representative Experience
Representation of private E&P company in obtaining and successfully defending favorable judgment in Austin Chalk royalty and post-production cost dispute at trial and appellate levels.
Representation of publicly-traded operator in Eagle Ford easement and right-of-way TRO proceeding.
Representation of South Texas title insurance company in complex multi-party land and mineral dispute litigation.
Represented major and independent operators in resolving various disputes related to drilling and development in the Bakken, Barnett, Eagle Ford and other major plays.