Represent upstream and midstream companies in a variety of transactional matters relating to oil and gas exploration, production, distribution and marketing. Focus on acquisitions and divestitures of assets, title examination, and curative and due diligence efforts relating to the disposition of producing and non-producing oil and gas assets.• Drafted, edited and reviewed hundreds of title opinions covering surface, fee and state-owned mineral, and leasehold assets throughout Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Wyoming, North Dakota, and several other states. Title opinions typically include curative title requirements and ownership calculations and cover encumbrances and hypothecations of interest.• Performed acquisition due diligence on more than $3 billion of surface, mineral, and leasehold assets.• Representative clients include the Texas General Land Office and operators ranging in size from small "mom and pop" operators to several of the largest NYSE publicly traded companies by market cap.

Represent clients in all aspects of commercial and residential real estate and general business matters, including title research and title examination. Serve as outside general counsel for technology startup companies. Prepare closing real estate documents for several title companies.

Represented real estate developers, private lenders, commercial landlords and tenants, investors and homeowners in all aspects of commercial and residential real estate. Drafted, negotiated and advised clients concerning commercial mortgage-backed securities loan packages, commercial promissory notes, commercial and residential lease agreements, business asset purchase and sale agreements and a wide variety of other business and real estate contracts. Represented clients throughout the purchase and sale of commercial and residential properties (from offer to closing). Structured, formed and advised clients on the operation of a variety of domestic and foreign LLCs, corporations, Section 3(c)(1) private equity funds, 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporations and multi-entity structures that maximize anonymity and deter lawsuits. Managed a litigation docket drafting pleadings and motions and conducting discovery, hearings and trials.• Closed the acquisition of a mixed-use condominium development (24 residential and 4 commercial units) with a $4.75MM commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) loan, requiring the drafting of condominium declaration amendments, commercial lease assignments and SNDAs pertaining to cellular antennae.• Structured and formed a series of Section 3(c)(1) private equity investment funds and represented the funds in the acquisition of existing businesses, creation and operation of numerous start-up businesses (including TABC and tobacco permitting) and purchase of single- and multi-family properties.• Represent real estate investors and developers in connection with the acquisition, financing and sale of all types of residential and commercial real estate, including hotels, retail centers, mixed-use projects, apartments, primary residences and residential investment properties.• Represented real estate investors in all aspects of investment ownership, from acquisitions and sales to tenant eviction and litigation of major title disputes.

Drafted, negotiated, and advised clients concerning a variety of real estate and commercial matters, including residential real estate lease agreements, residential loan documents, oil and gas leases, livestock grazing agreements, and business entity formation. Represented surface and mineral owners in property ownership and division order disputes. Advised land service brokers regarding title examination, curative title issues and lease and affidavit drafting. Represented consumers against fraudulent debt collection and reporting practices.

Examined mineral and leasehold title on complex unitized gas plays throughout the Eagle Ford shale. Researched and interpreted oil and gas leases, farmout agreements, joint operating agreements and all public records affecting mineral title. Drafted curative deeds and affidavits to cure mineral and surface title defects. Prepared sovereignty runsheets, mineral and leasehold ownership reports, and multi-depth unit reports and plats.• Clients: Unit Petroleum Corp., Halcón Resources Corp., and Stephens Production Co., among others

Researched and examined mineral and leasehold title and performed well production and lease checks on large rural tracts throughout South and East Texas. Managed a due diligence project and field crew and trained new landmen on title research procedures and the law. Negotiated oil and gas leases and worked directly with landowners to cure mineral title defects.• Clients: Sequitur East Texas, LLC, SEM Resources, LLC, and Navidad Resources, LLC, among others

Managed, investigated and prosecuted half of the County Court #11 caseload as the intern “No. 3” prosecutor, including DWI, drug possession, assault and other Class A and B misdemeanors. Conducted discovery, evaluated cases for trial, drafted briefs and motions and appeared first chair for all trial cases. Represented the State before the Court during all arraignments, pleas and bond forfeitures (up to 40 per day).• Aggressively negotiated plea deals with defense counsel to help reduce the Court’s docket size by 70% in 4 months• Successfully argued the sufficiency of probable cause for a search incident to lawful arrest in a dispositive drug suppression hearing

Analyzed critical legal issues surrounding pending cases, drafted informative briefs, and observed pre-trial and trial proceedings for all cases ranging from small civil disputes to felony drug busts and capital murders.