Todd W. Spake

Todd W. Spake


Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP

Recognized since 2008

Fort Worth, Texas

Practice Areas

Oil and Gas Law

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Todd W. Spake is the chair of Kelly Hart's Oil & Gas/Energy Practice Group and represents oil and gas operators and interest owners across the state in his broad-based energy practice. Mr. Spake's primary focus is on transactional matters, including the purchase and sale of oil and gas producing properties, farm-outs, joint development agreements, natural gas processing and sale agreements, seismic agreements, complex rural and urban oil and gas leases and surface use agreements, pipeline easements, wind power agreements, and sand and gravel leases.

Mr. Spake also has experience representing clients in a variety of energy-related litigation matters, including cases involving oil and gas royalty underpayments, oil and gas lease termination issues, seismic trespass claims, inverse condemnation of mineral rights by governmental entities, as well as energy-related contract disputes.

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Location
  • 201 Main Street, Suite 2500
    Fort Worth, TX 76102
Education
  • Texas Tech University, J.D., graduated 1996
  • Texas Christian University, B.S., graduated 1992
Bar Admissions
  • Texas, 1996
Affiliations
  • Texas Bar Foundation - Fellow
  • TCU Energy Institute - Board of Advisors
  • Texas Christian University - Adjunct Professor, Energy MBA program
  • AddRan College, Texas Christian University - Board of Visitors
  • Institute for Energy Law - Advisory Board Member
  • Texas Tech School of Law Energy Law - Advisory Board
  • Texas Tech School of Law Journal of the Energy Law Practitioner - Advisory Board Member
  • Fort Worth Public Library Foundation - Board of Directors
  • Fort Worth Public Library Foundation - Board
  • University of North Texas Health Science Center Foundation - Board of Directors
Court Admissions
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 1997
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP
Headquarters: Fort Worth, Texas

46 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Oil and Gas Law
Special Focus:
  • Contract
  • Gas
  • Litigation
  • Minerals
  • Pipeline
Awards:
  • Best Lawyers in America®, U.S. News & World Report, 2008-2024

    Oil and Gas Law

  • Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2020-2023

    Energy & Resources

  • Top Attorney in Oil and Gas Law, 360 West magazine

    Oil & Gas Law, 2017-2023

    Land Use & Environment, 2017-2019

  • Top Attorney, Fort Worth Magazine, 2005-2022

    Oil & Gas Law

  • Texas Super Lawyers Rising Star, Thomson Reuters, 2007-2010

    Energy & Resources

  • 40 Under 40 honoree, Fort Worth Business Press, 2006
  • Rated AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Energy Law
  • Energy Regulatory Law

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