Best Texas Oil and Gas Lawyers
Nirav N. Patel focuses his practice on oil, gas and energy litigation and transactions. His litigation practice includes claims and disputes related to termination of oil and gas leases, post-production costs, royalty underpayment, joint operating agreements, and purchase and sale agreements. Mr. Patel also represents clients in title disputes involving mineral and royalty interests, including litigation involving fixed versus floating royalty interests, adverse possession, and deed reformati...
With experience as a law clerk to federal judges and as a trial lawyer for large companies, Bryan’s expertise is crafting compelling, case-winning arguments for Zehl & Associates’ clients, through briefing to the trial and appellate courts on the most important legal issues in their cases. Bryan grew up in Sugar Land, Texas, and graduated from New York University with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, and from the University of Texas at Austin School of Law before returning hom...
Anthony Arguijo is a commercial litigation attorney based in Austin, Texas with Scott Douglass & McConnico LLP . His practice focuses on Commercial Litigation, Energy Law, and Oil and Gas Law , representing oil and gas operators, working interest owners, and service companies in complex disputes across Texas and in appellate proceedings. Anthony has experience handling matters at both the trial and appellate levels. Before entering private practice, he served as a law clerk to judges on t...
Taylor Spalla is a partner in the Oil and Gas practice group. His primary focus lies in oil and gas transactional matters, although he also frequently lends his expertise to public policy matters and commercial litigation cases. Mr. Spalla achieved academic excellence, graduating magna cum laude with a J.D. from Texas Tech School of Law. Additionally, he holds an M.B.A. from Texas Tech Rawls College of Business. During his time in law school, he assumed the prestigious role of Editor-in-Chief...
Jillian Borreson is an associate in the firm's Oil & Gas/Energy section. Her practice focuses on litigation and transactional matters involving the oil and gas and energy industries. Jillian represents oil and gas operators, landowners, mineral and royalty owners, and surface developers in a range of matters related to Energy Law and Oil and Gas Law. Her experience includes work involving real estate transactions, oil and gas leases, surface use agreements, water use and disposal agreemen...
Heriberto Montalvo is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation, Oil and Gas Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs. Heriberto practices law in Houston, Texas Best Lawyers has recognized Heriberto Montalvo since 2023. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition r...
Mason W. Smith is an associate in the firm’s Oil & Gas/Energy section. He represents landowners, oil and gas operators, mineral/royalty owners, and surface developers in a variety of oil and gas matters. His primary area of focus is transactional work, which involves handling the buying and selling of working interest properties, mineral interests, and midstream assets. He also deals with oil and gas leases, surface use agreements, water use and disposal agreements, water leases, pi...
Ross Sutherland represents clients in Commercial Litigation, Energy Law, and Oil and Gas Law at Scott Douglass & McConnico LLP in Austin, Texas. Before beginning his legal career, Ross built and operated businesses that provided services to South Texas oilfield companies, giving him firsthand insight into the operational and business challenges facing clients in the energy industry. Ross earned his law degree from The University of Texas School of Law, where he served as Chief Articles Ed...
Julie Shelton is an associate in the firm's Oil & Gas/Energy practice group, where she handles both high-stakes litigation and complex transactions. She protects the interests of a diverse client base, advising producers, operators, mineral buyers, and landowners on critical industry disputes, including lease terminations, post-production cost calculations, and royalty discrepancies. Julie earned her J.D., magna cum laude , from Texas Tech University School of Law, where she completed an ...
