Energy Law Section
Provides a forum for energy practitioners to meet and mingle and to study topical issues in the industry. The Section meets monthly on the third Wednesday of the month at the Belo for lunch and a CLE lecture by an energy attorney. Annually, the Section sponsors a two-day, in-depth seminar on a Thursday and Friday in the Fall that attracts energy attorneys from all regions of Texas.
Meeting Schedule:
Time and Location Speaker and Topic
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 Eric Camp, Dealing with Missing Persons and Holdouts
12:00 noon - Belo - MIPA & Rule 37
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 Marianne Carroll, Texas PUC: 2010 Yr. in Review
12:00 noon - Belo
Wednesday March 16, 2011 Jennifer Cameron, Media Management - Lessons Learned
12:00 noon - Belo from the Macondo Well Blowout
Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Travis L. Booher, Receivership
12:00 noon - Belo
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 Terry Hogwood, Ding Dong Duhig is Dead &
12:00 noon - Belo George Snell, Is Duhig Dead? - A Rebuttal
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 George Snell, Selected Issues on Descriptions in Conveyances
12:00 noon - Belo Including Wellbore Assignments
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 Bill Spencer, Jenae McCuistion, & Jeff Scoggins,
12:00 noon - Belo
What's New & Old with the Texas Railroad Commission & City Permitting - New Rules & New Interpretation of Old Rules
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 John Hays, Energy and the Future of Oil & Gas
12:00 noon - Belo
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 Karen Watkins, Top 10 Things to Do Before or During Your
12:00 noon - Belo Oil & Gas Trial to Avoid Losing an Appeal
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 Becky Diffen, Wind Energy
12:00 noon - Belo
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 Norman Lofgren, Taxation: Overview of Oil & Gas
12:00 noon - Belo Transactions
Wednesday, December 21, 2011 H. Martin Gibson, SNR Denton LLP - Horizontal Drilling
12:00 noon - Belo
Wednesday, January 16, 2011 Harold Loftin, Jr., SNR Denton LLP - Securities Issues for Energy Attorney
12:00 noon - Belo
Section News:
SAVE THE DATE for our Annual Review of Oil & Gas Law on August 18-19, 2011. Please continue to visit our website for up-to-date information.
Section Officers:
Name: Jason Schumacher
Officer Position: Chair
Firm: SNR Denton US, LLP
Firm Address: 2000 McKinney Avenue, Suite 1900
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75201
Business Phone: 214-259-0959
Email: jason.schumacher@snrdenton.com
Name: Rhodes Hamilton
Officer Position: Vice Chair
Firm: Hamilton & Squibb
Firm Address: 8235 Douglas Avenue, Suite 1300
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75225
Business Phone: 214-987-1483
Email: rhamilton@hamiltonsquibb.com
Name: Roger Beeecham
Officer Position: Treasurer
Firm: Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & Miller, L.L.P
Firm Address: 901 Main St., Suite 4600
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75202
Business Phone: 214-245-3090
Email: rbeecham@shannongracey.com
Name: Caroline Akers Peterson
Officer Position: Immediate Past Chair
Firm: Looper Reed & McGraw
Firm Address: 1601 Elm Street, Suite 4100
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75201
Business Phone: 214-237-6339
Email: cakers@lrmlaw.com
Name: Ryan Sears
Officer Position: CLE Chair
Firm: SNR Denton US, LLP
Firm Address: 2000 McKinney Avenue, Suite 1900
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75201
Business Phone: 214-259-1864
Email: jason.schumacher@snrdenton.com
Name: Jerry Alexander
Officer Position: DBA Board Advisor
Firm: Passman & Jones, P.C.
Firm Address: 1201 Elm Street, Suite 2500
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75270
Business Phone: 214-742-2121
Email: alexanderj@passmanjones.com
Resource Links
Section Membership
If you are interested in becoming a member of the Energy Law Section, please send a letter of request and a $20.00 membership fee to:
DBA
2101 Ross Ave
Dallas TX, 75201
Please note that you must be a member of the Dallas Bar Association to join a section. If you have any questions regarding sections membership, please contact the membership department at the Dallas Bar.
Section Admin-Mass E-mail/Roster
