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Lt. Governor-elect Dan Patrick recently announced the members of his Lieutenant Governor Advisory Boards which will be put in place to find policy solutions on economic tax and transportation issues. Among the six Advisory Boards, Joseph Fitzsimons will work with Chairman Jack Wood on the Water Advisory Board. To view the complete article in the San Antonio Business Journal, click here.  
Trace Burton was selected as one of the San Antonio Business Journal's 40 Under 40 winners. The San Antonio Business Journal announced the 2015 winners of the 40 Under 40 special awards publication, which will honor 40 outstanding individuals under the age of 40 who are making a difference in the San Antonio community. A select panel of judges consisting of past 40 Under 40 award recipients chose the 2015 winners from more than 110 nominees. The winners will be recognized at a reception in February.  To read the complete article, click here.    
The law firm of Uhl, Fitzsimons, Jewett & Burton, PLLC, is pleased to announce that Ezra A. Johnson has been named as a partner of the firm.  Mr. Johnson, previously an associate of the firm, will continue to assist clients in matters relating to landowner rights and the development, marketing and sale of mineral assets in South Texas (and beyond), including mineral leases, surface use agreements, deeds, pooling agreements, pipeline agreements, disposal agreements, and sales agreements.  Mr. Johnson will also continue to work with partners Joseph Fitzsimons and Trace Burton to develop the firm’s burgeoning litigation practice in mineral title…
Partner Trace Burton and Associates Ezra Johnson and Robert Park have been recognized in the March 7, 2014 issue of Texas Super Lawyers Magazine and also in Texas Monthly Magazine as 2014 Texas Rising Stars.  Nominated by other attorneys, this honor is reserved for those lawyers who exhibit excellence in practice.  To see the listing, click here.  
Joseph B. C. Fitzsimons presented for the State Bar of Texas via a Webcast on "Leasing in the Eagle Ford Shale from the Land and Mineral Owner's Perspective" on November 20, 2013.  It is being replayed on March 13, 2014 from 12:30 pm to 1:30 and is available for one hour of MCLE Credit.  To register for this rebroadcast, click here: To view the presentation, click here: Highlights of his presentation include: The past few years have seen a surge of interest in the Eagle Ford Shale in south and south central Texas. Over the past two decades, mineral owners have…