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Fitzsimons’ Presentation for State Bar of Texas Webcast To Be Rebroadcast

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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…
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Burton Appointed to Commission by Governor Rick Perry

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Trace Burton was appointed to the Unclaimed Mineral Proceeds Commission by Governor Rick Perry pursuant to HB 724, 83rd Legislature, Regular Session.  The Commission will study unclaimed land grant mineral proceeds, and issue a final report on the amount of unclaimed original land grant mineral proceeds delivered to the State Comptroller, if any, that remain unclaimed on December 1, 2014.  In its final report, the Commission will make recommendations for the efficient and effective procedures under which the State may be required to determine the owners of the proceeds, notify the owners of the proceeds, and distribute the proceeds to…
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UFJ&B Welcomes F. Parks Brown

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F. Parks Brown joins the firm of Uhl, Fitzsimons, Jewett & Burton, PLLC as an associate attorney.  A 2013 cum laude graduate of St. Mary’s University School of Law, Mr. Brown served as Articles Editor and was named Editor of the Year for the St. Mary’s Law Journal, and was a member of the John M. Harlan Society.  Mr. Brown is a native Texan, born and raised in Austin.  Following his graduation from Washington & Lee University in 2004, Brown spent six years as a landman for various oil and gas companies in Colorado, New Mexico and Utah. Brown brings…
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Fitzsimons Speaks at TLCC Rally

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Partner Joseph B.C. Fitzsimons, joined by Attorney Steve Small and Texas Agricultural Land Trust CEO Blair Fitzsimons, spoke on representing land and mineral owners where oil and gas development must coexist with conservation easements at The National Land Conservation Conference "Rally 2013", on September 17-19, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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UFJ&B Featured in San Antonio Business Journal

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The partners of Uhl, Fitzsimons, Jewett & Burton, PLLC, were highlighted in a recent San Antonio Business Journal article, "Renegotiating the Shale".  The article focused on the rights of property owners as they negotiate and renegotiate their oil and gas leases, in order to better address surface use issues, continuing mineral development and royalty payments.  To view the entire article, click here:            
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Johnson & Park Paper

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Associates Ezra Johnson and Robert Park co-authored “Just Because You Are Nonparticipating, Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Have Fun”, a paper on nonparticipating royalty interests, non-executive interests and the duty of the executive right holder. The paper was published in the Oil and Gas Section of the State Bar of Texas’ Quarterly Report, Summer 2013.
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