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…
Ezra Johnson presented a webinar on "Can't we all just get along? Surface, Minerals and Public Utilities in Texas" at the Texas Association of Realtors on December 12, 2013.
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…
Ezra Johnson is presenting “How Long is This Thing Going to Last”, a discussion on the future viability of shale plays in Texas to the Oil, Gas, Energy and Natural Resources Law Society at St. Mary’s University on Thursday, November 14, 2013.
Joseph Fitzsimons spoke on "Conducting the Royalty Owner's Audit" at a San Antonio Estate Planners Council luncheon on November 12, 2013. View full PDF of presentation.
Uhl, Fitzsimons, Jewett & Burton, PLLC sponsored the San Antonio A&M Foundation Dream Maker Scholarship Luncheon, the Witte Museum Game Dinner and the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo's “Go Rodeo Roundup”. UFJ&B is proud to support education and conservation initiatives in South Texas.
Arthur Uhl and Joseph Fitzsimons, both Directors with the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, attended the TSCRA Fall Membership Meeting in Dallas, Texas, on September 25-27, 2013.
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.
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:
Shelly Jewett was selected by her peers as one of S.A. Lawyers: Best of 2013 for real estate transactions in the July-August S.A. Scene Magazine.