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Uhl, Fitzsimons, Jewett, Burton & Wolff, PLLC, welcomes Jaime S. Rangel as a partner to the firm in our Litigation department.  Mr. Rangel is a South Texas native, having grown up in Corpus Christi, Texas. Mr. Rangel’s practice focuses upon representation of plaintiffs and defendants in general litigation matters pending in state and federal courts, with an emphasis on complex energy and business disputes. Mr. Rangel has also handled numerous personal injury disputes. In the oil and gas context, Mr. Rangel has handled disputes involving breach of contract, lease termination, deed construction and reformation, declaratory judgment, trespass to try title,…
Parks Brown and Joseph Fitzsimons will present on the topic of “Emerging Issues in Surface Use and Energy Development” at the 13th  Annual John Huffaker Agricultural Law Course on May 23, 2019, in Lubbock, Texas.  The seminar will be hosted by the Texas Bar at Texas Tech University School of Law.  Their presentation will focus on legal issues raised by technological advances in the oil and gas industry, the growth of the renewable energy industry and the widespread adoption of water reuse and recycling practices.  The focus will be on interplay between conflicting surface uses and methods for contracting around…
Parks Brown and Dana Deaton will present at the 45th Annual Ernest E. Smith Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Conference sponsored by the University of Texas School of Law in Houston, Texas on March 29, 2019.  Parks and Dana will present an “Update of Surface Use Agreement and Disputes”.  For more information or to register to attend, visit www.utcle.org.
Partner Harry W. Wolff, Jr. has been recognized in the March 2019 issue of Texas Super Lawyers Magazine and also in Texas Monthly Magazine as a 2019 Super Lawyer in Estate Planning and Probate Law.  This is Harry’s seventeenth consecutive year as a Super Lawyer. Partner Robert Park and Associate F. Parks Brown have been recognized in the March 2019 issue of Texas Super Lawyers Magazine and also in Texas Monthly Magazine as 2019 Texas Rising Stars in Energy and Natural Resources Law.  This is Parks Brown’s second year to be recognized as a Rising Star.  This is Robert Park’s…
Robert Park will present at the Real Estate, Oil and Gas Conference sponsored by the Texas Bankers Association in San Antonio, Texas on March 1, 2019.  Robert will present on “Undivided Interest Surface Ownership” and will present on a Panel Discussion on Eminent Domain.  For more information or to register to attend, visit http://www.texasbankers.com/trust.
Trace Burton, along with Trey Dyer of the East Foundation, were speakers at Texan By Nature’s “Rights-of-Way/Pollinator Leadership Round Table” at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas on January 23, 2019.  Mr. Burton and Mr. Dyer spoke about landowner engagement/partnerships, surface use agreements, and barriers to native habitat restoration.  Texan By Nature was founded in 2011 by former First Lady Laura Bush to unite business and conservation leaders who believe Texas’ prosperity is dependent on the conservation of our natural resources.
Ezra Johnson has been elected to membership in the Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation. Fellows of the Foundation are selected for their outstanding professional achievements and their demonstrated commitment to the improvement of the justice system throughout the State of Texas. Election is a mark of distinction and recognition of Mr. Johnson's contributions to the legal profession. Selection as a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation is restricted to members of the State Bar of Texas. Each year the top one-third of one percent of Texas attorneys are invited to become Fellows. Once nominees are selected, they must be…
Robert Park, formerly an associate with UFJBW, was promoted to partner effective January 1, 2019.  Robert has been with UFJBW since 2011.  Robert has steadily honed his craft to become one of the finest, most perceptive oil and gas attorneys in the State of Texas.  His excellence has been repeatedly recognized by peers and clients alike.  He is an asset to the bar and to UFJBW.  We are counting on his demonstrated ability to build on his many previous successes and provide top-notch counsel to all Texans needing assistance in the rapidly changing field of energy resource management.