State Bar of Texas President-elect W. Stephen Benesh has appointed Jaime S. Rangel to serve as a member of the State Bar of Texas Pattern Jury Charges – Oil and Gas Committee. The Committee monitors statutory and case law developments in Texas Oil and Gas law and prepares supplementation for the Pattern Jury Charges as needed. The Committee consists of a balance of judges, and practitioners with demonstrated expertise in Oil and Gas law. Mr. Rangel will serve a three-year term on the Committee. View PDF
“On May 16, 2024, UFBWR’s litigation team led by Jaime S. Rangel and co-counsel M. Aldo Dyer and R. Shane Sillivent secured a hard fought Summary Judgment win against Defendant San Miguel Electric Cooperative, Inc. (SMEC) on behalf of a group of McMullen County land and mineral owners. The controlling issue decided by the Court was whether a 1931 Partition Deed reserved any rights to lignite. SMEC contended that the Partition Deed did reserve such rights and that it had the right to enter Plaintiffs’ lands in order to mine lignite. In granting Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment, and denying…
Jaime S. Rangel has been invited to be a Member of the Planning Committee for the 50th Annual Ernest E. Smith Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Institute that will be held on April 4-5, 2024 in Houston. OG23 - Oil, Gas and Mineral Law | UT Law CLE (utcle.org)
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,…