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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.
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.
Ezra Johnson will be presenting at the TexasBarCLE Oil and Gas Disputes Course at the Hilton Houston Westchase on January 11, 2019 on the subject of “Governmental Authority” and Retained Acreage Disputes.  His presentation will include a discussion on disputes that arise between oil and gas lessors and lessees when governmental spacing and density regulations are incorporated into mineral leases.
We are pleased to announce that Anson Howard has joined UFJB&W as an associate in the oil and gas department after completing three years in the Marine Corps as a JAG officer. Anson’s background in ranching will hold him in good stead as he focuses his practice on the needs of land and mineral owners. Welcome Anson!
Joseph Fitzsimons and Parks Brown were recently published in Volume 54, No. 2 of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Journal on the topic of “Surface Use Negotiations from the Landowner’s Perspective”.  The paper will be republished in an upcoming issue of the Section Report of the Oil, Gas & Energy Law Section of the State Bar of Texas.  For more information about the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, click here