News & Insights
Ryan Clinton speaks at Ernest E. Smith Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Institute
DGC appellate attorney Ryan Clinton presented at the 50th Annual Ernest E. Smith Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Institute on April 4, 2004. Ryan presented on the topic “Estate Misconception & Presumed Grant: Navigating Mineral-Ownership Disputes after Van Dyke.” Ryan...
Davis Gerald & Cremer Ranked “Tier 1” by Best Lawyers
Davis Gerald & Cremer was named a “Tier 1” law firm again by Best Lawyers for the year 2024. Best Lawyers named Davis Gerald & Cremer a “Tier 1” law firm in eight categories—including “Bet-the-Company Litigation,” commercial litigation, natural gas...
Rob Hargrove Presents Railroad Commission Update
Rob Hargrove presented the Railroad Commission Update at the State Bar of Texas’s 10th Annual Oil and Gas Disputes Course on January 18, 2024. Rob H. regularly represents operators in contested matters before the Commission. Download the full update here.
American Board of Trial Advocates’ Award Winner
Shannon Ratliff of Davis Gerald & Cremer has received the Austin Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates' Richard T. McCarroll Professionalism Award.
DGC Represents Peacemaker Royalties, LP in its divestment of Midland Basin Minerals & Royalties to 1979 Royalties, LP for $61 Million
A DGC team led by shareholder Sam D. Patranella and associate Max Canon represented Peacemaker Royalties, LP (“Peacemaker”), a portfolio company of EnCap Investments, LP in its divestment of oil & gas mineral and royalty interests in the Midland Basin, West Texas...
DGC Client Prevails in Dispute Over Ownership of Produced Water
On Friday, July 28, 2023, DGC client COG Operating LLC prevailed in the El Paso Court of Appeals in Cactus Water Services, LLC v. COG Operating, LLC. The case is a dispute over ownership of “produced water”—the liquid waste byproduct that remains after oil and gas is...
2023 DGC Law’s Clerkship Program
MIDLAND - DGC Law welcomed another group of outstanding summer clerks to the firm. The firm traditionally recruits new lawyers predominately from its summer clerkship program and always enjoys having great candidates from a variety of law schools. This year DGC Law...
DGC Law Congratulates Partners on Industry Favored Ruling
DGC LAW CONGRATULATES PARTNERS SHANNON RATLIFF & LISA PAULSON IN THEIR WORK ON BEHALF OF TXOGA TO SECURE AN INDUSTRY FAVORED RULING IN FREEPORT-McMORAN OIL & GAS LLC v. 1776 ENERGY PARTNERS, LLC MIDLAND - The Texas Supreme Court’s recent opinion of...
Congratulations to DGC Lawyers on an Outstanding Trial Victory
CONGRATULATIONS TO DGC LAWYERS JAD DAVIS AND CLAYTON BROWN ON AN OUTSTANDING TRIAL VICTORY MIDLAND - Congratulations to DGC Lawyers John A. “Jad” Davis and Clayton D. Brown for securing a judgment on behalf of Plaintiffs in Boyd & McWilliams Energy Group, Inc., et...
Katherine Petroski – Super Lawyer for 2020-2023
CONGRATULATIONS TO KATHERINE PETROSKI, RECOGNIZED AS A SUPER LAWYER FOR 2020-2023 MIDLAND - DGC congratulates partner Katherine Petroski for being selected to the Texas Super Star List for 2020-2023. Ms. Petroski practices in DGC Law’s Midland, Texas office and...