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Welcoming our Summer Clerks to the DGC Team!

As part of Davis, Gerald & Cremer, P.C.’s commitment to developing the next generation of lawyers, DGC Law is pleased to announce that it will be hosting a group of summer clerks from Texas Tech, Tulane, and the University of Texas, all of whom will be working directly with DGC’s team. This summer, clerks will…

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 and DGC associate Laine Schmelzer also wrote a CLE paper on the topic viewable here. The…

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 resources law, and oil-and-gas law. Best Lawyers also recognized DGC for its appellate practice.

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 to 1979 Royalties, LP a subsidiary of Endeavor Energy Resources (“Endeavor”), for $61…

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 produced from the earth and most hydrocarbons are extracted…

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 hosted summer clerks from Texas Tech University, the University of Texas and Baylor…

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 Freeport-McMoran Oil & Gas, LLC v. 1776 Energy Partners, LLC, addresses the “safe…

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 al v. NCS Multistage, LLC after a five-day jury trial in…