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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…

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 provides legal services in DGC Law’s trial and appellate group with a focus on oil and…

Davis, Gerald & Cremer Announces Return of Accomplished Oil and Gas Transactional Attorney

January 26, 2023 MIDLAND - Davis, Gerald & Cremer (DGC) is pleased to announce today that Sam Patranella has rejoined the firm as a shareholder in the Energy and Business Organizations & Governance groups, where he will focus on transactions, title, and corporate matters. Mr. Patranella will office in the Austin and Midland offices. Previously, he…

DGC Sponsors Midland TeenCourt

November 8, 2022 - Davis, Gerald & Cremer was pleased to sponsor a recent fundraiser on October 20, 2022 to benefit Midland Teen Court, which serves as an alternate system of justice for minors that pushes for accountability and responsibility. DGC is proud to support our community!

DGC Wins at Trial

September 12, 2022 - In March 2022, Shareholder Julie Griffis, along with co-counsel, represented a DGC client in a large, complex industrial construction dispute in a bench trial before the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. At issue were competing breach of contract clams and a dispute over the scope and…