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DGC Associate Speaks at Local Event for Texas Tech Law Students

March 13, 2020 – DGC Law Associate Mr. Sam Allen was invited to speak to a group of current law students at the Midland Petroleum Museum for an event that is part of the Energy Law Program with the Texas Tech School of Law. Professor Bill Keffer has made regular trips to the Permian Basin…

DGC Shareholder Joel Parsons’ Article on Production Featured in PBLA Newsletter

February 23, 2020 – The Permian Basin Landmen's Association December 2019 newsletter featured an article written by DGC Shareholder Joel Parsons entitled "Whose Production Counts as Production?". Joel focuses on a petition for review filed on June 28, 2019 in Cimarex Energy Co. v. Anadarko Petroleum Corp., which illustrates the surprising "need for the Supreme…

DGC Sponsors 24th Annual John Hemphill Dinner, Texas Supreme Court Historical Society

October 02, 2019 - DGC is a proud sponsor of the Texas Supreme Court Historical Society's Twenty-Fourth Annual John Hemphill Dinner. The event was held on September 6, 2019 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin, Texas. The highlight of the evening was a "conversation style" presentation between the Honorable Neil M. Gorsuch of the…

DGC Welcomes Summer Clerks

July 1, 2019 - DGC Law is pleased to welcome five new clerks to its 2019 summer clerkship program. The current group is comprised of students from the Baylor University School of Law in Waco, Texas, the Texas Tech University School of Law in Lubbock, Texas and the University of Texas School of Law in…

DGC Represents West Texas Gas, Inc. in Whistler Pipeline Project Joint Venture

June 5, 2019 - Justin Clark and Anthony Bouselli represented West Texas Gas, Inc. in a joint venture with Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, that along with WhiteWater Midstream and MPLX, invested in the Whistler Pipeline Project.

DGC Shareholder Justin Clark Speaks at Permian Basin Chapter of the Texas Society of CPAs in Midland

May 24, 2018 - On May 24, 2018, DGC Shareholder Justin Clark spoke to an audience of Certified Public Accounts at a CPE hosted by the Permian Basin Chapter of the Texas Society of CPAs in Midland, Texas. Justin’s presentation addressed how the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act altered like kind exchanges under Code…

DGC Shareholder Omar E. Gallardo Looking Forward to “Jockeys, Juleps, & All That Jazz” Event

March 31, 2019 - Shareholder Omar E. Gallardo has been on the board of Communities in Schools of the Permian Basin (CISPB) for three years and now chairs the New Member Nomination Committee. CISPB is a non-profit organization formed to help provide socioeconomically challenged and at-risk students with the resources and support network to succeed…

DCG Wins Appeal on Lien/Contract Rights

February 22, 2019 - On February 22, 2019, the El Paso Court of Appeals affirmed a DGC client win in a dispute over whether a settlement released and extinguished statutory mineral property liens. Prior to attempting to foreclose upon liens placed on mineral property, the lienholders settled and released the debts underlying the liens. The…

Texas Supreme Court Declines to Revisit Landmark Property-Tax Decision

January 25, 2019 - Appellate Shareholder Ryan Clinton recently achieved a successful result for a client in a tax case that is sure to have a significant impact to the procedure for property tax protests. On January 25, 2019, the Texas Supreme Court denied Travis Central Appraisal District’s petition for writ of mandamus in a landmark…

DGC Attorney Ryan Clinton Speaks at State Bar Conference in Houston

January 11, 2019 - On January 11, 2019, DGC appellate attorney Ryan Clinton spoke to an audience of oil-and-gas professionals at the State Bar of Texas Oil and Gas Disputes Conference in Houston, Texas. Ryan presented on the topic of the oil-and-gas leasehold estate, how the estate is created, and how to determine whether the…