May 9, 2022 - On March 3, 2022, Shareholder Ryan Clinton’s article “Agony of the 1/8th: The Consistently Inconsistent Role of ‘Estate Misconception’ and the ‘Legacy of the 1/8th Royalty’ in Texas Deed Construction” was published in the Texas State Bar’s Oil,...
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...
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...
December 14, 2018 - On December 14, 2018, the Texas Supreme Court declined to review a DGC client victory in a dispute over the meaning of a covenant-to-release clause in an oil-and-gas lease. The Court’s decision leaves intact the El Paso Court of Appeals’s holding...
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,...
October 25, 2018 - In a dispute over leasehold rights to acreage in Howard County, Texas, the Eastland Court of Appeals adopted DGC client Energen Resources Corporation’s construction of a “150-day continuous development” clause. See Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P....
April 13, 2018 - On April 13, 2018, the Supreme Court of Texas issued opinions in two landmark oil-and-gas appeals---Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P. v. Discovery Operating, Inc., Cause No. 15-1055, and XOG Operating, LLC v. Chesapeake Exploration Ltd. Partnership,...
September 28, 2018 - The following Davis, Gerald & Cremer attorneys were recognized by "Super Lawyers" in September: Ryan Clinton Jacob M. Davidson John A. (Jad) Davis, Jr. Omar E. Gallardo Julie L. Griffis Shannon H. Ratliff Visit the link below >...