Jason Newman is skilled in oil and gas litigation and energy dispute resolution with a focus on cutting edge legal issues implicated by the horizontal drilling revolution.
Jason represents and advises energy clients on legal issues and disputes arising from horizontal development in all parts of Texas and throughout the U.S., including New Mexico, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Jason's experience includes representing clients in lease termination claims, royalty litigation, litigation over railcars used to transport crude oil, and disputes arising from joint operating and joint development agreements, midstream agreements, surface use, and title issues.
In addition to litigation and alternate dispute resolution, Jason represents and advises upstream client oil and gas operators in transactional engagements, including asset sales, oil and gas lease negotiations, and related title issues and risk mitigation. In 2016, he was selected as an “Energy & Environmental Trailblazer” by the National Law Journal. His clients include Murphy Oil Corporation, EOG Resources, Chevron, Repsol, and Halliburton, among others.
Energy Litigation
Upstream Oil & Gas Producers
Energy Transaction
Regulatory
Other
Representative Reported Cases
Recognized for the U.S. in Oil and Gas Litigation in Chambers USA, 2020-2024
Recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer (Thomson Reuters), 2016, 2017 & 2018
Recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer-Rising Star (Thomson Reuters), 2012-2015
Listed as a Recommended Energy Litigator in the The Legal 500 U.S., 2013, 2014 & 2015; and in 2020 identified as one of only two lawyers in the U.S. as a "Leading Lawyer" for Energy Litigation: Oil and Gas
Recognized as a "Trailblazer" for Energy/Environmental Litigation by The National Law Journal, 2016
Profiled by Texas Lawyer in "Baker Botts' High-Powered Year," which honored the firm as the "2014 Energy Litigation Department of the Year"
Outstanding Young Alumni Award, Hardin-Simmons University, 2015
Judge Thomas Gibbs Gee Award for Outstanding Pro Bono Service, 2011