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Margaret S. Chavez
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MARGARET S. CHAVEZ

Associate

,
Houston
T  713.651.2810
M  832.596.7896
mschavez@liskow.com
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Practices

  • Energy – Litigation
  • Energy Transition

Lavette Neshay

713.651.2819

“I strive to provide tailored, effective solutions that align with my clients’ immediate and long-term business objectives.”

Overview

Margaret is an energy lawyer with a robust background in litigation and regulatory matters, developed through internships at the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and the U.S. Department of Energy.

Margaret’s experience in the energy sector includes drafting oil and gas drilling title opinions, supplemental title opinions, and limited acquisition title opinions for clients conducting oil and gas operations. She is skilled in advising clients on due diligence, complex mineral titles, pooling issues, lease analysis, joint operating agreements, surface use issues, and title curative. Moreover, she frequently presents webinars on oil, gas, title, and land use standards to audiences of certified professional landmen, division order analysts, and oil and gas attorneys.

Margaret served as Editor-in-Chief of the American University Law Review and received the Outstanding Graduate Award.

Talks about

#energy #energylitigation #energytransition #renewables #expropriation

Involvement

  • Institute for Energy Law, Young Energy Professionals, Member
  • State Bar of Texas Oil, Gas, and Energy Resources Law Section, Member
  • Houston Association of Professional Landmen, Associate Member
  • Houston Young Lawyers Association, Member
  • Houston Producer’s Forum, Member
  • Energy Bar Association, Member
  • Texas Exes, Lifetime Member

Credentials

Education

  • American University Washington College of Law (J.D., 2022)
    • Editor-in-Chief, American University Law Review, Volume 71
    • Outstanding Graduate Award (presented to a JD graduate selected by faculty)
    • Certificate of Excellence for the Legal Rhetoric Writing, Citation, and Research exam
    • Jurist Merit Scholarship
  • The University of Texas at Austin (B.A., International Relations & Global Studies, Minor in European Studies, 2018)

Bar Admissions

  • Texas, 2022
  • New Mexico, 2024
  • Pennsylvania, 2025

After Hours

Margaret is an avid reader and professional sports enthusiast. She hosts monthly book club meetings for Houston women in the energy industry, and she aspires to attend a race at every circuit currently hosting F1 World Championship races. Margaret has called Texas home since 2014, but she still roots for her hometown MLB team, the San Francisco Giants.

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