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MATT JONES

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Energy Law This Week Co-Host

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Practices

  • Energy – Litigation
  • Personal Injury
  • Products Liability
  • Blowouts & Well Control Issues

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“I have represented businesses for nearly thirty years. My clients find oil and gas, make chemicals, finance transactions, generate power, publish books, test college athletes, transport carbon dioxide, and build helicopters, just to name a few things. I am still fascinated by the challenges they face. My job is to tell their stories — compellingly — to lay judges and ordinary jurors. It is my privilege as well, and I am proudly a lawyer for them all.” 

Overview

Matt has represented businesses for nearly thirty years. His clients find oil and gas, make chemicals, finance transactions, generate power, publish books, test college athletes, transport carbon dioxide, and build helicopters, just to name a few things. He remains fascinated by the challenges they face. His job is to tell their stories – compellingly – to lay judges and ordinary jurors, and he considers it a privilege.

Matt is a founding donor and active participant in New Hope Community Development of Acadiana, an organization dedicated to educational achievement for at-risk children. He has also represented indigent defendants as well as neglected and abused children on a pro bono basis. He is a licensed private pilot.

Matt is a co-host of Energy Law This Week, a podcast providing insights at the intersection of law and energy.

Involvement

Professional

  • Institute for Energy Law - Litigation and Dispute Resolution Committee, Chair and Advisory Board, Member
  • Federal Bar Association Lafayette - Acadiana Chapter, Immediate Past President
  • Lafayette Parish, Louisiana State, Texas and Federal Bar Associations - Member
  • Lafayette Parish Bar Association - "Everyday Hero" award recipient for his work with children

Community

  • Tutor and a court-appointed advocate for abused and neglected children, junior-high level and younger
  • Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) - Program for abused children - Member

Recognition

  • Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year," Energy Law, Baton Rouge, 2023
  • “Everyday Hero,” Lafayette Parish Bar Association, in recognition of youth advocacy
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Energy Law, 2012–2025

Credentials

Education

  • Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center (J.D., 1989)
    • Order of the Coif (Top 10%)
    • Louisiana Law Review, Editor-in-Chief, 1988-1989
  • Louisiana State University (B.A., 1986)

Bar Admissions

  • Texas, 1990
  • Louisiana, 1989

Clerkships

Law Clerk to the Honorable W. Eugene Davis, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1989 - 1990

Presentations

  • "It Broke, Blew Up, and is Burning: Responding to Catastrophic Failure," Liskow's Energy Law Seminar, October 26, 2023, Houston, TX
  • “Lesson from Our Father: A Brother and Sister Discuss the Foundations of Their Ethical Sense,” LSU CLE, November 4, 2022
  • "Ethics: ESG," Liskow & Lewis Energy Law Seminar, October 28, 2021
  • “Effective Opening Statements and Closing Arguments,” December 12, 2017, LSBA Trial Practice, New Orleans, LA

After Hours

Hunting, fishing, and flying airplanes.

Energy Law This Week Podcast

Joint Operating Agreements – The Backbone of Upstream | Ep 01

Navigating Federal Offshore Waters | Ep 02

Pipelines and Protests: The Greenpeace Verdict | Ep 03

Beginning of the Middle: Gathering Agreements | Ep 04

Covering Your Assets: Shifting Risk Through Indemnity | Ep 05

Blowout Insurance: The Most Underused Coverage? | Ep 06

There’s a Reason They Call it “Master”: Why MSAs are Crucial to the Entire Business | Ep 07

It Broke, It Blew Up, and It’s On Fire: How to Handle Catastrophic Response | Ep 08

Navigating Bankruptcy in the Energy Sector | Ep 09

Royalty: The Price of Production | Ep 10

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    85 Liskow Lawyers Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© (BL Rankings) 2023
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    08.19.21
    74 Lawyers Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2022 Edition
    3 minute read
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    08.20.20
    Sixty-Two Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, BL Rankings, LLC, 2021 Edition
    3 minute read
  • News
    08.15.19
    Fifty-Seven Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, BL Rankings, LLC, 2020 Edition
    3 minute read
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    11.15.18
    Liskow & Lewis Expands into Baton Rouge
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    Eight Liskow Attorneys named Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” and Fifty-Two Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, BL Rankings, LLC, 2019
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    08.16.17
    Seven Liskow Attorneys Named Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year and Forty-Nine Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, Woodward White, Inc. 2018
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