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SAM ALLEN

Associate

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Houston
T  713.651.2920
saallen@liskow.com
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Practices

  • Litigation
  • Contract & Quasi-Contract Disputes
  • Landowner & Mineral Lessee Disputes
  • Oil & Gas Marketing Disputes
  • Royalty Litigation

Lavette Neshay

713.651.2819

Overview

Sam handles many areas in civil litigation representing both plaintiffs and defendants, with an emphasis on oil and gas litigation. He has experience representing individuals and business entities in disputes concerning oil and gas leases, including royalty issues, disputes between surface owners and mineral owners, and various lease interpretation issues, joint operating agreements, purchase and sale agreements, both filing and defending mechanic’s and mineral liens, and title disputes. He also handles matters involving various other areas of law, including non-competition, non-solicitation, trade secret disputes, fraud, property damage, defamation, and general breach of contract claims.

Talks about

#energy #oilandgas

Credentials

Education

  • Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2019)
    • Order of the Coif
    • Texas Tech Law Review, Vol. 51 – Articles Editor
    • Top Grade Awards: Business Entities, Deposition, Legal Practice II, and Texas Pretrial Procedure
    • Distinction Awards: Income Tax, Legal Practice I, and Texas Mineral Titles
  • The University of Texas at Austin (B.A., Economics, 2016)

Bar Admissions

  • New Mexico, 2020
  • Texas, 2019

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court, Western District, Texas, 2020

Presentations

  • "Texas Oil & Gas Update," Liskow's Energy Law Seminar, October 26, 2023, Houston, TX
  • "2023 Texas Oil & Gas Update," Liskow's Energy Webinar Series, January 26, 2023

Publications

  • "Texas Supreme Court Determines That Off-Lease Fuel is Deductible from Royalties Valued at the Well," Liskow's The Energy Law Blog, June 6, 2024
  • "At the Well vs. Off the Lease: The Fifth Circuit Asks the Texas Supreme Court to Determine Whether Off-Lease Fuel May be Deducted from Royalties Valued at the Well," Liskow's The Energy Law Blog, February 22, 2024
  • Institute for Energy Law's The Energy Law Advisor - September 2023 Issue
  • "One Man’s Waste Is Another Man’s Treasure: Texas Appellate Court Holds That Produced Water Belongs To Mineral Owners," Liskow's The Energy Law Blog, August 4, 2023
  • “Texas Supreme Court Holds That Production Payments Were Properly Withheld as a Matter of Law When a Future Event Could Have Affected Distribution of Those Payments,” Liskow's The Energy Law Blog, June 9, 2023
  • "Force Majeure Clause Fails to Protect Oil and Gas Lessee From Mistakenly-Scheduled Deadline," Liskow's The Energy Law Blog, May 5, 2023
  • "Texas Supreme Court Holds that Add-Back Provision in Oil and Gas Lease Required Royalties to be Paid on Prices in Excess of the Producers’ Gross Proceeds," Liskow's The Energy Law Blog, March 15, 2023
  • "Texas Supreme Court Holds that References to “One-Eighth” in Old Oil and Gas Conveyances Presumptively Refer to the Entire Mineral Estate," Liskow's The Energy Law Blog, March 7, 2023
  • “A Rose by Any Other Name: Analyzing the Texas Appellate Court Split on Defining Custody for Miranda Purposes,” Texas Tech Law Review, 2018

After Hours

"When I am not in the office, you will find me hopelessly, but optimistically, watching the University of Texas football team in their never-ending pursuit to, finally, be back. In the off-season, I spend my time running and at the local shooting range."

WHAT’S TRENDING WITH Sam

  • Blogs
    05.18.25
    Ownership of Underground Storage Space Under Texas Law Resolved by Texas Supreme Court Decision
    5 minute read
  • Blogs
    06.06.24
    Texas Supreme Court Determines That Off-Lease Fuel is Deductible from Royalties Valued at the Well
    4 minute read
  • Blogs
    02.22.24
    At the Well vs. Off the Lease: The Fifth Circuit Asks the Texas Supreme Court to Determine Whether Off-Lease Fuel May be Deducted from Royalties Valued at the Well
    5 minute read
  • Blogs
    08.04.23
    One Man’s Waste is Another Man’s Treasure: Texas Appellate Court Holds that Produced Water Belongs to Mineral Owners
    7 minute read
  • Blogs
    06.09.23
    Texas Supreme Court Holds That Production Payments Were Properly Withheld as a Matter of Law When a Future Event Could Have Affected Distribution of Those Payments
    5 minute read
  • Blogs
    05.05.23
    Force Majeure Clause Fails to Protect Oil and Gas Lessee From Mistakenly-Scheduled Deadline
    6 minute read
  • Blogs
    03.15.23
    Texas Supreme Court Holds that Add-Back Provision in Oil and Gas Lease Required Royalties to be Paid on Prices in Excess of the Producers’ Gross Proceeds
    8 minute read
  • Blogs
    03.07.23
    Texas Supreme Court Holds that References to “One-Eighth” in Old Oil and Gas Conveyances Presumptively Refer to the Entire Mineral Estate
    5 minute read
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