“I avoid the one size fits all approach; every client’s situation is unique. When it comes to communicating, I believe in being straightforward, and I establish working relationships with my clients based on these principles.”

Overview

Shawn Rhymes concentrates her practice in the areas of oil and gas transactional matters and probate and estate planning. Shawn’s oil and gas clients regularly seek her advice on Louisiana mineral law, property law and contract law. Shawn conducts title examination, contract drafting and review, and legal research. For energy clients, she regularly renders drill site and division order title opinions and conducts title examination for the purchase and sale of real estate. During acquisitions and sales of producing properties, she performs title review, due diligence and document preparation. She advises clients with respect to wills, trusts and estate planning.

Shawn is also experienced in mineral lease, pipeline and right-of-way acquisitions, and other energy-related contract negotiation and preparation. She prepares purchase and sale agreements, surface and subsurface leases, mineral leases, farmouts, subleases, assignments of leases and overriding royalties and various curative instruments.