Professional Biography

Recently Mr. Beecham has devoted most of his time for title review and examination.  The Energy Group has been involved with all aspects of mineral titles where we have prepared over 1200 oil and gas title opinions in Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma. He has been involved with leases, leasing, seismic agreements, exploration and AMI agreements, drilling contracts, joint operating agreements, participation agreements, farmouts and farmins, gas balancing agreements, oil and gas purchase and sales contracts, natural gas transportation agreements, gas processing agreements, pooling declarations, and unitization projects involving both production and gas storage. 

Mr. Beecham has represented both borrowers and lenders in oil and gas lending transactions including asset-based and corporate loans; and non-conventional lending and financing based on production payments, net profits interests, back-ins, and carried interests.  He has litigated on behalf of clients in both state and federal courts in disputes involving quite title and trespass to try title issues, over and underpayment of oil and gas royalties, joint operating agreements, drilling contracts and other oil and gas contractual matters. 

Mr. Beecham is admitted before the U.S. District Court for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court.  Mr. Beecham is licensed in Texas and Oklahoma, having graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Law.  He is a member of the American Association of Petroleum Landmen, Dallas Association of Petroleum Landmen, State Bar of Texas, Dallas Bar Association and American Bar Association. 

Admissions & Certifications

State Bar of Oklahoma (1968)
State Bar of Texas (1972)
U.S. Supreme Court (1973)
U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit (1973)
U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas

Education

University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D., 1968)
Oklahoma State University (B.S., Civil Engineering, 1965)

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

American Association of Petroleum Landmen
American Bar Association
Dallas Association of Petroleum Landmen
Dallas Bar Association
State Bar of Texas

Honors & Recognitions

Publications & Presentations

• “The Anatomy of an Oil and Gas Title Opinion” presented in The Texas Lawyer Webinar, Dallas, Texas, on September 13th, 2011, to approximately 150 attorneys and landmen; and presented again on October 31st, 2011, as a guest lecturer for the course on Texas Land Titles at Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law.
• Chaired the Dallas Bar Association Energy Section’s two day Review of Oil & Gas Law XXVI, on August 18-19, 2011.
• “Unitization Issues,” Review of Oil & Gas Law XXV, Dallas Bar Association, Dallas, August 26, 2010."
• "Assigning Oil and Gas Leases," 27th Annual Advanced Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Course sponsored by the State Bar of Texas, Weston Oaks Hotel, Houston, TX, October 9, 2009.
• "Oil & Gas Case Law Updates," National Association of Lease and Title Analyst National Conference, Phoenix, AZ, Sept 16-19, 2009.