Paul Yale

Paul Yale

Shareholder

1300 Post Oak Blvd. Suite 2000
Houston, Texas 77056
T: (713) 986-7189
F: (713) 986-7100

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Mr. Yale is a Shareholder in the firm and heads Looper Reed McGraw's Oil and Gas Practice Area, which provides oil and gas title examination, transactional and other legal services to energy companies. Mr. Yale is Board Certified in Oil, Gas and Mineral Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and has over 34 years of legal experience working principally in the oil and gas industry, 27 years of which was spent with ExxonMobil Corporation and its predecessor companies. His last position prior to retirement from ExxonMobil in 2007 was Manager of Land for ExxonMobil's United States Production Organization.

Mr. Yale routinely advises clients in connection with oil and gas asset purchases and sales, joint operations, leasing, farmouts, gas contracts, drilling and seismic agreements, production handling agreements, gathering and transportation agreements, unitization, pooling, surface agreements and many other oil and gas transactional and title related matters. He performs title examinations throughout Texas, as well as in North Dakota and Colorado.  He is regularly engaged as an expert witness on oil and gas legal matters, and otherwise assists clients in resolving oil and gas disputes through negotiation, mediation and litigation.      

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Board Certifications
  • Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Professional Activities, Memberships & Affiliations
  • Admitted to Bar:  Texas (1977), Colorado (1983), North Dakota (2009)
  • Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
  • State Bar of Texas (Section on Oil, Gas & Energy Resources)
  • Colorado Bar Association (Section on Natural Resources & Energy)
  • State Bar Association of North Dakota (Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section)
  • American Bar Association (Section on Environment, Energy & Resources)
  • Vice-Chairman, Membership, Houston Bar Association Oil, Gas & Mineral Law Section
  • College of State Bar of Texas
  • American Association of Professional Landmen (CPL)
  • Houston Producer's Forum
  • Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation
  • North Dakota Petroleum Council
  • Certified mediator (A.A. White Dispute Resolution Center, University of Houston Law Center)
Community Involvement, Memberships & Affiliations
  • Serves in various roles and ministries as a member of Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Kingwood, Texas
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Education
  • 1974 - B.A. "cum laude," Vanderbilt University
  • 1977 - J.D., Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
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