Jeffrey C. King
Jeffrey King is a partner in the firm's Fort Worth office where he is a member of the oil, gas, and resources practice group. He has tried many cases to jury verdicts as well as to the bench and before arbitration panels. Jeffrey has represented a variety of oil and gas producers in federal and state courts and before arbitration panels in Texas, California, Kansas, Colorado, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, West Virginia, and Wyoming, as well as before the Supreme Courts of Texas, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and West Virginia. He also has extensive experience in multi-district and class action litigation.
Jeffrey was a long-time partner at K&L Gates and Hughes & Luce prior to leaving the Firm in 2011. After a seven year absence as a shareholder in the Fort Worth office of a Texas law firm, he rejoined the Firm in 2018.
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America®, Fort Worth
- Commercial Litigation, 2013-2025
- Energy Law, 2015-2025
- Oil and Gas Law, 2008-2025
- Recognized by Chambers USA with a Band 1 ranking for Oil & Gas Litigation nationally, 2020-2024
- Winner, Business Litigation of the Year Award, Association of Corporate Counsel’s Outstanding Corporate Counsel Awards, 2019
- AV Preeminent Rated by Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review
- Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® as "Lawyer of the Year" for Oil and Gas in Dallas/Fort Worth, 2019
- Tarrant County’s Top Attorneys, Fort Worth, Texas Magazine, 2010-2023
- Strathmore’s Who’s Who Professional of the Year, Oil and Gas Litigation, 2011
- Named to Texas Super Lawyers list, 2012-2023
- Who’s Who in Energy, Dallas Business Journal, 2012-2014, 2017
- The Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine, 2014-2015, 2017
Jeffrey is a frequent speaker and author on various oil and gas topics.
- Shale Insight Conference, Pittsburgh, “Emerging Topics” (2018)
- Oil and Gas Law Update, Annual Advanced Civil Trial Course (August 22, 2018)
- Royalty Presentation, Texas Tech Law Review Energy Law Symposium (January 16, 2015)
- Trends in Oil and Gas Litigation, Annual Advanced Civil Trial Course (November, 13, 2014)
- Recent Litigation and Court Cases Affecting Royalties, PDI National Oil and Gas Royalty Conference (November 3, 2014)
- Up and Coming Trends in Oil and Gas, Fort Worth Annual Judicial Education Conference (September 9, 2014)
- Litigation Update, Shale Plays Conference (Moderator) (September 5, 2014)
- Fracking Litigation Panel, State Bar of Texas, Asian Pacific Interest Section (April 5, 2014)
- Allegations of Groundwater Contamination Caused by Hydraulic Fracture Stimulation, Texas A&M Law Review 5th Annual Energy Symposium (March 20, 2014)
- Recent Litigation and Court Cases Affecting Royalties, PDI National Oil and Gas Royalty Conference (October 22, 2013)
- Texas and Oklahoma Law on Royalty Calculations Concerning Deductions, Professional Development Institute (October 21, 2013)
- Litigation Update, Shale Plays Conference (Moderator) (June 7, 2013)
- Selected Emerging and Re-Emerging Issues in Oil and Gas Law, Texas Judiciary Conference/Texas Wesleyan Energy Symposium (January 11, 2011)
- Land Use and Zoning: Production issues affected by urban sprawl, University of Houston Law Foundation Advanced Oil and Gas Short Course (January 23, 2004)
- Hot Legal Topics Involving Marketing Obligations and Marketing Contracts Affecting Royalties, Professional Development Institute, National Oil and Gas Royalty Conference (January 2003)
- Implied Covenants--What Are they? What Are the Future Considerations? University of Houston Law Foundation, Advanced Oil and Gas Short Course (January 2002)
- Drafting Considerations for the Oil and Gas Lease, Professional Development Institute, National Oil and Gas Royalty Conference (January 2002)
- Valuation for Royalty Determination Purposes, 29th Annual North American Petroleum Accounting Conference (January 2002)
- Implied Covenants including the Implied Covenant to Market, University of Houston Law Foundation, Advanced Oil and Gas Short Course (January 2001)
- Title to the Mineral Estate--It Is Not Cut & Dried!, Professional Development Institute, National Oil and Gas Royalty Conference (January 2001)
- Current Legal Issues Affecting Royalties, 28th Annual North American Petroleum Accounting Conference (January 2001)
Additional Thought Leadership Pages
- Co-Author, The Uniform Electronic Transaction Act: Risk of Binding Oil and Gas Industry Contracts, Journal
of the Energy Law Practioner, Vol 1, Issue 1, Texas Tech University School of Law, July 2022 - Co-Author, Oil and Gas Litigation Update 2018, State Bar of Texas Advanced Civil Trial Course 2018
- Houston Court of Appeals Binds Pre-PSA Emails Created Binding Contract (October 24, 2017)
- Co-Author, Up and Coming Trends in Oil and Gas, Annual Judicial Education Conference (2014)
- Co-Author, Trends in Oil and Gas Litigation, State Bar of Texas Advanced Civil Trial Course 2014
- Co-Author, Factual Causation: The Missing Link in Hydraulic Fracture--Groundwater Contamination Litigation, 22 Duke University Environmental Law & Policy Forum 341, 2012
- Selected Re-Emerging and Emerging Trends in Oil and Gas Law as a Result of Production from Shale Formations, 18 Texas Wesleyan Law Review, 2011
- Co-Author, A Primer on Oil and Gas Law in the Marcellus Shale States, 4 Texas Journal of Oil, Gas and Energy law 155 (2009)
- Co-Author, When Does An Oil & Gas Lease Contain a Continuous Drilling Obligation, The Landman Magazine, 2008
- The Compression of Natural Gas, Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law, 2006
- Lower Natural Gas Prices Will Raise Difficult Questions, Fort Worth Business Press, 2005
- Natural Gas Royalties, Texas Bar Journal, 2000
- Natural Gas Royalties--Lessor vs. Lessee and the Implied Covenant to Market, Petroleum Accounting and Financial Management Journal, Vol. 19, No.3, 2000
- Title Defect Doesn’t Equal Lease Loss, authored with John B. Holden, Jr., North Texas Oil and Gas Newsletter, 1999
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