oil & gas

Flowers Davis: Trusted Legal Counsel for Energy & Mining Matters

Flowers Davis is uniquely equipped to handle complex energy and mining legal matters across Texas. With extensive experience advising energy companies, our team provides strategic counsel on regulatory compliance, operational challenges, transactions, litigation and appeals.

Our depth of knowledge is reflected in the strength of our team:

• 13 attorneys focus primarily on energy, real estate transactions, and related
• 11 attorneys specialize in corporate law, commercial, and business
• 6 attorneys have expertise in drafting complex agreements, including mineral leases, joint-operating agreements, farm-out agreements, unit designations, easements, master-service agreements, title curative, easements/rights-of-way, entity formation documentation, joint ventures, acquisitions, mergers, form development, and estate planning.
• 8 attorneys are admitted to practice before at least one S. District Court in Texas
• 8 attorneys are admitted to practice before at least one U.S. District Court in Texas; 4 are admitted in all four federal courts in the state.
• 3 attorneys are licensed to represent clients before the S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
• 4 attorneys are licensed in multiple states, including Texas, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and
• 4 attorneys bring direct energy sector experience from prior positions

Several of our attorneys hold Board Certifications from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization—an achievement that reflects rigorous standards of expertise:

• Celia Flowers and Melanie Reyes-Rawls are Board Certified in Oil, Gas, and Mineral Law. (Ellis Vickers (Of Counsel) is a Recognized Specialist in Oil & Gas Law by the New Mexico Board of Legal Specialization).
• Celia Flowers and Preston McGee are Board Certified in Civil Trial Law.
• Celia Flowers also holds Board Certifications in Real Estate Law and Property Owners Association Law. Board Certification is a rare distinction—fewer than 6% of Texas attorneys hold certification in any specialty. Less than 1% are certified in two areas, and fewer than 0.01% achieve certification in four areas.

Our leadership continues to shape legal discourse in emerging areas. Celia Flowers and Melanie Reyes-Rawls recently co-authored “Who Owns the Lithium? The Wild, Wild West of the Future”, a leading paper addressing ownership rights in lithium and brine resources in Texas. Their work was published in Landman Magazine (April/May) and the Texas State Bar Oil, Gas & Energy Section Law Journal (Spring 2025). The paper will be updated as Texas lawmakers refine the legal definition of "minerals." In addition, they have developed a prototype lease form specifically designed for brine-sourced mineral exploration and development, offering a practical framework for companies operating in this evolving area.

No other East Texas firm matches our combined experience in oil, gas, energy, mining, real estate, business, and litigation. We also proudly offer East Texas' only patent prosecutor to support your intellectual property needs.

As a full-service firm, Flowers Davis seamlessly coordinates expertise across legal disciplines to efficiently handle complex matters that intersect multiple practice areas.

In addition to the law firm, Celia Flowers owns and/or operates several affiliated businesses supporting the energy industry. These affiliations further strengthen our ability to serve clients across the energy sector—whether upstream, midstream, or downstream operations. We are ready to provide strategic, tailored legal services to meet your needs.