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Melanie Reyes

MELANIE REYES-RAWLS

Attorney | Partner

msr@flowersdavis.com

Tyler Office

(903) 534-8063

(903) 534-1650

BIOGRAPHY

Melanie Reyes-Rawls joined Flowers Davis in September 2004, and currently focuses in the areas of property law including oil and gas title opinions, expert oil and gas consulting and real estate transactions. She is Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization* in Oil, Gas and Mineral Law and is licensed to practice law in both Texas and New Mexico. Melanie primarily represents national and international petroleum companies in rendering drilling and division order title opinions. 

In addition, Melanie assists individuals with estate planning, such as drafting wills and trusts, powers of attorney, advanced directives and Transfer on Death Deeds. She has further handled numerous real property-related appeals, litigation matters, and eminent domain proceedings.

After graduating in the top 10% of her law school class, Melanie started her legal career working as a Briefing Attorney to the Honorable Justices James Baker and Michael H. Schneider of the Texas Supreme Court.  She then worked for the Dallas firm Thompson & Knight LLP, where she practiced in the Litigation department, focusing in the areas of oil and gas, antitrust, appellate, and intellectual property law.

Outside of work, Melanie enjoys music, cooking, gardening, deep-sea fishing, yoga, and spending time with family and friends.

*The Board Certification process is rigorous and thorough with stringent, ongoing requirements after initial certification. As of July 2019, fewer than 7% of all Texas attorneys are Board Certified in any area of the law.

CREDENTIALS

EDUCATION

University of Tulsa College of Law, Juris Doctorate, 2002
Oklahoma State University/Langston, Bachelor of Arts, Psychology and Criminal Justics, 1999

BAR ADMISSIONS

State Bar of Texas, 2003
State Bar of New Mexico, 2018

COURT ADMISSIONS

U. S. District Court, Northern District of Texas

HONORS & AWARDS

American Jurisprudence Award, Legal Writing and Research
American Jurisprudence Award Civil Procedure II
American Jurisprudence Award, International Business Transactions
American Jurisprudence Award, Interviewing, Counseling, and Negotiating

BOARD CERTIFICATIONS

Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, since 2014

Board Certified Designation

PRACTICE AREAS

Estate Planning - Wills & Trusts
Oil & Gas Title Opinions
Real Estate Transactions

ENGAGEMENT

MEMBERSHIPS

Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Section of the State Bar of Texas
Appellate Section of the State Bar of Texas
Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law Section of the State Bar of New Mexico

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Texas Real Estate Commission MCE Instructor

NEWS

Flowers Davis PLLC Attorneys Melanie Reyes & Rob Knight Speak at the East Texas Association of Petroleum Landmen (ETAPL) Spring Seminar

TYLER, TX (April 30, 2017) ­­– Flowers Davis PLLC Attorneys Melanie Reyes and Rob Knight were presented to members of the East Texas Association of Petroleum Landmen (ETAPL) at their annual Spring Seminar. Reyes and Knight spoke on issues arising due to horizontal drilling, where case law is lagging behind field practices. Their lecture surveyed […]
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Flowers Davis PLLC Attorneys Celia Flowers and Melanie Reyes Educate the East Texas Association of Lease and Title Analysts (ETX-ALTA)

TYLER, TX (April 18, 2017) ­­– Flowers Davis PLLC Attorneys Celia Flowers and Melanie Reyes presented to a maximum-capacity crowd at the East Texas Association of Lease and Title Analysts at the ETX-ALTA Spring Seminar. Flowers and Reyes first lecture covered mineral and royalty interests, educating the members on how to determine if an interest […]
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Melanie Reyes Receives Certification in Oil, Gas and Mineral Law from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization

AUSTIN (January 28, 2015) ¬¬− Texas Board of Legal Specialization (TBLS) announced Melanie S. Reyes received Board Certification in Oil, Gas and Mineral Law. Reyes currently practices in Tyler, Texas where she is part of Flowers Davis, PLLC; her primary area of practice is Oil and Gas Title Law. Board Certification is a voluntary designation […]
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PUBLICATIONS

Horizontal Wells Crossing Unit Lines – From Permitting To The Division of Royalties

Authors: Celia Flowers & Melanie Reyes The proliferation in horizontal drilling over the last decade has given rise to new, complex legal issues.  One area where the law has increasingly lagged behind the technology is in the calculation of royalties for horizontal allocation wells – in particular, the question of the division of royalties from […]
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Cost-Free Royalties – Where Valuation Begins and Post-Production Cost Deductions End

Authors: Celia Flowers & Melanie Reyes Texas jurisprudence has long held that the royalty “stick” of the mineral estate is free of production costs. Although the royalty interest is not subject to production costs, royalty is usually subject to post-production costs. Heritage Resources, Inc. v. NationsBank, 939 S.W.2d 118, 122 (Tex. 1996). Nevertheless, parties are […]
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PRESENTATIONS

Drilling VS. Division Order Title Opinions Presentation

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Horizontal Allocation Wells Presentation

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Surface Site Issues With Horizontal Wells Presentation

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Mineral Or Royalty Interest? Fixed Or Floating? Presentation

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