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| | Address | | 609 Castle Ridge Road, Suite 317 | | Austin, Texas 78746 | | (Travis & Williamson Cos.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Goldsmith & Bogisch, L.L.P. practices in the following areas of law:
Oil and Gas Law, Mining Law, Executive and Consultant Employment Law, Creditor Bankruptcy, Civil Litigation, Business Law. | | Firm Size: 2 | Representative Clients:
Anadarko E & P Company, LP; Anadarko Petroleum Corporation; Bank of America; BBX Operating, LLC; Cook Sales, Inc.; Encana Oil & Gas (USA), Inc.; First Presbyterian Church of Dallas; Jones Energy Ltd.; Kachina Oil and Gas, Inc.; McCoy Remme Ranches LLC; Municipal Gas Authority of Georgia; Orbis Energy, Ltd.; Patterson Petroleum, LP; Texas Gas Partners LP; United Resources, L.P. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
| | J. Robert Goldsmith, Jr. (Partner) born San Antonio, Texas, November 19, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Texas; 1982, Louisiana; 1986, U.S. District Court, Western and Northern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1973; J.D., with honors, 1976). Phi Eta Sigma; Delta Theta Phi. Author: Over a dozen published papers including "An Overview of Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights in Relation to the Texas Oil & Gas Industry," State Bar of Texas Advanced Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Course, 1986; "When Operators and Non-Operators Disagree-Problems Inherent in the Model Form Operating Agreement," State Bar of Texas, Advanced Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Course, 1991; "Pooling for Horizontal Wells," State Bar of Texas, Advanced Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Course, 1992; "Oil and Gas Liens," Dallas Bar Association Review of Oil & Gas XII, 1997; "Sun Operating v. Holt: The Force Majeure Clause in the Computer Age," State Bar of Texas, Advanced Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Course, 1999; "Controlling Bankruptcy Risks in Oil and Gas Transactions," University of Houston Law Foundation, Advanced Oil and Gas Short Course, 2003. Adjunct Professor of Law, Baylor University School of Law, 1995-1996. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Mineral Law; Bankruptcy; Employment Law; Business Law; Litigation. Email: J. Robert Goldsmith, Jr. | | Karen A. Bogisch (Partner) born San Antonio, Texas, September 1, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Massachusetts; 1995, Texas and U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: Texas Lutheran College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1988); Boston College Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Alpha Chi. Author and Speaker: "Oil and Gas Title Examination: The Oil and Gas Title Opinion" and "Selected Recent Cases on Title Issues," Lorman Education Services, Title Examination in Texas, 2005; "Private Prescriptive Easements, Express & Implied Dedications, and Easements by Necessity, Implication & Estoppel," Lorman Education Services, Law of Easements, 2007; "Understanding Mineral Rights & Surface Issues," Half-Moon, LLC, Texas Real Estate Title Issues, 2007. Member: Austin Bar Association (Director, 2002-2003; Chairman, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Section, 2002-2003); State Bar of Texas; Austin Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Mineral Law; Litigation; Bankruptcy; Business Law. Email: Karen A. Bogisch | | ASSOCIATE | | Patrick Ivy (Associate) born Austin, Texas, March 5, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 2003; J.D., with honors, 2007). Chief Articles Editor, Texas Journal of Oil, Gas and Energy Law, 2006-2007. Member: State Bar of Texas. | | OF COUNSEL | | Robert J. Westbrook (Of Counsel) born Baltimore, Maryland, January 16, 1952; admitted to bar, 1981, Oklahoma and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1983, U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma; 1984, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma; 1990, Texas and U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1995, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 2001, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., 1974); University of Tulsa (J.D., with honors, 1981). Phi Alpha Delta. In House Counsel to F.D.I.C., 1984-1986. Qualified Mediator, 1993. Member: Austin (Member, Civil Litigation; Labor and Employment; Solo and Small Firm Sections) and Oklahoma Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Litigation and Labor and Employment Law Sections); Fifth Federal Circuit Bar Association. [Captain, U.S. Army, 1974-1983]. (Also practicing individually). Reported Cases: Heimann v. National Elevator Industry Pension Fund, 187 F.3d 493 (5th Cir. 1999). | | Annette Chaires (Of Counsel) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, February 14, 1964; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1986; J.D., 1988). Phi Chi Theta; Orange Jackets. Recipient, W. Frank Newton Award for Legal Services to the Poor, 2000. Member: State Bar of Texas. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Family Law(9%); Criminal Law(90%); Business Law(1%). |
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