(Main Office)

Burleson Cooke is the energy law firm the energy industry goes to. Our attorneys have more than 300 combined years of experience with oil and gas companies, enabling us to serve producers and midstream and energy service companies in virtually any transaction and to help resolve virtually any dispute. This industry concentration - energy isn't just one of many practice areas, it is our only concentration area - ensures that we can keep pace with, and stay ahead of, changes in the industry and help clients understand, prepare for, and maximize their opportunities. With a culture that focuses on delivering greater value and providing direct access to senior energy attorneys and technical consultants, we offer a level of market knowledge and effectiveness not typically found in costlier general practice firms.

Statement of Practice

Energy, Oil and Gas, Corporate, Securities, Mergers and Acquisitions, Technology, Patents and Intellectual Property Law, Real Estate Finance, Corporate Finance, Litigation, Property Tax Dispute Resolution, Franchise Law, Wills and Probate, Administrative Law.

Address

Houston Pennzoil Place - South Tower
711 Louisiana Street, Suite 1701
Houston, TX 77002, (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 713-358-1700
Fax: 713-358-1717

Website

http://www.burlesoncooke.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM

Firm/Affiliate Offices

Conroe, Texas Office: Commonwealth Center, 2040 North Loop 336 West, Suite 123, 77304. Telephone: 936-441-1012. Fax: 936-494-0102.

MANAGING PARTNER

Richard L. Burleson (Managing Partner) born Fort Worth, Texas; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas; 2002, District of Columbia; 2004, New York. Education: The University of Texas (B.A., with honors, 1976); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1980). Member, Board of Trustees, The Houston Ballet. Past President, Association for Corporate Growth International, Houston Chapter. Member, Board of Directors, of the Houston World Affairs Council. Member, Board of Directors, Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts. Member, Administrative Board of Chapelwood United Methodist Church. Member, Board of Directors, Palmer Drug Abuse Program. Member, Houston Producer's Forum. Past Chairman, Steering Committee, Development Council of Texas Children's Hospital. Member: Houston, New York State and American (Sections on Business Law, International Law and Natural Resources, and Energy and Environmental Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Sections on Oil & Gas Law, Commercial Financial Services, Corporation, Business Law and Real Estate); The District of Columbia Bar; Energy Bar Association. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas; Finance; Corporate and Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Richard L. Burleson

PARTNERS

Claude E. Cooke, Jr. (Partner) born El Dorado, Arkansas; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas; 1987, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Louisiana Tech University (B.S., with honors, 1951); The University of Texas (MA., Physics., 1952); The University of Texas (Ph.D., Physics, 1954); The University of Houston Law Center (J.D. 1974). Recipient, Outstanding Inventor Award of the Houston Intellectual Property Law Association for three of his inventions in the oil and gas industry. Presentation: "Protecting Intellectual Property in Today's Oil and Gas Industry," Houston Bar Association, Houston, April 1998. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Foundation (Life Fellow). (Also at Conroe Office). Practice Areas: Patents; Intellectual Property; Oil and Gas.Email: Claude E. Cooke, Jr.

Randy Burton (Partner) born Houston, Texas, September 10, 1951; admitted to bar, 1983, Texas, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Yale University (B.A., Business and Philosophy, 1974); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1983). Former Partner: Moerer & Burton, 1990-2005; The Burton Law Firm, 2005-2007. Assistant District Attorney, Harris County, Texas, 1984-1987. Founder and Spokesperson, Justice For Children. Member: Children's Trust Fund of Texas; Child Fatality and Review Team. Recipient: Kim Houston Award, 1999; Annual Mayor's Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service, 1998; City of Houston's 14th American Institute of Architects (Houston) President's Award, 1998; Outstanding Young Lawyers of Houston Award, 1987-1988. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Garland Walker Inns of Court. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation (Elected, 1994). Reported Cases: Virginia Indonesia Company v. Harris County Appraisal District, 910 S.W. 2d. 905 (Texas, 1995); Burd v. Armistead, 982 S.W.2d 31 (Tex. App.-Houston {1st Dist} 1998); Martin Apparatus & Equipment v. Harris County Appraisal District, 44 S.W.3d 190 (Tex. App.-Houston {14th Dist} 2001). Languages: English and Spanish.Email: Randy Burton

David D. Livingston (Partner) born New Haven, Connecticut, January 26, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Texas; 1992, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1972); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 1975). Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Member: Houston Bar Association (Member, Real Estate Law Section; Corporate Counsel, Commercial and Consumer Law and Bankruptcy Sections); State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Real Estate; Probate, and Trust Law; Business Law; Bankruptcy Law). (Board Certified, Commercial Real Estate, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Transactions; Business Formation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Dissolutions; Bankruptcy.Email: David D. Livingston

OF COUNSEL

Elizabeth G. Singleton (Of Counsel) born Kansas City, Missouri, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Missouri; 1999, Texas. Education: Barnard College (B.A., 1994); University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Law (J.D., 1998). Selected, "Texas Rising Star," Texas Monthly Attorney Survey, 2006. Practice Areas: Environmental Law.Email: Elizabeth G. Singleton