MEMBERS OF FIRM
Roderick E. Wetsel (Member) born Sweetwater, Texas, January 13, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas; 1979, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1980, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with high honors, 1975; J.D., 1977). Phi Beta Kappa. Author: "How to Obtain a Receivership Oil and Gas Lease," Advanced Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Course, 1995; "Receiverships Revisited," Advanced Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Course, 2002; "Anatomy of a Wind Energy Lease," Advanced Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Course, 2003; "Wind Leases in Texas," Oil Gas and Wind Leases and Disputes, St. Mary's University School of Law, Midland, Texas, 2004. Co-Author: "Emerging Issues in Texas Wind Energy Law: Leases, Tax Abatements and Ownership of Wind Rights," Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Section Report, Vol. 28, No. 3, March 2004; "Wind Leases: Developer and Landowner Perspectives," Wind Energy Institute, sponsored by the University of Texas School of Law, The Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Section of the State Bar of Texas and The Wind Coalition, Austin, Texas, February 2007; "Managing Wind Wealth," Wind Law Institute, sponsored by Texas Tech University School of Law and West Texas Wind Energy Consortium, Sweetwater, Texas, June, 2007. Co-Author: with H. Alan Carmichael, "Current Issues in Texas Wind Energy Law," 29th Annual Advanced Real Estate Law Course, sponsored by the State Bar of Texas, San Antonio, Texas, July, 2007; with H. Alan Carmichael, "Trends in Wind Energy, Farm, Ranch & Agri-Business Bankruptcy Institute," sponsored by the Texas Tech Law School Foundation, the Bankruptcy Section of the State Bar of Texas, The West Texas Bankruptcy Bar Association, Inc., and the Association of Chapter 12 Trustees, Lubbock, Texas, September, 2007; with H. Alan Carmichael, and Speaker "Current Issues in Texas Wind Energy Law, 2007", sponsored by University of Houston, Oil, Gas and Energy Law, September, 2007; with H. Alan Carmichael, "Wind Leases: Emerging Issues," Wind Energy Institute, sponsored by the University of Texas School of Law, The Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, Austin, Texas, February, 2008; with H. Alan Carmichael, "Current Issues in Wind Energy Law 2008-2009," 2008 AAPL Santa Fe Land Institute, September, 2008. Member: Nolan County (President, 1983-1984) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member: Grievance Committee, District 14C, 1985-1988; Chairman, District 16C, 1988-1994; Assistant Editor, Title Standards Joint Editorial Board, 1991); College of the State Bar of Texas; Oil, Gas & Energy Resources Law Council, 2003. (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Wind Energy; Probate; Real Estate; Business Transactions; Guardianships; Title Examination.Email: Roderick E. Wetsel
H. Alan Carmichael (Member) born Anson, Texas, May 18, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Texas Tech University (B.B.A., Finance, 1977; J.D., 1980). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Texas Tech Law Review, 1978. Outstanding Young Lawyer, Lubbock, 1987. Past Member and Director, 1990-1992, Lubbock County Bar Association. Co-Author: "Emerging Issues in Texas Wind Energy Law: Leases, Tax Abatements and Ownership of Wind Rights," Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Section Report, Vol. 28, No. 3, March 2004; with Rod E. Wetsel, "Wind Leases: Developer and Landowner Perspectives," Wind Energy Institute, sponsored by the University of Texas School of Law, The Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Section of the State Bar of Texas and The Wind Coalition , Austin, Texas, February, 2007; with Rod E. Wetsel, "Current Issues in Texas Wind Energy Law," Texas Bankers Association Real Estate Management Seminar, San Angelo, Texas, May, 2007; "Managing Wind Wealth," Wind Law Institute, sponsored by Texas Tech University School of Law and West Texas Wind Energy Consortium, Sweetwater, Texas, June, 2007; with Rod E. Wetsel, "Current Issues in Texas Wind Energy Law," 29th Annual Advanced Real Estate Law Course, sponsored by the State Bar of Texas, San Antonio, Texas, July, 2007; with Rod E. Wetsel, "Trends in Wind Energy," Farm, Ranch & Agri-Business Bankruptcy Institute, sponsored by the Texas Tech Law School Foundation, the Bankruptcy Section of the State Bar of Texas, The West Texas Bankruptcy Bar Association, Inc., and the Association of Chapter 12 Trustees, Lubbock, Texas, September, 2007; "Current Issues in Texas Wind Energy Law," 2007, sponsored by University of Houston, Oil, Gas and Energy Law, September, 2007; "Wind Energy," Western States Land Commissioners Association Winter Conference, Austin, Texas, January, 2008; with Rod E. Wetsel, "Wind Leases: Emerging Issues," Wind Energy Institute, sponsored by the University of Texas School of Law, The Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, Austin, Texas, February, 2008). Member: Nolan County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member, Litigation Section; Committee on Pattern Jury Charges, 1999-2000); Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Director, 1994-1996). (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Wind Energy; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; Labor and Employment.Email: H. Alan Carmichael
ASSOCIATE
Jeffrey L. Allen (Associate) born Dallas, Texas, April 5, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas; 2008, New Mexico. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., History, magna cum laude, 2003); Texas Tech University (M.B.A., General Business, 2007; J.D., 2007). Member: Nolan County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas.Email: Jeffrey L. Allen