Brian Wesley Farabough

Brian W. Farabough is a skilled attorney with Lovell, Lovell, Isern & Farabough, LLP. Brian is Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Oil, Gas and Mineral Law and focuses his practice on oil and gas matters, contract and business disputes, contractor representation, cattle transaction disputes, and landowner representation in all types of matters, including condemnation. His oil and gas practice covers everything from the review and drafting of industry contracts to representing clients in oil and gas disputes through trial and appeal. On behalf of his clients in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas, he regularly seeks the enforcement and/or protection of real property rights and rights under the terms and provisions of contracts and real property conveyance instruments. Brian also assists his clients with the collection of amounts owed for unpaid work, services and materials through breach of contract lawsuits and the filing and foreclosing of liens.

Brian graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Anthropology/Archaeology, cum laude, in 2005. Subsequently, he obtained a Master of Business Administration in Energy Finance and Real Estate Development in 2011 from Southern Methodist University, Cox School of Business. He also earned his law degree from Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law in 2011.

Brian has been selected by his peers for inclusion in Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Energy & Natural Resources, every year since 2017. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas, Texas Bar College, and Texas Bar Foundation. He is also a member of the Panhandle Association of Petroleum Landmen and Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners Association. He previously served as an Executive Board Member of the Amarillo Area Bar Association Young Lawyers Division.

SMU Dedman School of Law

Juris Doctorate

2011

University of Texas - Austin

Bachelor of Arts in History, English, and Anthropology/Archaeology (2005)

2005

Honors: cum laude

Partner

Lovell, Lovell, Isern & Farabough, LLP

2016 - Current

Associate

Lovell, Lovell, Isern & Farabough, LLP

2011 - 2015

Production in Paying Quantities Discussion in a Distressed Environment, Chapter 18

SBOT 38th Annual Advanced Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law

September, 2020

Competency Catch-22: A Plea for Attorney Discretion When Considering Competency Evaluations for Defendants Facing Minor Charges

Voice for the Defense

2009

Production in Paying Quantities Discussion in a Distressed Environment, SBOT 38th Annual Advanced Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law

September 2020

Texas Mechanic’s Liens and Construction Payment Issues, Virtual Café Con Nosotros

April 2020

Amarillo Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Texas Panhandle Builders Association

Flag on the Play! Infractions in the Oil, Gas and Mineral Patch and a Playbook for Owners to Fight Back, Oil & Gas Symposium,

February 2020

Mini Ag Conference, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

2018

Surface Owner’s Rights for Wind Turbines & Water, Ochiltree Farm & Ranch Gathering

September 2016

Board Certified in Oil, Gas and Mineral Law

Texas Board of Legal Specialization

2018

Texas Rising Stars

Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuter

2021

Texas Rising Stars

Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters

2020

Texas Rising Stars

Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters

2019

Texas Rising Stars

Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters

2018

Texas Rising Stars

Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters

2017

Amarillo Area Bar Association

Member

Current

Activities: o Young Lawyers Division o Former Executive Board

Panhandle Association of Petroleum Landmen

Member

Current

Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners Association

Preferred Provider

Current

Texas Bar College

Member

Current

Texas Bar Foundation

Member

Current

Kansas

Kansas Supreme Court

ID Number: 27886

Since 2018

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Bar Association

ID Number: 33095

Since 2017

Texas

State Bar of Texas

ID Number: 24072989

Since 2011

United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas

United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas

United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma

United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

• Eminent Domain and Condemnation