Joe Baker

Joe’s clients benefit from his extensive hands-on experience with researching, drafting pleadings, and discovery. As a trusted advocate, Joe learns his client’s business objectives to effectively litigate matters involving a variety of complex oil and gas disputes, contract disputes, and a variety of other civil matters even through the state and federal appeal process if necessary. His research and experience with drafting briefs in both the state and federal appeals and has helped bring favorable solutions to his clients in previous disputes.

In addition to his experience in the courtroom, Joe has provided advice and prepared agreements that cover a variety of transactions. He has also participated in cases involving the construction and enforcement of operating agreements, operator removal disputes, royalty owner disputes, and working interest owner disputes.

In addition to his experience in the courtroom, Joe has provided advice and prepared agreements that cover a variety of transactions. He has represented a number of clients in transactional oil and gas matters involving:

Purchase and sale agreements
Division orders
Oil and gas leases
Drilling contracts
Well service contracts
Master service agreements
Audit rights
Gas purchase agreements
Federal potash area
Representative Matters

Seminal retained acreage case Endeavor Energy Res., L.P. v. Discovery Operating, Inc., 15-0155, 2018 WL 1770290 (Tex. 2018)

Expounded on executive right owners’ duties and responsibilities LesleyLesley v. Veterans Land Bd. of State, 352 S.W.3d 479 (Tex. 2011)

Texas Tech University School of Law

J.D. (2008) | Law

2005 - 2008

Honors: Phi Delta Phi, Law Review

Texas Christian University

B.A. (2002) | History

1998 - 2002

State Bar of Texas  # 24058547

Member

Current

New Mexico

State Bar of New Mexico

Since 2009

Texas

State Bar of Texas

Since 2008

10th Circuit

Since 2011