Ronald G. Byrnes

Of Counsel

phone 713-965-7597
fax 713-963-9169
email Email Me

Focus Areas:

• Oil & Gas Litigation
• Oil & Gas Transactions
• Civil Litigation
• Corporate Counseling
• Sales, Manufacturing / Transportation

Practice Description:

• Commercial litigation and appellate work in oil & gas, real estate, construction, manufacturing, transportation and employment
• Contract review and drafting and business counseling in oil & gas, real estate, construction, manufacturing, transportation and employment

Prior Experience:

Ronald Byrnes' practice has been centered on oil and gas, being both the traditional transactions and oil and gas litigation. Most of his clients have been oil and gas corporations or individuals engaged in the oil and gas business. Mr. Byrnes has handled several cases which have set legal precedent and have been repeatedly cited in other cases appearing in Texas courts. At one point he did stray into the tort field and established invasion of privacy as a course of action in Texas in Billings v. Atkinson, 489 S.W.2d 858 (Tex. 1973).

Activities and Affiliations:

• Admitted to the State Bar of Texas, 1959
• Admitted to U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
• Admitted to U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
• Admitted to U.S. Tax Court

Education:

• South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, 1959, J.D.
• University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA, 1955, B.S.