Mitchell Murphy

Partner, Houston
713.752.4435
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Mitchell “Mitch” Murphy is a partner in the Trial & Appellate Litigation practice in Jackson Walker’s Houston office. Mitch is a highly experienced commercial litigator specializing in the oil, gas, and natural resources sector. With over twenty years of experience, he provides strategic counsel and dispute resolution services for pipeline and utility companies, oilfield service providers, and upstream oil and gas producers.

Mitch assists clients in securing land and property rights for capital and field engineering projects, streamlining the acquisition process, prioritizing reporting systems, and navigating the complexities of eminent domain. Mitch also litigates energy and real property disputes, including title, surface damage, and encroachment cases. Additionally, Mitch offers comprehensive legal support for oilfield service providers, including master service agreements, insurance and indemnities, liens, collections, and litigation.

Education

B.A., magna cum laude, Southwestern University

J.D., Baylor University School of Law

  • National Mock Trial Team
  • Order of Barristers

Bar Admissions

Texas

 

 

Court Admissions

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

United States District Court for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas

  • Assisted pipeline companies on field engineering projects located in the Texas Gulf Coast, including relocation, odorization, and pressurization projects
  • Represented pipeline companies on several large-scale capital projects, managing segments located throughout the State of Texas
  • Assisted oilfield service providers’ successful negotiation of hundreds of master service agreements and drilling contracts
  • Helped oilfield service providers create procedures and forms relating to collection and risk management
  • Tried a surface damage lawsuit to a favorable settlement in Jefferson County, Texas
  • Secured a favorable judgment for an operator in a title dispute involving the strip and gore doctrine
  • Prevailed in an estoppel by deed case related to a distant mineral reservation in the chain of title

Mitch Murphy

November 11, 2024
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Mitch Murphy Joins Jackson Walker as Partner in Trial & Appellate Litigation Practice

Jackson Walker is excited to announce that Mitch Murphy has joined our firm as a partner in the Trial & Appellate Litigation practice in our Houston office, bringing over twenty years of experience in commercial litigation with a focus on the oil, gas, and natural resources sector.

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