Scott Christopher Petry - Houston, TX
Zukowski, Bresenhan & Sinex, L.L.P.
1177 West Loop SouthSuite 1100
Houston, TX 77027 http://www.zbsllp.com
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Scott Christopher Petry Overview
Mr. Petry is a south Louisiana native and 1995 honors graduate of Louisiana State University. Upon graduation, he was employed as a field engineer for Sperry-Sun Drilling Services, where he provided real-time, downhole monitoring in electromagnetic wave resistivity, gamma radiation, radioactive source and position monitoring tools in the offshore oilfield environment. He is a 2000 graduate from the University of Texas School of Law, where he was research assistant to Professor Ernest Smith, Rex G. Baker Centennial Chair in Natural Resources Law.
His background in oil and gas led to a position as a hearings examiner (administrative law judge) with the Railroad Commission of Texas from 2000 to 2004. While an examiner at the Railroad Commission, Mr. Petry adjudicated oil & gas hearings, including lease line spacing and density exception cases pursuant to Statewide Rules 37 and 38, prepared legal recommendations to the elected Commissioners, and assisted the public with navigating the intricacies of Railroad Commission rules and regulations.
From 2004 to 2006, Mr. Petry was an oil and gas associate with Thompson & Knight, LLP, where he expanded his focus to include oil and gas transactional work, including oil and gas property acquisitions, due diligence reviews, title examinations, and preparation of oil and gas agreements. He joined Zukowski, Bresenhan & Sinex, LLP, in 2006, where he advises his clients in all areas of oil and gas law.
Practice Areas
- Oil & Gas Transactions
- Oil & Gas Litigation
- Oil & Gas Regulatory Hearings
Current Employment Position(s)
- Partner
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 2000
Other Affiliations
- Admitted to the State Bar of Texas, 2000
- Member, Travis County Bar Association, 2001 - 2004
- Treasurer, Oil, Gas & Mineral Law Section of the Travis County Bar, 2001 - 2004
- Member, Houston Young Lawyers Association, 2004 - 2007
- Member, Houston Bar Association, 2005 - 2008
- School Board Member, St. Anne’s Catholic School, Houston, Texas, 2007 - 2010
- Speaker, 6th Annual Texas Land Institute, Houston, Texas, and American Association of Petroleum Landmen’s 53rd Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, Pitfalls and Preservation: The Effect of the Texas Railroad Commissions Rules and Regulations on Oil and Gas Contracts
- Speaker, American Association of Petroleum Landmen’s Summer Land Institute, Houston, Texas (August 26, 2008), Preparing and Drafting Agreements Used in Developing Oil & Gas Prospects
- Speaker, State Bar of Texas 27th Annual Advanced Oil, Gas And Energy Resources Law Course, Houston, Texas (October 9, 2009), Drafting The Retained Acreage Clause: The Effect Of Governmental Authority On Retained Acreage
- Rising Star designation by SuperLawyers for Energy & Natural Resources, 2008
Education
- The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas,
May, 2000
J.D. - Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
August, 1995
B.S.
Honors: With Honors
Major: Marketing
Past Positions
- Thompson & Knight, Attorney, 2004 - 2006
- Railroad Commission of Texas, Hearings Examiner, 2001 - 2004
- Sperry-Sun Drilling Services, Field Engineer, 1995 - 1997
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