Deans of Oil & Gas Practice Lecture

2026 Honoree

Gregory S. Mathews
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Houston, TX

Past Honorees

• Prof. Keith B. Hall
  LSU Law School
  Baton Rouge, LA
• Jay Martin
  Retired Sr Counsel
  Willkie Farr & Gallagher and Chief Compliance Officer Baker Hughes
  Houston, Texas
• Randall M. Ebner
  Retired General Counsel
  Exxon Mobil Corporation
  Dallas, TX
  Read Remarks (pdf)
• Reagan W. Simpson
  Yetter Coleman LLP
  Houston, TX
  Read Remarks (pdf)
• Mark D. Christiansen
  Edinger Leonard & Blakley, PLLC
  Oklahoma City, OK
• David F. Asmus
  Sidley Austin LLP
  Houston, TX
  Read Remarks (pdf)
• David E. Pierce
  Professor
  Norman R. Pozez Chair in Business and Transactional Law
  Washburn University School of Law
  Topeka, KS
  Read Remarks (pdf)
• Jacqueline Weaver
  A.A. White Professor of Law
  University of Houston Law Center
  Houston, Texas
  Read Remarks (pdf)
• Owen L. Anderson
  Kuntz Chair and Ross Professor Emeritus
  The University of Oklahoma College of Law
  Norman, OK
  Read Remarks (pdf)
• Professor John S. Lowe
  George W. Hutchison Professor of Energy Law
  SMU Dedman School of Law
  Dallas, TX
  Read Remarks (pdf)
• Elizabeth N. Miller (2014)
  Scott, Douglass & McConnico, L.L.P.
  Read Remarks (pdf)
  
• Ernest E. Smith (2013)
  Rex G. Baker Centennial Chair in Natural Resources Lawl, The University of Texas at Austin School of Law
• Alan R. Crain (2012)
  Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Baker Hughes Incorporated
  Read Remarks (pdf)
• Patrick H. Martin (2011)
  Campanile Professor of Mineral Law Emeritus, Paul Hebert Law School, 
  Louisiana State University
  Lecture: Do Words Have Meaning? Reflections on Interpretation in Oil and Gas Transactions (pdf)
• Ted M. Frois (2010)
  Retired General Counsel - Upstream Companies, Exxon Mobil Corporation
  Lecture: 40 Years in Oil Patch (pdf)
• Sheila S. Hollis (2009)
  Duane Morris LLP
  Lecture: Reflections on Energy Law, the Role of Women, and Compliance Issues (pdf)
• John M. McCollam (2008)
  Gordon, Arata, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan LLP
  Lecture: Doing Business in the New Louisiana (pdf)
• Bruce M. Kramer (2007)
  Maddox Professor of Law, Texas Tech University
• Rep. Joe L. Barton (2006)
  Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives
• Charles A. James (2005)
  Vice President and General Counsel, ChevronTexaco
  Lecture: Responsible Energy (pdf)
• Charles W. Matthews (2004)
  Vice President and General Counsel, Exxon Mobil Corporation
• Cullen (Mike) M. Godfrey (2003)
  Vice Chancellor and General Counsel, The University of Texas System
  (former Sr. VP, Secretary and General Counsel, FINA Inc.)
  Lecture: The Crossroads of an Industry and a Profession (pdf)
• Peter B. P. Bevan (2002)
  Group General Counsel, BP p.l.c.
  Lecture: The Role of the Lawyer in the International Oil and Gas Industry (pdf)
• The Hon. Joseph W. Morris (2001)
  Gable & Gotwals
  Lecture: The Shaping of Oil and Gas Law by Academicians (pdf)