1019 La Tierra
San Antonio, Texas 78258 / Home Phone: (210) 545-6432
Mobile: (210) 422-8383
Private Practice
2007 to 2011, 2016 to Present
Landman 2014-
2016 / Law Offices of Monroe Spears • San Antonio, Texas
Business law, Oil and Gas
Abstract & Title Resources, Inc.
Full Mineral Title, MOR’S, Curative
CINCO ENERGY MANAGEMENT GROUP: Full Mineral Title, Lease Checks
Landman
2011 to 2014 / Whitmire Land Services • Floresville, Texas
- Amendments, use and possessions, ratifications, correction deeds
- All types of curative work
- Member of the AAPL
Assistant Criminal District Attorney
September 2003 to 2007
Second Chair Felony Prosecutor
Public Nuisance and Forfeiture White Collar Crime Division / Bexar County District Attorney's Office • San Antonio, Texas
- Responsible for all bond forfeiture cases, negotiations, and extensive scire facias dockets. Follow through with collection issues: prepare Abstracts of Judgment, Writs of Execution, Nonjudicial Foreclosures, and Sheriff Execution Sales. Assist Bail Bond Board on various issues.
- Responsible for Chapter 59 Asset Forfeiture cases including intake, probable cause determinations, search and seizure issues, discovery, docket appearances, settlement negotiations, research, hearings, and trials.
- Chapter 47 Property docket hearings consisting of disputes involving title and ownership to property seized or recovered by the various police departments.
Trial Attorney /
General Counsel
1990 to 2003 / tetco oil company • San Antonio, Texas
- TETCO: Served five years as General Counsel; Handled all corporate transactions and due diligence in multimillion dollar contracts and negotiations including the EXXON Mobile sale to TETCO.
- Private Practice: Handled cases of moderate to great complexity and/or exposure. Worked on estate planning issues. Tried numerous jury trials as a defense lawyer.
Assistant District Attorney
1987 to 1990 / Bexar County District Attorney's Office • San Antonio, Texas, Second Chair environmental lawyer. Tried many jury trials and administrative hearings. Left when a newly elected administration took over the office.
Landman
1979 to 1987 / CONOCO OIL CO. - Leasing for yellow cake royalties in the South Texas area. Job responsibilities included drafting mineral leases and various affidavits as well as locating surface and mineral owners to sign said documents. Transferred to Reno, Nevada where I was in charge of the mineral department for Conoco. This included scouting claims for gold, silver and other minerals.
MITCHELL ENERGY-Working on Farm in and Farm Out agreements with clients such as ANADARCO and other large oil and gas companies, forvery expensive deep gas wells
TESORO- In charge of the land department in the Houston Office-Assisted in all aspects of prospecting and researching land for potential drilling. Worked on Mineral Ownership Reports, handled curative issues (Drafted Affidavits, Stipulation of Interest, Leases, ect...), and leased land for said Oil and Gas companies.
Education / Doctor of Jurisprudence
December 1979 / St. Mary’s University School of Law
San Antonio, Texas
Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences - Management / South West Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas
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