• Williams College – B.A. in Political Science, 2004
• University of Texas School of Law – JD, with honors, 2007

• Ranked “Band 3” by Chambers USA for Energy: Oil & Gas Transactions (Nationwide)
  • Stephen has been recognized by Chambers since 2020
• Named as a “Leading Lawyer” by The Legal 500 US in Energy Transactions: Oil & Gas
  • Stephen has been recognized by Legal 500 since 2016
• Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America since 2016
• Named a “Texas Rising Star” by Texas Monthly each year from 2013 to 2022
• Recognized by Texas Lawyers for Professional Excellence as a “Lawyer on the Rise” in 2019
• Named as a BTI Consulting “Client Service All-Star” in 2018

Stephen has been an active thought leader in the oil and gas and carbon capture sectors of the energy industry throughout his career, serving as a speaker for a number of different legal and energy-focused conferences and webcasts, including those hosted by the Institute for Energy Law, The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law (formerly the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation), the Texas Journal of Oil, Gas and Energy Law (TJOGEL), the Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Perrin Conferences, Strafford Publications, and Stephen’s prior firms, Latham & Watkins LLP and Vinson & Elkins LLP.

In addition, Stephen has been published in the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Journal and has contributed to articles published by other practitioners in several other scholarly journals.

Texas

Stephen is a member of the Texas State Bar, the Texas Bar Foundation, and the American Bar Association.

After serving on the staff of Texas Journal of Oil and Gas Energy Law’s first edition in 2006, Stephen was proud to serve on the TJOGEL Board of Advisors from 2022 to 2024.