Areas of Practice

Wilson E. Wallace, PLLC provides legal counsel in the following areas

Oil, Gas and Energy Law

Our board-certified oil, gas and mineral law attorney has extensive experience in oil and gas transactional matters and disputes throughout Texas.  With a ranching background, and energy industry and mineral management experience, Wilson has a blend of practical insight and legal knowledge that can be used to assist you.

Our firm can provide assistance in the following matters:

Our Firm drafts and negotiates customized leases that maximize value for mineral owners while protecting their long-term interests. Wilson has negotiated hundreds of oil and gas leases across the State of Texas (both large and small), the majority of which have been located in the Permian Basin (including all subbasins in Texas thereof – Central Basin Platform, Eastern Shelf, Delaware, Midland and Val Verde Basins). Although our practice is focused in West Texas, Our Firm has experience in oil and gas leasing in every major oil producing basin in Texas.

Our Firm assists landowners in drafting custom tailored surface use agreements that protect farming and ranching operations while accommodating energy development.

Our Firm helps draft and negotiate easements that provide landowners with fair compensation and protect their property rights.

Our Firm is experienced in drafting and negotiating saltwater disposal leases that balance economic benefits with environmental and property protection. 

Wilson has a unique understanding of title curative having diverse experience as a mineral owner/manager, in-house counsel, and title attorney.  Our Firm assists in resolving title issues that prevent mineral owners from collecting royalties and assist in providing clear and accurate ownership records.  Our Firm has cured title and allowed hundreds of interests to be placed into “pay status”. 

Our Firm is experienced in drafting production sharing agreements and can help draft and negotiate these agreements to ensure mineral owners receive their fair share of production revenues, while avoiding hidden “traps”.

Texas leads the nation in wind and solar energy production. Abilene is located in the heart of the wind energy and solar energy development.  Our Firm provides legal guidance for negotiating wind and solar leases, battery energy storage site leases and accommodation agreements.

Our Firm is experienced in lease royalty audits, and can assist in verifying proper payments are made and enforcing provisions in oil and gas leases.

Our Firm represents land and mineral owners in disputes related to lease compliance, royalty payments, and title issues, advocating to protect their rights and financial interests.

Our Firm is experienced in drafting drilling and division order title opinions.

Our Firm drafts conveyances, assignments and purchase and sale agreements for mineral, royalty and working interests.

Real Estate Law

Our firm provides comprehensive legal services for farm, ranch, commercial and residential real estate matters. Our Firm also represents banks and other lenders, assisting them with loan document preparation and other related matters. Wilson serves as outside legal counsel for Security Title, a regional title company offering examination and real estate closing services with offices in Abilene, Breckenridge and Eastland.

Our firm can provide assistance in the following matters:

Our Firm represents landowners in condemnation proceedings involving pipelines, transmission lines, and other public infrastructure projects. We stand firmly on the side of property owners when the government or private entities seek to take land through eminent domain. Our Firm is committed to protecting landowners’ rights, challenging improper takings, and ensuring that clients receive full and fair compensation for their property.

Our Firm assists rural landowners with property transactions, agricultural leases, hunting leases, and agreements.

Our Firm handles complex real estate transactions, including purchases, sales and financing.

Our Firm drafts and reviews contracts for the purchase and sale of real property.
Our Firm negotiates and drafts easements for pipelines, utilities, access, and other purposes.
Our Firm conducts title examination and works to cure title problems to assist in providing marketable title.

Our Firm provides legal support for real estate construction and development projects.

Our Firm drafts loan documents for local and regional banks for real estate transactions.

Other Legal Services

We also assist clients in other matters, including:

Our Firm drafts simple wills to assist in smooth transfer of assets and protect family legacies.

Our Firm guides small business owners through the formation of LLCs, corporations, and partnerships, helping them navigate regulatory compliance and draft operating agreements.

If a matter falls outside our core practice areas, our firm can provide trusted referrals to experienced attorneys who can meet your specific legal needs.