Kevin M. Beiter

Kevin M. Beiter


McGinnis Lochridge

Recognized since 1997

Austin, Texas

Practice Areas

Litigation - Construction

Litigation - Environmental

Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions

Litigation - Real Estate

Natural Resources Law

Oil and Gas Law

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Kevin represents a diverse clientele in virtually all aspects of the energy industry. With a background in petroleum geology, he has operated and participated in oil and gas exploration and development projects across North America. As a transactional lawyer, he has represented owners and operators with documentation, due diligence, and business counseling for acquisitions and divestitures and for exploration and operation. As a trial lawyer, he has represented plaintiffs and defendants, both majors and independents, in energy and environmental disputes before administrative agencies and at all levels of state and federal courts in Texas, Wyoming, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. Kevin has international experience in the Americas, including Central America and Canada, and in West Africa, Eastern Europe, and Australia.

Kevin is Board Certified in Oil, Gas and Mineral Law by the Texas Board of Specialization. He has been listed in Best Lawyers©, Oil & Gas Law since 2007 and Natural Resources Law since 1995, as well as in Litigation focusing on Construction, Environmental, Real Estate, Mergers and Acquisitions since 2011. He has been selected to the Texas Super Lawyers list, a Thomson Reuters service, (2003-2015). Kevin is a recognized speaker, lecturer, and author on the energy industry and related policy matters.

Location
  • 1111 West 6th, Building B, Suite 400
    Austin, TX 78703
Languages
  • English
  • German
Education
  • Saint Mary's University, J.D., graduated 1984
  • The University of Texas, B.A., graduated 1979
Bar Admissions
  • Texas, State Bar
Affiliations
  • American Association of Petroleum Landman - Member
  • Independent Producers Association of America (IPAA) - Member
  • Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation - Member
  • South Texas Geological Society - Member
Court Admissions
  • United States District Courts for the Western District of Texas
  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • United States District Courts for the Northern District of Texas
  • United States District Courts for the Southern District of Texas

McGinnis Lochridge
Headquarters: Austin, Texas

21 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

5 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Natural Resources Law
  • Oil and Gas Law
Special Focus:
  • Oil and Gas
Awards:
  • Board Certified, Oil Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1989
  • Listed in Best Lawyers©, Natural Resources Law since 1995 and Oil & Gas Law since 2007
  • Listed in Best Lawyers©, Litigation focusing on Construction, Environmental, Real Estate, Mergers and Acquisitions since 2011
  • Texas Super Lawyers list, a Thomson Reuters service, (2003-2015)
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Commercial Litigation

Publications

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