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Biography
Glenn E. Johnson brought nearly 30 years of practice experience to Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP when he joined the firm in 2002. As a partner in the firm’s Environmental and Administrative Law and Energy practice groups, Mr. Johnson’s representation primarily encompasses oil and gas development and pipeline regulatory work before the Railroad Commission of Texas and the General Land Office for several oil, gas and pipeline operators, and associated litigation and appellate work before all Texas courts.
The scope of Mr. Johnson’s work typically includes advice regarding appropriate development plans and prosecution of well permitting cases, field rule cases, gas proration and other allowable adjustment cases, Mineral Interest Pooling Act applications, field-wide unitization hearings, rulemaking proceedings, cases involving the ratable purchase and transportation of natural gas, curtailment cases involving pipeline and producer disputes, and environmental regulation cases under the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission. Associated with this practice is the providing of advice regarding lease, unit and other oil and gas development negotiations and advising clients regarding regulatory and legislative actions by state government and lobbying organizations.
Mr. Johnson’s experience also has included an electric utilities merger and acquisition regulatory issues at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, other federal agencies and various state agencies, including the Public Utility Commission of Texas, and a major water reservoir application protest before the former Water Commission. Mr. Johnson is board certified in Administrative Law and appears before other state agencies.
Mr. Johnson’s professional accomplishments have been recognized and honored by his inclusion in Best Lawyers in America since 1995. He also has been identified as a "Super Lawyer" in Administrative Law in 2004 and thereafter, as published in Texas Monthly magazine.
Outside his practice, Mr. Johnson is involved in civic and charitable activities. He is in his second year on the Board of the Clark Society at Texas Christian University, which is involved in fundraising for the school. He is a member of the Austin Regional Council of the Advancement Office of Texas Christian University. In January of 2007, Mr. Johnson made his third trip as a member of a United Methodist church mission team to Vologda, Russia, which will involve various outreach activities for orphans in that city. Mr. Johnson and his wife, Deborah, have a grown daughter and son. He enjoys hiking in Big Bend and fly fishing.
Education & Honors
Texas Christian University, B.A., cum laude, 1973
University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1975
Board certified, Administrative Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Listed in Best Lawyers in America since 1995
Noted as Texas Super Lawyer in Administrative Law in 2004 and thereafter, as published in Texas Monthly magazine
Admission & Affiliations
Texas, 1976
U.S. Supreme Court, 1980
U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, 1976
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1976
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1979
Founding Fellow, Austin Bar Foundation
Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
Travis County Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1992-1993; Chairman, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Section, 1992-1993)
Phi Delta Phi
Hearings Examiner, Railroad Commission of Texas, 1977-1979
Appointed to Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, 1996
Significant Matters
Successfully argued oil and gas lease termination case before Texas Supreme Court. Ridge Oil Company v. Guinn Investments, Inc., 148 S.W.3d 143 (Tex. 2004)
Chief outside regulatory counsel for the leading oil and gas drilling company in Texas for eight years (1992-2000)
Successfully brought applications that removed the restriction on production of approximately thirty percent (30%) of the Texas natural gas supply
Successfully represented independent oil and gas operator in ratable taking dispute with largest gas transportation utility in the state
Successfully overturned Railroad Commission attempt to retroactively apply Mineral Interest Pooling Act. Buttes Resources Co. v. Railroad Commission, 732 S.W.2d 675 (Tex. App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 1987, no writ)
Successfully defended Mineral Interest Pooling Act Unit at Railroad Commission and in Appellate Court and clarified prerequisites for an appeal of an administrative agency decision. Helton v. Railroad Commission, 126 S.W.3d 111 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 2003, no writ)
Clarified administrative agency Motion for Rehearing Practice in Texaco Inc. v. Railroad Commission, 716 S.W.2d 138 (Tex. App.-Austin 1986, writ den’d n.r.e.)
Last presiding Hearings Examiner in Gas Utilities Docket No. 500, the largest gas utility case in Railroad Commission history
Publications & Speeches
Lease Development, Preservation and Termination, University of Houston Law Foundation, Advanced Oil and Gas Short Course, February 1995, February 1996, February 1997, February 1998, January and February 1999, January and February 2000, February 2001, January and February 2002, January and February, 2003, January and February, 2004, January and February, 2005, January and February, 2006, and January and February 2007.
Who You Don’t Notify Matters: Improper Notification of Railroad Commission Hearings Can Render an Application Ineffective, Texas Lawyer, June 1, 1998, Vol. 14, No. 12.
Legislative and Jurisprudence Update, American Association of Professional Landmen, 1997 Houston Landman’s Institute, September 1997.
The Emerging Role of The Texas Railroad Commission in the Regulation of Gas Gathering, Presentation to Oil, Gas & Mineral Law Section, Houston Bar Association, March 1997.
Update on Issues of Open Access, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Section, Travis County Bar Association, September 1996.
Lease Maintenance: A Refresher, South Texas College of Law, Advanced Oil Gas and Mineral Law Institute, August 1995.
Reflections on the Issues of Open Access, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Section, Travis County Bar Association, July 1994.
Current State Regulatory Development, State Bar of Texas, Advanced Oil Gas and Mineral Law Course, September 1987.
Pooling in Texas, Houston Association of Petroleum Landmen Workshop, 1983. |
