Managing Partner
Gerald Walrath
Gerald Walrath is one of the Founding Partners of KMW. He started his professional life as an Associate Clinical Psychologist in 1991, transitioning to Law in 1998, following his Texas licensure in 1997. His practice has always focused on Energy Law and related Commercial Law – he has practiced as a solo attorney, with a boutique firm, and as Vice President and Counsel of a publicly traded E&P company. At KMW, he focuses his practice on title examination for clients with Texas, North Dakota and Oklahoma assets, commercial and residential title, and business and commercial law for E&P companies. His clients have run the gamut from large, publicly traded multinationals to smaller, private E&P companies.
J.D., University of Houston Law Center (1997)
M.A., Sam Houston State University, Clinical Psychology (1991)
B.S., University of Houston, Psychology (1989)
Texas (1997)
North Dakota (2010)
Oklahoma (2015)
Managed the due diligence of producing and non-producing oil and gas properties with a valuation in excess of $500MM in Dimmit County, Texas for a publicly-traded E&P client.
Managed the due diligence of producing and non-producing oil and gas properties with a valuation in excess of $500MM in Reeves County, Texas for a publicly-traded E&P client.
Co-managed the generation of several hundred opinions for multiple MIPA units in Reeves County, Texas for a publicly-traded E&P client.
Managed the updates of 12 producing units and their eventual inclusion into a 15,356.8 acre unit in McKenzie County, North Dakota.
CCUS – the state of the States - American Association of Professional Landmen Annual Conference, June 21, 2024
Kettle Burn and Cauldron Bubble – an Exploration of Jurisprudential Thinking on the Double-Fraction Problem – North Houston Association of Professional Landmen Half-Day Seminar, March 21, 2024
The Law is There For A Reason or, how our helping instincts and need for closure can lead us astray. - Women in Energy Institute, October 24, 2023
How The State of Delaware Aspires to become the Largest Real Property Holder in the State of Texas and Other Oil-Producing States – Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law Annual Annul Institute, July 20, 2023 (Gerald Walrath and Michelle Phillips)
Operator remedies on Mis-payment – Houston Association of Professional Landmen Technical Workshop, April 18, 2023
So You Drilled a Well – Now What? – American Association of Professional Landman Annual Meeting, June 24, 2021
Dealing with Distressed Parties Under the AAPL 610-1989 Operating Agreement - American Association of Professional Landman Annual Meeting, June 18, 2020
Things You May Have Missed – Houston Association of Professional Landmen Shale Play Seminar, September 27, 2018 (Gerald Walrath and M. Ryan Kirby)
The End of the Tour - North Houston Association of Professional Landmen Half-Day Seminar, February 25, 2016
Exhibits to the Joint Operating Agreement – HalfMoon Education Operating Agreements in Oil and Gas Seminar, October 23, 2015
Preparing and Reviewing Oil & Gas Title Opinions - Association of Lease and Title Analysts Luncheon, June 24, 2014 (Gerald Walrath and M. Ryan Kirby)
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