Shana Smith
Shana is an experienced attorney who has dedicated the majority of her career to the energy industry. During the course of her career, Shana has drafted many drilling and division order title opinions covering interests in oil and gas fields across the country; negotiated and drafted the terms of oil and gas and real estate transactional documents; advised clients in a variety of oil and gas, corporate, and real estate transactions; assisted midstream clients with issues related to PHMSA compliance and asset acquisition; assisted with the purchase, leasing, and permitting of saltwater disposal wells; and conducted lien perfection analyses related to bankruptcy filings by oil and gas companies. Shana’s wide array of knowledge and experience enables her to advise clients on many different legal challenges encountered by the energy industry.
Prior to joining Shanor & Franklin, Shana was a partner in a full-service law firm and served as co-chair of the Energy practice group. Shana also worked as an attorney for a Houston-based energy firm and a San Antonio-based energy firm, as well as a law clerk in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Western District of Texas.
Academics
J.D., St. Mary’s University School of Law
B.S., Texas A&M University
Court Admissions
Texas
Professional Memberships
State Bar of Texas (Member, Oil, Gas, and Energy Resources Law Section)
Association of Former Students – Texas A&M University
Texas Aggie Bar Association