James T. Carroll IV
James started his legal career working for U.S. District Judge, William M.
Steger. James next joined Coghlan Crowson LLP in 2001 as an associate and
worked his way up to partner with the Firm by 2008. James left for a stint
as Deputy General Counsel in Houston, Texas with a publicly traded energy
company. He rejoined the Firm as a partner in 2009 and handles litigation
and transactional matters related to eminent domain, utilities, businesses, and
all aspects of midstream and upstream oil and gas. James has successfully
navigated his clients through major right-of-way acquisition projects, real
estate acquisitions and sales, major mechanical equipment failures in wells,
compressor stations, and processing plants, land title issues, and disputed
business transactions.
- State Bar of Texas 1999, admitted to practice before the United States
Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; United States District Court for the
Eastern, Northern, and Southern Districts of Texas.
- State Bar of Arkansas, 2009
- Board Certified - Oil, Gas & Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal
Specialization.
- Law Clerk to Hon. William M. Steger, U. S. District Judge, Eastern
District of Texas 1999-2001.
- Deputy General Counsel for Eagle Rock Energy from 2008-2009
Education and Legal Associations
- Texas Tech University (J.D., Cum Laude 1999)
- Texas A & M University (B.S. 1995)
- Member: Gregg and Smith County Bar Associations; American Bar
Association; Institute for Energy Law Advisory Board; Defense Research
Institute; State Bar of Arkansas; State Bar of Texas; Oil, Gas, and Energy
Resources Law Section, State Bar of Texas.
- Practice Areas: Upstream and Midstream Oil, Gas & Mineral Law; Eminent
Domain; Utilities; Business Transactions; Commercial Litigation; Failure
investigation in upstream and midstream oil and gas wells and facilities.
Representative Experience
- Completed multiple long distance right-of-way acquisition projects in Texas and Arkansas for electric transmission lines and gas pipelines involving land acquisition by negotiation and the use of eminent domain.
- Investigated, litigated, and resolved multiple matters involving down hole failures and related blow-outs and failures leading to fires within gathering and processing facilities.
- Counsels upstream energy clients on a variety of day-to-day issues relating to leasing, drilling, production and operations of their oil and gas properties including the drafting and negotiation of necessary agreements.
- Counsels midstream energy clients on issues relating to the processing and sale of hydrocarbon products.
- Counsels utility clients on electric utility disputes relating to real property acquisition and the operation of facilities.
Community Involvement and Affiliations
- Christian Heritage School of Longview, Past President of Board of
Trustees
- Fellowship Bible Church of Longview, Board of Trustees and Elder Board
Member
- Longview Community Ministries, former Board Member
- 12th Man Foundation, Texas A&M University
- Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University

James T. Carroll IV
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