Meghan Dawson McElvy

Meghan McElvy represents corporate clients in a range of complex civil litigation matters, including energy litigation, regulatory and administrative proceedings, commercial disputes and personal injury litigation. She also handles a wide range of matters involving indemnity, insurance and contractual disputes. In the area of energy litigation, Ms. McElvy represents and routinely counsels clients on a variety of disputes arising from oil and gas leases, surface disputes, joint operating agreements and unit designations. Ms. McElvy also represents clients in contested regulatory proceedings concerning permits, licensing and rates. Following graduation from law school, Ms. McElvy served as a law clerk to the Honorable Andrew S. Hanen of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Prior to law school, she worked as a distribution analyst for Motiva Enterprises, LLC (a joint venture between Shell Oil Company and Saudi Refining) in Port Everglades, Florida. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Meghan Dawson McElvy included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Texas Super Lawyers, “Rising Stars,” 2014-2021 Chambers USA, Nationwide Oil & Gas Litigation, 2021-2023, “Up & Coming,” Nationwide Oil & Gas Litigation, 2020 Business Today, “Top 10 Influential Lawyers Leading US-Wide Oil & Gas Litigation Cases,” 2023 Texas Monthly, “Top Attorneys – Texas’ Outstanding Young Women Lawyers,” 2019 Houston Young Lawyers Association, President’s Award for Outstanding Service, 2017 Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Houston Chapter Woman of the Year Candidate, 2014 Other Sources of Feedback About Meghan Dawson McElvy Included on the 2021Texas Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2020 Texas Super Lawyers list 2019 Texas Super Lawyers list 2018 Texas Super Lawyers list 2017 Texas Super Lawyers list 2016 Texas Super Lawyers list 2015 Texas Super Lawyers list 2014 Texas Super Lawyers list

• Partner

• Honorable Andrew S. Hanen of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Law Clerk
• Motiva Enterprises, LLC, Distribution Analyst

• Texas
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit

• Houston Bar Association (Energy Law Section, Council Member, 2018-Present; Vice Chair Elect, 2023-2024; Treasurer, 2022-2023; Secretary, 2021-2022)
• Texas Bar Foundation