Cotton Bledsoe Tighe & Dawson, P.C. - Midland, TX
Business and Entity Law Lawyers in Midland, TX
500 West Illinois Ave. Suite 300 Midland, TX 79701 - 4337
- 8 Super Lawyers®
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24
Years
Experience
Midland Business and Entity Law Firm
Updated: 03/17/2026
Areas of Practice
- Business and Entity Law
- Banking & Finance Law
- Business & Commercial Law
- Contracts
- Business Organizations
- Employment Law -- Employee
- Employment Law -- Employer
- Energy Law
- Estate Planning
- Trusts
- Wills
- Government Agencies & Programs
- Government Contracts
- Insurance Defense
- Insurance Law
- Labor Law
- Litigation & Appeals
- Personal Injury -- Defense
- Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
- Probate & Estate Administration
- Products Liability Law
- Railroad Worker Injury/FELA
- Toxic Torts
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Commercial Real Estate
- Probate and Trusts
- Insurance Defense Litigation
- Labor and Employment Law
- Mediation
- Oil and Gas Litigation, & more
Firm Information
Overview
In 1974, six attorneys in Midland, Texas, joined forces to establish a law firm that would provide excellence in legal representation to the oil and gas industry, financial institutions, and other businesses and individuals in the Midland community and other areas of West Texas.
Today, we have nearly 40 attorneys, utilizing technology to allow our office to be a full service law firm. We continue with our original mission of superior service, delivered with a friendly, team-oriented approach. We continue to offer our clients creative, cost-effective, and common sense solutions to complex legal problems. Our clients appreciate receiving the level of service of a large law firm within the atmosphere of a smaller firm.
Our attorneys are leaders both professionally and in the community. More than twenty are certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in one or more areas of specialization including Oil, Gas, and Mineral Law; Estate Planning and Probate Law; Personal Injury Trial Law; Civil Trial Law; Civil Appellate Law; Labor and Employment Law; Farm and Ranch Real Estate Law. Several of our attorneys have been named "Super Lawyers" and one has been named a "Rising Star" by Texas Monthly magazine. We have members who have served as Chair of the State Bar of Texas Oil and Gas Section, State Bar committee members, Texas Young Lawyers Association directors, and on several statewide boards, committees, and task forces. Our attorneys are in demand as authors for legal publications and as speakers to industry and legal groups. We have served local professional, charitable, and civic organizations as officers, directors, and volunteers. We have numerous attorneys licensed to practice outside the state of Texas as well.
Awards and Honors
Super Lawyers® Selectees
Cotton Bledsoe Tighe & Dawson, P.C. selected for a Super Lawyers® list
- Berry, Jr., William E. On a Super Lawyers® List
- Irons, Jordan On a Super Lawyers® List
- Judge, Sarah A. On a Super Lawyers® List
- Lauritzen, David W. On a Super Lawyers® List
- Lee, Stephanie D. On a Super Lawyers® List
- Melchiorre, Garrett S. On a Super Lawyers® List
- Stennis, Samuel J. On a Super Lawyers® List
- Wallace, Jenna On a Super Lawyers® List
Representative Clients
Agua Frio Ranch
AIG Insurance Company
Allstate Insurance Company
Amerada Hess Corporation
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
AOCO Operating Company, L.L.C.
Apache Corporation
Bank of America, N.A.
Black Max Downhole Tools, Inc.
Brigham Exploration Company
BTA Oil Producers
Chevron Texaco
Cimarex Energy Company
Cintas Corporation
Citation Oil & Gas Corporation
City of Midland
Clayton Williams Energy, Inc.
Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation
Concho Resources, Inc.
ConocoPhillips
Copper & Brass International Corporation
Crown Oil Partners, LP
CrownQuest Operating, LLC
Deep South Insurance Company
Devon Energy Corporation
Dominion Exploration & Production, Inc.
EnerQuest Oil & Gas, Ltd.
EOG Resources, Inc.
ExxonMobil Corporation
Farmers Insurance Group
Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd.
First American Bank, SSB
First Liberty National Bank
Florida Marine Transporters, Inc.
Freightliner, LLC
Goldston Oil Corporation
Harleysville Insurance Company
Henry Petroleum
Hunt Petroleum Corporation
Inrock Drilling Services, Inc.
Key Energy Services, Inc.
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
Magnum Hunter Production, Inc.
Maralo, Inc.
MATCO Tools
Midland Independent School District
Nabors Corporate Services, Inc.
New Tech Systems, Inc.
NQL Drilling Tools, Inc.
Occidental Permian, Ltd
Oncor Electric, a TXU Corp. company
Petro Log International Inc.
Petroleum Geo-Services Inc.
Pogo Producing Company
Prime Natural Resources, Inc.
Pure Resources, L.P.
Reatta Energy, Inc.
Reliant Holdings, Ltd.
Rubicon Oil & Gas, LLC
Service Corporation International
Shell Oil Company
Smith Production Inc.
Southwest Orthopaedic & Spine Center
Southwestern Energy Production Co.
St. Paul Insurance Companies
TMBR-Sharp Drilling, Inc.
Texas Council Risk Management Fund
Texas Municipal League
Tipperary Corporation
Toshiba International
Total E&P USA, Inc.
Total Electrical Service & Supply Co.
Travelers Insurance Companies
UniFirst Corporation
Vulcan Materials Company
WG Energy Holdings, Inc.
Weatherford International
Wells Fargo Bank Texas, N.A.
Westport Oil & Gas Company
The Williams Companies
Wiser Oil Company
Yarborough Management LLC
Zurich Insurance Company
Attorneys
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Sarah A. Judge
Shareholder
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Lincoln Lair
Associate
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David W. Lauritzen
Shareholder
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Ty Lyon
Associate
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Garrett S. Melchiorre
Shareholder
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Shelby Panzer
Associate Attorney
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Eric C. Schmalbach
Shareholder
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R. Shaun Rainey
Shareholder
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George Shires
Shareholder
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Samuel J. Stennis
Shareholder
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Jenna Wallace
Shareholder
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Kyle M. Wilkins
Shareholder Litigation
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Monique Wimberly
Associate Attorney
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Kaitlin D. Wellborn
Associate
- Shana O’Neal, Legal Assistant
- Jesenia Morales, Legal Assistant
- Elizabeth Black, CP, Legal Assistant
- Crystal Womack, CP, Legal Assistant
- Michael Hall, Chief Administrative Officer
- Joe Hernandez, IT Director
- Linda Odom, Controller
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Bradley H. Bains
Shareholder
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Joseph A. Baker
Shareholder Litigation
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William E. Berry Jr.
Shareholder
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Aaron M. Dorfner
Shareholder
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Hannah Davis
Associate Litigation
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Tyler J. Eyrich
Shareholder
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Greg Friesenhahn
Shareholder
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Trevor Freeman
Shareholder
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Lauren Hamic
Associate
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Jordan Irons
Shareholder
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Sarah A. Judge
Shareholder
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Lincoln Lair
Associate
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David W. Lauritzen
Shareholder
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Ty Lyon
Associate
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Garrett S. Melchiorre
Shareholder
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Shelby Panzer
Associate Attorney
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Eric C. Schmalbach
Shareholder
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R. Shaun Rainey
Shareholder
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George Shires
Shareholder
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Samuel J. Stennis
Shareholder
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Jenna Wallace
Shareholder
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Kyle M. Wilkins
Shareholder Litigation
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Monique Wimberly
Associate Attorney
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Kaitlin D. Wellborn
Associate
- Shana O’Neal, Legal Assistant
- Jesenia Morales, Legal Assistant
- Elizabeth Black, CP, Legal Assistant
- Crystal Womack, CP, Legal Assistant
- Michael Hall, Chief Administrative Officer
- Joe Hernandez, IT Director
- Linda Odom, Controller
Contact
500 West Illinois Ave.
Suite 300
Midland, TX 79701 - 4337
Fax: 432-682-3672
Email: Send a message
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