Tiffany Means represents clients in the energy, oil and gas, power, technology, and renewable sectors with a practice focused on complex commercial disputes involving upstream exploration and production matters across multi-basin portfolios, midstream and downstream operations focused on evolving global energy markets, and environmental issues such as emissions, groundwater, and disposal of byproducts entrained in the production stream. Tiffany has handled a broad range of litigation working closely with operators, service companies, project developers, electric cooperatives, and property interest owners across the value chain.
With a practical knowledge of the energy industry, Tiffany has counseled domestic and international companies concerning mineral leases, royalty obligations, post-production costs, gas purchase contracts, the supply chain, force majeure, power agreements, renewable energy developments, title disputes, surface use including pore space, pipeline easements, subsurface use for horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing operations, environmental concerns, subsurface trespass, nuisance, property damage, contamination, pollutants, regulatory standards, joint operating agreements, master service agreements, assignments, water use, carbon sequestration, produced water, injection wells, and indemnity obligations.
Tiffany Means presently serves on the Energy Law Section Council for the Houston Bar Association. In 2023, the President of the State Bar of Texas appointed Tiffany to a three-year term on the Pattern Jury Charge - Oil and Gas Committee. Tiffany also serves as an officer for the Institute for Energy Law's Oilfield and Energy Services Practice Committee. Tiffany has previously served on the planning committee for the State Bar of Texas Annual Advanced Oil, Gas, and Energy Resources Law Course.
Thomson Reuters has recognized Tiffany as a "Texas Super Lawyer Rising Star" in 2024. Tiffany served as Past President of the Midland Bar Association. Before joining the firm, Tiffany clerked for the Honorable Robert Junell and the Honorable David Counts of the United States District Court, Western District of Texas, Midland/Odessa and Pecos Divisions.
Appointed to the Texas State Bar Pattern Jury Charge Committee for Oil and Gas
Elected to the Energy Law Section Council for the Houston Bar Association
Appointed to the Oilfield and Energy Services Practice Committee by the Institute for Energy Law
Recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer-Rising Star (Thomson Reuters), 2024
