Jill C. Pennington
Top rated Energy & Natural Resources attorney in Midland, Texas
Smith Clark Pennington PLLC
Practice Areas: Energy & Natural Resources, Business Litigation, Civil Litigation; view more
Licensed in Texas since: 1998
Education: Texas Tech University School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2022 - 2024 Details
A skilled litigator and a well-regarded attorney, Jill C. Pennington is a shareholder at the law firm of Smith Clark Pennington PLLC. Her firm is located in Midland, Texas, and she serves clients throughout the state. She concentrates her practice on a variety of legal areas involving energy and natural resources, business litigation, civil litigation, estate and trust litigation as well as general litigation.
Over her career spanning nearly 25 years, Ms. Pennington has successfully advocated for the rights of oil and gas corporations, public limited companies, property owners, businesspeople, executors and fiduciaries, estate owners and general practitioners.
Up to date on the latest legal developments within the Texas oil and gas industries, Ms. Pennington identifies the right legal strategies and the most cost-effective means to achieve her clients’ goals. She offers customized services to oil and gas companies ranging from individual producers to Fortune 500 corporations.
A native of Lansing, Michigan, Ms. Pennington attended Texas Tech University to complete her Bachelor of Business Administration degree. She graduated in 1994 and pursued her master’s degree in business administration at the same university. Later in 1998, she received her Doctor of Jurisprudence at the Texas Tech University School of Law, where she served as the vice chair of its Board of Barristers. She is licensed to practice law in Texas since 1998.
Involvement with the legal community is important to Ms. Pennington. She holds memberships in the Midland County Bar Association, the State Bar of Texas and the American Bar Association.
Practice areas
Energy & Natural Resources, Business Litigation, Civil Litigation: Plaintiff, Civil Litigation: Defense, Estate & Trust Litigation, General LitigationFocus areas
Energy Law, Litigation, Natural Resources Law, Non-Compete Agreements, Trade Secret, Will Contests
- 50% Energy & Natural Resources
- 10% Business Litigation
- 10% Civil Litigation: Plaintiff
- 10% Civil Litigation: Defense
- 10% Estate & Trust Litigation
- 10% General Litigation
First Admitted: 1998, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.midlandtxedc.com/about/board-of-directors/p/item...
- American Jurisprudence Award: Property, Texas Tech University School of Law
- Finalist: Moot Court Competition, Texas Tech University School of Law
- Board of Barristers: Vice-Chair of Judges, Texas Tech University School of Law
- American Jurisprudence Award: Income Tax, Texas Tech University School of Law
- Midland Memorial Hospital, Board of Trustee (January 2021 – January 2024)
- Midland Symphony Guild, President (2018 – 2019) and Bylaws Chair (2015 – 2017)
- Midland Memorial Foundation, Memorial Forum, Board Member (2016 – 2019)
- Midland Development Corporation, Board of Director (May 2020 – May 2023), Appointed by Midland City Council
- Texas Tech University Rawls College of Business, Masters of Business Administration, Dual Degree Participant, (1998)
- Texas Tech University, Bachelor of Business Administration, Petroleum Land Management, Honors: Dean’s List, American Association of Petroleum Land Management - Student of the Year, Petroleum Land Management Scholarship Recipient (Full Scholarship), Phillips Petroleum Land Department (Bartlesville, OK) - Internship, 1994
- Texas, 1998
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, 1998
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2022 - 2024
