Lad’s practice primarily consists of complex commercial litigation, with an emphasis on oil and gas, real estate, and business disputes. While representing corporate clients ranging from burgeoning start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, Lad takes pride in finding practical and creative solutions customized to the individual client’s objectives. He is also a dogged advocate, securing early dismissals of frivolous claims, disposing of claims at summary-judgment proceedings, and successfully prosecuting and defending claims at trial.
Locations
Fort Worth
301 Commerce St. | Ste. 2200
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Representative Experience
- Represented oil and gas company in royalty dispute and prevailed on summary judgment to dispose of royalty owners’ claims.
- Secured summary judgment for oil and gas company on breach-of-contract claim asserted by putative overriding royalty interest owners.
- Prevailed at trial when representing property management company first chair in breach-of-contract dispute, recovering damages and attorneys’ fees for client.
- Defended oil and gas company in $100 million dispute against claims for failure to fully develop, royalty underpayments, and improper deductions of post-production costs and secured highly favorable settlement on the eve of trial.
- Represented commercial real estate company in a breach-of-contract dispute and prevailed on summary judgment to recover damages and attorneys’ fees.
- Defended oil and gas company against $60 million claim for alleged breaches of water-requirements contract and secured favorable settlement for client during beginning stages of litigation.
- Represented oil and gas company in vendor dispute and prevailed on summary judgment to dispose of plaintiff’s claims.
- Represented small business owner in trade-secret dispute and secured favorable settlement on the eve of trial.
- Represented a non-profit company to secure a judgment terminating an easement across one of its properties.
Credentials
Admissions
- Texas
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
Clerkships/Judicial Internships
- Judicial intern for the Hon. Jeffrey Manske, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Education
- The University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 2018)
- The Review of Litigation, Symposium Editor
- The University of Texas at Arlington (B.A, 2015)
- Magna Cum Laude
Memberships
- Lloyd C. Lochridge American Inn of Court
- State Bar of Texas Leadership Academy | Oil, Gas, and Energy Resources Law Section, 2024-2025
News & Insights
- Presenter at the 49th Annual Ernie E. Smith Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Institute, Spring 2023, “Rules of Interpretation and Canons of Construction: Distinctions and Contemporary Applications”
Honors & Awards
- Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, 2023-2025
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Oil and Gas Law