Pat Long Weaver - Shareholder
Pat Long Weaver is a shareholder with the firm. She is a trial attorney, Board Certified with the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and Civil Trial Law since 1995. Her experience includes representation of oil and gas companies, Fortune 500 companies, units of local government, small business owners and charitable organizations in business, employment and personal injury litigation. She has served as both first chair and as a team manager taking cases through trial and appeal. Ms. Long Weaver has served as a mediator since 1997. She has practiced law with the Stubbeman firm since 1985.
Areas of Practice:
- Oil and Gas Litigation – Handling all facets of commercial and oil and gas contract disputes, royalty owner disputes, spill/remediation litigation, pipeline condemnations, access and surface use and right of way litigation.
- General Litigation – Representing units of local government, businesses and individuals in disputes ranging from contract to property rights. Also representing clients in estate and probate litigation and personal injury litigation.
- Labor and Employment – Representing employers in all phases of employment law from wrongful discharge claims and litigation before the EEOC through trial, reviewing/preparing employment policies, conducting workshops for Human Resources personnel, assisting with employment issues including terminations and reductions in force.
- Mediation – Offering mediation services in all areas of oil and gas, general business, personal injury, and employment litigation.
Professional Activities:
- Litigation Section Council of the State Bar of Texas since 2004, current Secretary
- Board of Directors of the Texas Association Defense Counsel
- State Bar of Texas 2008 Court of Administration Task Force: studied and identified problems with the current court system and proposed long-term and short-term solutions
- Co-Chair of the 2007 Litigation Section Working Group that studied the potential impact of proposed Senate Bill 1204
- Member of the International Association of Defense Counsel
- Member College of the State Bar of Texas and Texas Bar Foundation
- Former President, Midland County Bar Association
Admissions/Certifications:
- Certified, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Civil Trial Law (since 1995).
- Admitted to practice, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; United States District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas; courts of the State of Texas
Education:
- Baylor University School of Law, J.D. cum laude, 1985, Order of Barristers
- Published member of the Baylor Law Review, Member of Baylor Interscholastic Moot Court Team
- Howard Payne University, B.S. magna cum laude, 1982
- Douglas MacArthur Academy of Freedom program
- Conflict Resolution Training Institute, Mediator, Texas Tech University, 1997
Lectures, Reports and Presentations:
- John Ben Shepperd Leadership Institute, “Legal Implications for Volunteers and Board Members of Non-Profits,” January 18, 2011, Lost Pines, Texas
- State Bar of Texas Advanced Civil Trial, “After Daubert How to Bolster an Attack and Expert Testimony After an Expert Witness Challenge,” 2010, Dallas and Houston, Texas.
- Permian Basin Oil and Gas Law 2010, Live Oak CLE, “Injection or Trespass Subsurface Issues in Texas Oil and Gas,” February 19, 2010, Midland, Texas
- State Bar of Texas Trial of a Fiduciary Litigation Case, “Presenting the Case in Chief – the Defense,” December 12, 2009, Fredericksburg, Texas
- State Bar of Texas Webinar, 81st Legislative Session from a Legislative Perspective, “Legislative Update,” Panel Presentation, September 2, 2009, Austin, Texas
- State Bar of Texas Advanced Civil Trial, “Oil and Gas Litigation – It’s Just Like Baseball,” July 29, 2009, San Antonio, Texas
- State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting, “Legislative Update,” June 25, 2009, Dallas, Texas
- State Bar of Texas Federal Court Practice 2009, “Pleadings in Federal Court,” May 15, 2009, Dallas, Texas
- International Association of Defense Counsel, “How the United Supreme Court with Bell Atlantic Corporation v. Twombly and Erkickson v. Pardus, Energized Rule 12(b)(6) and Changed the Playbook in all Civil Cases,” Business Litigation Newsletter, February, 2009
- State Bar of Texas Advanced Civil Trial Series 2008, “You Do Know About Twombly Don’t You? Federal Practice Motions to Dismiss Under Rule 12(b)(6)”
- Permian Basin Oil and Gas Law Update, “I Feel the Earth Move Under My Feet – Subsurface Trespass Litigation,” 2008, Midland, Texas
- West Texas Bench Bar Conference, “I’m Still Standing – How Royalty Owners Demonstrated Standing to Urge Subsurface Trespass and Yet Lost the War – Coastal Oil and Gas v. Garza Energy Trust, 2008, Ruidoso, New Mexico
- State Bar of Texas Annual Litigation Update, Institute Course Director, January 2008, Lost Pines, Texas
- The Defense Research Institute, “And the Defense Wins! A report of a successful defense of BP America Production Company after a four-week jury trial,” The Voice, June 25, 2008
- Texas Association Defense Counsel, Civil Justice Forum, Course Director, November 2008, Dallas, Texas
- Texas Association Defense Counsel Annual Meeting, “Defending our Profession, Our Duty as a Lawyer,” 2007, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- State Bar of Texas, Law Student Division, “Mentoring, The Practice of Law as a Litigator,” Texas Tech University School of Law, February 27, 2007, Lubbock, Texas
- State Bar of Texas, Law Office Management, Crossroads Conference, “Success Strategies,” September, 2007, Houston, Texas
- Tenth Annual Employment Law Seminar Permian Basin Society of Human Resources, “Professional Supreme Court a.k.a. What is the High Court Doing Now?” 2006, Odessa, Texas
- State Bar Journal, Networking/Marketing at the Crossroads, February 2006
- Networking/Marketing at the Crossroads Seminar, State Bar of Texas, “Mapping out the Rest of Your Career,” March 3, 2006, Dallas, Texas
- State Bar of Texas Law Office Management Seminar, “How to Organize and Manage Your Litigation Practice,” January 15, 2005, San Antonio, Texas
- John Ben Shepperd Leadership Institute, “Legislative 101, From Nuts and Bolts to the Fine Art of Making Law,” September 9, 2005, Austin, Texas
Community Involvement:
- Trustee, Board of Trustees of the Academy of Freedom, Howard Payne University
- Volunteer, Girl Scouts of the Desert Southwest
- Named 2006 Woman of Distinction by the Girl Scouts of the Permian Basin
- Charter Member and Volunteer, Girl Scouts’ Camp CEO Project, a leadership and self-esteem building program for high school girls, which is now proudly entering its ninth year of service to young women
- Volunteer, Lone Star SPCA, and proud owner of two rescue dogs, Katy and Harley
- Volunteer, Basin PBS, Member and Sponsor of Masterpiece Theater; and served as legal counsel