Real Estate, Natural Resources and Water Law

Southwest Real Estate Attorneys and Natural Resources Lawyers

The Firm offers skilled real estate and commercial practitioners with experience in New Mexico's oil and gas, mining,  water laws and other specialized areas that affect real property transactions in New Mexico and Texas.

Our real estate and business attorneys have a long history of counseling and drafting documentation in transactions involving all aspects of energy and water law. Our Texas and New Mexico clients include those in the public sector, such as cities and counties, and quasi-public entities, such as homeowners associations. Private clients represented by the Firm include developers, brokers, and property owners with diverse holdings that range from urban office buildings to farm and ranch properties.  

Title examination is one of the specialized areas that continues to represent a significant practice area for  the firm's natural resourse attorneys. In addition to preparing various contractual documents, the Firm's corporate and real estate lawyers prepare:

• Deeds;
• Mortgages;
• Leases;
• Easements;
• Liens;
• Covenants and restrictions;
• Planning and zoning applications; and
• Subdivision disclosure documents.

Hinkle, Hensley, Shanor & Martin's attorneys appear before legislative committees, state agencies, and local government land-use planning and zoning authorities in Texas and New Mexico. They are in regular contact with federal and state officials responsible for mineral development oversight and environmental compliance on private property, and with officials having jurisdiction over New Mexico's public lands, including Indian lands.  

They are also contacted to help draft or provide comment on proposed legislation, particularly concerning natural resources.

Call us today to see how we can meet your legal needs.