- Douglas L. Lunsford
- Areas of Practice
- Professional Experience
- Education
- Professional Associations and Memberships
Douglas L. Lunsford is a partner in the Roswell, New Mexico office of Hinkle Shanor LLP. A native New Mexican, he joined the Firm upon graduation from Duke University Law School in 1975. His practice has been predominately in the oil, gas and natural resources areas. He is currently chairman of the Natural Resources Practice Group of the firm. He has spoken on many occasions at landman’s seminars and to professional groups, including New Mexico Landman’s Association, AAPL and Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. From 1986 to 2006 he was chairman of the Public Lands Committee of the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association and a Trustee of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation and in those capacities dealt with many of the operational and legal problems faced by the oil and gas industry.
Honors and Awards
- Listed in Best Lawyers from 1995 to date in the practice areas of Energy Law, National Resource Law, and Oil and Gas La
- Duke University School of Law, Durham, North Carolina
- J.D. – 1975
- New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico
- B.A. – 1972
- Government with Highest Honors
Bar Admissions
- New Mexico, 1975
- U.S. District Court District of New Mexico, 1978
Professional Associations and Memberships
- New Mexico Landman’s Association, Member
- New Mexico Oil and Gas Association, Member
- Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, Member