Our Team

 Jason maintains a business-minded legal practice focused on meeting the wide spectrum of legal needs of businesses and individuals throughout Texas and New Mexico, ranging from civil litigation to transactional services to property and real estate matters to estate planning and trust work. Jason strives to protect the interests of his clients, assist his clients through difficult situations, and to ultimately help his clients achieve their desired goals. Jason represents clients engaged in a wide array of industries, although many of his clients are involved to some degree in the oil and gas industry.

Jason is licensed and experienced in the state courts of both Texas and New Mexico, as well as in federal courts, and his clients range from individuals to privately and publicly held companies of various sizes. Jason has substantial knowledge and experience to successfully handle all types of complex and routine disputes and litigation matters. Recently, he has represented his clients, on the sides of both the plaintiff and defendant, in numerous complex litigation disputes, including lawsuits relating to contracts, fiduciary duties, business torts, partnership relationships, real property, oil and gas ownership, leasing and drilling issues, employment relationships, and collections. Jason is very experienced in all aspects of the litigation process, including in the lead role at trial.  Over the past year, he has represented multiple clients in the appellate courts, including his recent argument before the Texas Supreme Court.

Jason provides experienced representation to clients in transactional and business matters, both simple and complex, including serving in an outsourced general counsel role for many businesses and individuals. Jason handles all aspects of business transactions and business needs, ranging from entity formation and planning, through growth and expansion, to the preparation and review of everyday contracts and transaction documents, to acquisition or divestiture of stock and assets. 

Jason additionally counsels and represents mineral, royalty, and working interest owners, in both Texas and New Mexico, on acquisition, ownership, leasing, development, production, and lease termination issues. Jason also assists landowners in leasing and sales transactions, dealing with oil companies, negotiating surface use agreements, and other matters affecting the surface estate of a landowner. In recent years, Jason has become heavily involved in the water aspect of the oilfield, with significant experience in issues and agreements pertaining to the sourcing, transferring, and selling of freshwater and the disposal, reclamation and recycling of wastewater produced in the oilfield. 

Jason is actively involved in the Midland and West Texas communities and gives a significant portion of his time to supporting various organizations and charitable causes. Jason has served as an officer in both the Midland County Bar Association and the Midland County Young Lawyers Association and is a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation. Jason currently serves as a Director for the First Tee West Texas and contributes his time and resources to multiple organizations supporting our troops and wounded warriors.  Jason graduated from Fort Stockton High School (Fort Stockton, Texas) and was a football letterman at the University of Texas. Jason is married to Mindy, and they have a son, Braden (10 years), and a daughter, Delaney (8 years).

Education:

Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 2008)

The University of Texas at Austin (B.S., 2004)

Bar Admissions:

Texas, 2008

New Mexico, 2015

Rick Strange joined the team at Hamm Law Group in 2021. Rick started his career with a large oil and gas law firm in Midland, Texas, where he became a shareholder and headed the litigation section.  Rick was appointed to the Eastland Court of Appeals in 2005 and served there until 2011.  He returned to his previous firm for several years until becoming General Counsel for a large oil and gas service company in Midland in 2017.  Rick has an extensive litigation background and in recent years has gained significant transactional experience.  Rick has spent his professional career working in the oil and gas sector and has been responsible for legal and regulatory affairs including contracts, Human Resources, and international compliance.

Rick obtained a BBA from Hardin Simmons University and a law degree from the University of Texas.  Rick is board certified in oil, gas, and mineral law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Education

Hardin Simmons University -  Accounting ( BBA, cum laude, 1982)

University of Texas School of Law (JD, with honors, 1985)

Professional

Board Certified, Oil, Gas & Mineral Law, State Bar of Texas

Super Lawyer 2016 and 2017

Fellow, State Bar Foundation

Past Member ABOTA

Member, State Bar Association, Midland County Bar Associations

Past Director, Texas Judicial Center

Past Council Member, Oil, Gas, and Mineral Law Section, State Bar of Texas

Past Member Texas Supreme Court Historical Society

 Member, Interstate Oil & Gas Compact Commission.

Member, Western, Northern, & Southern Districts of Texas; Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals; and admitted to practice before United States Supreme Court

Young Lawyer of the Year, Midland County Young Lawyers’ Association, 1993

Publications

Application of Voting Rights Act to Communities Containing Two or More Minority Groups - When Is the Whole Greater than the Sum of the Parts? Texas Tech Law Review 1989

Weaving A Tangled Web: The Intersection of Energy Policy and Broader Governmental Policies, Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law, 2010

Rights of First Refusal and Package Oil and Gas Transactions, South Texas Law Review, 2011

Other Activities

Trustee, Hardin Simmons University

President, Midland Country Club

Sunday School Teacher, Finance Committee Member, First Baptist Church.

Graduate, U.S. Army Jump School and Ranger School, Summer 1981

 USGA Golf Rules Official 

Cassi graduated from Midland High School then went to Midland College for 2 years where she was awarded with the Dean’s Honor Roll before transferring to UTPB where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Child and Family Studies. She then went on to get her teaching certification and teach 4th grade reading, writing, and social studies for a year before deciding to make a career change into the legal field. Cassi has now received certification from the National Federation of Paralegal Associations, Inc. as a CORE Registered Paralegal and has been working with Jason since 2013. Cassi is also a Notary Public for the State of Texas. Cassi has a 5 year old son named Bryson. 

Education:

B.A. – Child and Family Studies (2012) University of Texas of the Permian Basin

National Federation of Paralegal Associations, Inc. – CORE Registered Paralegal

Notary Public, State of Texas