Bart A. Rue has an extensive legal practice in oil and gas related matters as well as an extensive commercial litigation background and a complementary trial practice. Mr. Rue currently represents landowners and exploration companies in state and federal courts involving matters such as surface use disputes, lease termination disputes, as well as other issues pertaining to land and mineral ownership. His transactional practice includes the negotiation and preparation of oil and gas leases, pipeline easements, and related operations and owner’s rights agreements. Mr. Rue also has considerable experience in commercial litigation matters as well as experience in class action, product liability, medical malpractice, condemnation, and property tax litigation matters.

• Represented a local energy company in the trial court, on appeal to the El Paso Court of Appeals and Texas Supreme Court, and obtained an ultimate judgment of approximately $15 million dollars for the breach of a covenant not to compete in the sale of a large natural gas processing and gathering system
• Represented landowner in the trial court, on appeal to the Corpus Christi Court of Appeals and Texas Supreme Court, and obtained mandamus relief in the first published opinion by the Texas Supreme Court holding that seismic data is a trade secret under Texas law
• Represented large public utility and obtained a significant settlement arising from disputes over natural gas contracts
• Represented large, public pharmaceutical company in the trial court, on appeal to the Fort Worth Court of Appeals and Texas Supreme Court, and obtained ultimate judgment of approximately $2 million for breach of contract/warranty arising from the sale of defective pharmaceutical equipment
• Represented clients in a multi million dollar personal injury settlement arising from post-operative medical malpractice
• Represented numerous landowners and exploration companies in the negotiation of oil and gas leases and litigation matters arising therefrom
• Have successfully handled numerous appeals at the state and federal court levels

• Tarrant County Bar Association
• Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
• Selected as a "Top Attorney" by Fort Worth, Texas magazine, 2012

• Baylor University School of Law, J.D., 1991
       Phi Delta Phi
• University of North Texas, B.B.A., 1988

• State Bar of Texas
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
• U.S. District Court of Colorado