Rachel Behnke

BIOGRAPHY

Rachel Behnke is an associate in the firm’s Oil & Gas/Energy section, focusing on litigation and transactions in the oil, gas, and energy industries. She works with oil and gas operators, landowners, mineral and royalty owners, and surface developers. Her experience also covers real estate matters, oil and gas leases, surface use agreements, water use and disposal agreements, water leases, pipeline easements, and agreements tied to the growing renewable energy sector, including wind and solar projects.

Rachel earned her J.D., cum laude, from Texas Tech University School of Law.

AFFILIATIONS

• Midland Bar Association

EDUCATION

• Texas Tech University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2026
  • Texas Tech Law Review, Articles Editor
  • Board of Barristers, Member
  • National Order of Barristers
  • Academic All-American Appellate Advocate
  • Top Grade Awards: Legal Practice I, Contracts
  • Top Gun Award: highest-ranking advocate of the 2026 class
  • National Champion, Overall Best Advocate, Overall Best Brief: National Pretrial Competition
  • National Champion and Overall Best Advocate: West Virginia Energy Law Moot Court Competition
  • National Finalist, Regional Champion, and Regional Best Advocate: National Moot Court Competition
  • Regional Champion: National Trial Competition
  • State Finalist: TYLA State Moot Court Competition
  • Janet Scivally Copeland and David Copeland Energy Law Scholarship Recipient
  • Professor Dustin Benham Champions in Advocacy Endowed Scholarship Recipient
• Texas Tech University, B.A., summa cum laude, 2023
  • Highest Ranking Graduate
  • Honors College Graduate, Highest Honors
  • President’s List
  • Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law, President