Seth Paulger

BIOGRAPHY

Seth Paulger is an associate in the firm’s Oil & Gas/Energy section, where he focuses on litigation and transactions related to oil, gas, and energy industries. Mr. Paulger represents oil and gas operators, landowners, mineral and royalty owners, and surface developers. He handles matters related to real estate, oil and gas leases, surface use agreements, water use and disposal agreements, water leases, pipeline easements, and agreements related to the emerging field of renewable energy, such as wind and solar initiatives.

Mr. Paulger received his J.D. with a focus on energy from Texas Tech University School of Law. During law school, he worked as a judicial extern for Judge Reed O’ Connor in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas and also served as a clerk for the Texas Railroad Commission.

AFFILIATIONS AND HONORS

• Tarrant County Bar Association
• Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association

EDUCATION

• Texas Tech University School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 2025
  • Dean’s List
  • Order of the Coif
  • Top Grade Award: Legal Practice II, Oil & Gas I, Business Entities
  • Distinction Award for Academic Achievement” Legal Practice I & Torts
  • Texas Tech Law Review, Articles Editor
  • Journal of Energy Law Practitioners
    • Lead Articles Editor
    • Student Publications Editor
  • Federalist Society, Vice President
  • Energy Law Interest Group
• Texas Tech University, Rawls College of Business, B.B.A. in accounting, summa cum laude, 2021
  • President’s List

ADMISSIONS

• State Bar of Texas, 2025