Malissa G. Perkins

Malissa Perkins represents exploration and production companies, surface development companies, and land and mineral owners in a variety of transactional and title matters including negotiating and drafting agreements associated with joint operations of the subsurface, shared use of the surface, leasing, acquisitions and divestitures, and rendering title opinions. 

As energy demand continues to grow in Texas so to does demand for access to the surface in support of both surface development and mineral development. Accordingly, Ms. Perkins’ practice is increasingly focused on advising surface and subsurface developers through shared use negotiations. 

Admitted to Practice

• State Bar of Texas

Education

• Juris Doctor, South Texas College of Law
• Bachelor of Science, Texas Tech University

Publications 

• “This Land Is My Land, This Land Is Your Land.” Landman Magazine, 2024
• “Nothing New Under The Sun.” Landman Magazine, 2022

Additional Highlights

• Lead Member – AAPL Renewable Forms Sub-Committee – Geothermal Lease Form
• Member – AAPL Forms and Education Committees (2023 – 2025)
• Codeveloped AAPL’s Renewable Energy Certificate Program (2022 – 2023)
• Member, Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Section of the State Bar of Texas
• Sustaining Member, Junior League of Fort Worth