George Scott Bishop
- Retired
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Practice Areas:
- Energy Law
- Contract Negotiations
- Eminent Domain
- Oil, Gas and Mineral Law (Board Certified, 1997)
- Wind and Solar Law
- Rights-of-Way and Easements
Biography
Scott joined the firm in 2020, after practicing energy law in Abilene, Texas from 1974 until he moved to San Antonio to be closer to family. Scott is now retired but prior to such retirement was Board Certified in Oil, Gas and Mineral Law (1997) and represented energy firms, mineral owners and landowners in a variety of matters, including, without limitation, negotiating and documenting purchases and sales of producing properties and mineral interests; drilling and division order title opinions; and obtaining court appointed Receivers to deliver oil and gas leases and leasehold interests.
He graduated from the University of Texas (B.B.A., 1968) and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps. Upon graduation from the University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1970), he served in the Marines, last as a Special Court Martial Judge at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, until 1974 when he moved to Abilene to practice law.
Military
- Commissioned Second Lieutenant USMCR, 1968
- Captain, Judge Advocate
- Honorable Discharge, 1974
- Marine Corps Reserves, Executive Officer and Commanding Officer, Abilene, Texas Reserve Unit, 1974 - 1978
Education
- The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas
- J.D. - 1970
- University of Texas, Austin, Texas
- B.B.A., Bachelor of Business Administration - 1968
Bar Admission
- Texas, 1970
Professional Associations
- Supreme Court of Texas Professional Ethics Committee (1997 - 2014)
- Life Fellow, State Bar Foundation
- Operation Enduring LAMP (Legal Assistance to Military Personnel) certificate of appreciation for legal assistance to families of acting duty military members killed in action in the Middle East (2004)
- Abilene Bar Association, Past President and Director
- San Antonio Bar Association
Languages
- English