Jake Lederle

Jake Lederle is a partner with Wetsel & Lederle, LLP with offices in Sweetwater and Lubbock, Texas. Jake specializes in renewable energy development representing clients throughout Texas in all aspects of renewable energy project development, including, without limitation, wind, solar, green hydrogen, carbon capture, battery storage, lease drafting and negotiation, land acquisition, and litigation. Due to his vast experience Jake is also frequently called upon to advise and consult on matters of renewable energy project development across the U.S. In addition to his renewable energy practice, Jake also maintains a robust eminent domain and condemnation practice, as well as assisting clients in matters related to tax abatements, environmental matters, oil & gas matters, and general real estate.

Jake is a graduate of the University of Texas School of Law where he was a research assistant to preeminent oil and gas scholar Ernest E. Smith. He frequently writes and speaks on a variety of topics in the energy business, including, the accommodation doctrine, executive rights, competing surface uses, severance of wind rights, environmental concerns in siting renewable energy, condemnation proceedings, and negotiating leases and easements. In fact, his paper “Everything Under the Sun: A Guide to Siting Solar in the Lone Star State” was one of the first published articles on solar energy in Texas.