Kevin McDaniel
Attorney/RP Landman
- Role
- Managing Attorney at Ray, Feighny & Hartle Pllc
- Location
- Houston, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kevin McDaniel
Kevin earned his B.A. in International Studies (Pre-Law) from The University of Miami (FL) and his J.D. from South Texas College of Law. Following law school, he worked initially as an independent petroleum landman and then spent nine years as an in-house landman for a Houston-based startup operator. He was a land team leader for a drilling program that over a multi-year period drilled ~400 horizontal wells in the Midland basin. Kevin drafted and negotiated Purchase and Sale Agreements, Joint Operating Agreements, assignments, leases, deeds, surface agreements, term assignments, seismic permits, and other industry contracts.Along with this cradle to grave land experience, he was an attorney for a highly recognized Houston-based oil and gas law firm prior to joining RFH. Kevin has drafted acquisition, drilling, division order, and supplemental title opinions. He is licensed to practice law in Texas.Kevin is a member of the Oil and Gas Law Section of the Texas Bar, the Houston Association of Professional Landmen, and a Registered Professional Landman with the American Association of Professional Landmen.
Experience
Managing Attorney
Aug 2025 — Present · Houston, TX, US
Kevin earned his B.A. in International Studies (Pre-Law) from The University of Miami (FL) and his J.D. from South Texas College of Law. Following law school, he worked initially as an independent petroleum landman and then spent nine years as an in-house landman for a Houston-based startup operator. He was a land team leader for a drilling program that over a multi-year period drilled ~400 horizontal wells in the Midland basin. Kevin drafted and negotiated Purchase and Sale Agreements, Joint Operating Agreements, assignments, leases, deeds, surface agreements, term assignments, seismic permits, and other industry contracts.Along with this cradle to grave land experience, he was an attorney for a highly recognized Houston-based oil and gas law firm prior to joining RFH. Kevin has drafted acquisition, drilling, division order, and supplemental title opinions. He is licensed to practice law in Texas.Kevin is a member of the Oil and Gas Law Section of the Texas Bar, the Houston Association of Professional Landmen, and a Registered Professional Landman with the American Association of Professional Landmen.
Education
University of Miami
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), International Business (Pre law)
2003 — 2005
South Texas College of Law Houston
J.D., Law
2008 — 2010
Skills
- Management
- Courts
- Due Diligence
- Oil
- Mediation
- Microsoft Excel
- Minerals
- Real Estate
- Negotiation
- Fundraising
- Arbitration
- Legal Writing
- Litigation
- Legal Research
- Title Opinions
- Civil Litigation
- Oil & Gas Law
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Natural Gas
- Commercial Litigation
- Trials
- Legal Assistance
- Criminal Law
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Oil & Gas Industry
- Westlaw
- Leases
- Energy Industry
- Energy
- Oil
- Petroleum
- Contract Negotiation
- Corporate Law
- Gas
- Oil & Gas
- Oil/Gas
- Drilling
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