Robert M. Biedrzycki
Practice Areas
Experience
- Energy Litigation
- Produced Water
- Shale & Unconventional Resources
- Upstream Oil & Gas
Biography
Bobby Biedrzycki is an associate in the Trial & Appellate Litigation practice of Jackson Walker’s San Antonio office. His practice spans a broad range of litigation and transactional matters, with a concentration on complex oil and gas disputes. Bobby’s expertise in the energy sector was forged prior to law school when he founded a company providing alternative power solutions to the oil and gas sector.
In all areas of practice, Bobby draws on this practical experience as an entrepreneur to prevent and resolve the complex disputes every business faces. This includes working with state representatives to draft and change laws directly impacting his clients. Specifically, Bobby has testified before the Business and Industry Committee of the Texas House of Representatives on legislation to expedite the return of unclaimed oil and gas royalty payments and other unclaimed property.
Bobby’s litigation experience includes multimillion-dollar contract and title disputes throughout Texas, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Oklahoma, partitions of rural and residential property, and quiet titles. Bobby also works with mineral and royalty owners buyers to secure participation in oil and gas wells where they have been wrongfully force pooled. Bobby’s transactional experience includes drafting and negotiating agreements affecting all aspects of upstream oil and gas exploration, production, and renewable energy including corporate formation documents, master services agreements, surface use agreements, purchase and sale agreements, and joint operating agreements.
Prior to Jackson Walker, Bobby served as a law clerk in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas for the Hon. Craig A. Gargotta.
When he is not it the office, you can usually find Bobby outside–shooting skeet and sporting clays, chasing speckled trout in the Laguna Madre, or checking off the last few requirements for his private pilot license.
Education
B.A., Howard Payne University
J.D., summa cum laude, St. Mary’s University School of Law
- Valedictorian
- National Moot Court Team
- The St. Maryâs Law Journal
- Phi Delta Phi
Bar Admissions
Texas
Litigation
- Obtained summary judgment and complete dismissal of all claims against service company sued by former employee for personal injury claims
- Obtained summary dismissal of all claims against mineral and royalty buyer
- Secured temporary injunction, finding of contempt, and significant monetary sanctions against former business partner and employee in fiduciary duties and trade secretes case
- Reopened forced pooling applications before the New Mexico Oil Conservation Division to secure full participation rights under recently completed oil and gas wells
- Successfully resolved numerous suits for partition of both the surface and mineral estates
- Successfully resolved multiple probate matters including muniments of title
- Successfully resolved multiple title disputes and suits to quiet title in Texas and New Mexico
- Active litigation matters in multiple states including Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Utah
Transactions
- Assisted client with the acquisition of all assets previously held by the subsidiary of a publicly traded company
- Assisted client with formation of new subsidiary and double-breasted operations in order to target union construction contracts
- Negotiated solar lease for surface owner
- Prepared reservations of renewable energy rights related to sale of ranch
Professional
- Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2024
- “Best S.A. Lawyers,” San Antonio Scene, 2022-2024
- “Rising Star Lawyers” List â Litigation, San Antonio Scene, 2022
Education
- National Finalist, 1st Place Best Brief, and 3rd Best Speaker Overall, American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition, 2019
- National Finalist, Federal Bar Association Thurgood Marshall Moot Court Competition, 2019
- OGERL Award For Highest Grade In Oil & Gas, State Bar of Texas â Oil, Gas & Energy Resources Law Section, 2019
- 1st Place and Best Speaker, Linda & David Schlueter 1L Moot Court Competition, 2017
- Bobby Biedrzycki, Reagan Marble, Peter Hosey, Brandon Durrett, & Brenda Eckert, “MINE: ALL MINE? Texas Ownership of Produced Water and Its Constituent Parts (Lithium),” 26th Annual Permian Basin Oil & Gas Law Symposium (2024)
- Bobby Biedrzycki, Reagan Marble, & Peter Hosey, “Produced Water: The Next “Title” Wave of Litigation, Part I,” San Antonio Lawyer (2024)
- âHow to Get a Deal Done (a/k/a how to get an oil and gas lease from a high net-worth individual and live to tell about it) â San Antonio Association of Professional Landmen (2023)
- âChanging of the Guard: The New Administrationâs Impact on Production and Leasingâ â Texas Bankers Association, Trust, Real Estate & Energy Conference (2022)
- âProduced Water: The Next âTitleâ Wave of Litigation,â 48th Annual Ernest E. Smith Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Institute Conference (2022)
- Reagan Marble, Peter Hosey, & Bobby Biedrzycki, “Recent Texas Oil and Gas Cases” (2021)
- Federal Bar Association â San Antonio Chapter, Board Member, 2020-2021
- Larry E. Kelly Bankruptcy Inn of Court, Member
- San Antonio Young Lawyers Association, Member
- Snack Pak 4 Kids, Volunteer
March 29, 2024
Insights
Mine: All Mine? Texas Ownership of Produced Water and Its Constituent Parts (Lithium)
By Peter E. Hosey, Reagan M. Marble, Robert M. Biedrzycki, Brandon Durrett, and Brenda Eckert
The fight over produced water has become a contentious issue in the oil patch. This article provides a general overview of how one of oil and gasâs biggest liabilities has quickly become one of its greatest assets.
March 21, 2024
Attorney News
Jackson Walker Congratulates 2024 Texas Rising Stars
Each year, Super Lawyers recognizes only 5% of Texas attorneys who either are 40 years of age or younger or have been in practice for 10 years or less as âRising Stars.â
January 17, 2024
Insights
Produced Water: The Next âTitleâ Wave of Litigation (PART I) l San Antonio Lawyer
This article published by San Antonio Lawyer examines: (1) what produced water is; (2) the recent legislation surrounding produced water (specifically HB 2767 and HB 3246); (3) the present litigation landscape; and (4) the impending constitutional fight.
By Robert M. Biedrzycki, Peter E. Hosey, and Reagan M. Marble
September 18, 2023
Attorney News
‘Scene in S.A.’ Recognizes Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2023 “Best S.A. Lawyers” List
Jackson Walker congratulates the 44 practicing attorneys in the San Antonio office who were included in Scene in S.A.âs 2023 âBest S.A. Lawyersâ list. In its 19th year, the âBest S.A. Lawyersâ list presents attorneys across 80 distinct practice areas who were nominated by fellow licensed, practicing attorneys of Bexar County.
August 24, 2023
Newsletters
JW Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter â August 2023
View Jackson Walker’s August 2023 Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter, Perspectives.
November 17, 2022
Newsletters
JW Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter â November 2022
View Jackson Walker’s November 2022 Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter, Perspectives.
September 6, 2022
Attorney News
‘Scene in S.A.’ Recognizes Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2022 “Best S.A. Lawyers” List
Jackson Walker congratulates the 42 practicing attorneys in the San Antonio office who were included in Scene in S.A.âs 2022 âBest S.A. Lawyersâ list.
August 1, 2022
Newsletters
JW Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter â August 2022
View Jackson Walker’s August 2022 Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter, Perspectives.
January 25, 2022
Attorney News
‘Scene in S.A.’ Recognizes 12 Jackson Walker Attorneys Among 2022 “Rising Star Lawyers” List
To be selected for inclusion in the âRising Star Lawyersâ list, junior attorneys with 10 or fewer years in practice must be nominated by senior attorneys who have at least 15 years of experience practicing law.
Practice Experience
Litigation
- Obtained summary judgment and complete dismissal of all claims against service company sued by former employee for personal injury claims
- Obtained summary dismissal of all claims against mineral and royalty buyer
- Secured temporary injunction, finding of contempt, and significant monetary sanctions against former business partner and employee in fiduciary duties and trade secretes case
- Reopened forced pooling applications before the New Mexico Oil Conservation Division to secure full participation rights under recently completed oil and gas wells
- Successfully resolved numerous suits for partition of both the surface and mineral estates
- Successfully resolved multiple probate matters including muniments of title
- Successfully resolved multiple title disputes and suits to quiet title in Texas and New Mexico
- Active litigation matters in multiple states including Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Utah
Transactions
- Assisted client with the acquisition of all assets previously held by the subsidiary of a publicly traded company
- Assisted client with formation of new subsidiary and double-breasted operations in order to target union construction contracts
- Negotiated solar lease for surface owner
- Prepared reservations of renewable energy rights related to sale of ranch
Recognition & Accolades
Professional
- Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2024
- “Best S.A. Lawyers,” San Antonio Scene, 2022-2024
- “Rising Star Lawyers” List â Litigation, San Antonio Scene, 2022
Education
- National Finalist, 1st Place Best Brief, and 3rd Best Speaker Overall, American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition, 2019
- National Finalist, Federal Bar Association Thurgood Marshall Moot Court Competition, 2019
- OGERL Award For Highest Grade In Oil & Gas, State Bar of Texas â Oil, Gas & Energy Resources Law Section, 2019
- 1st Place and Best Speaker, Linda & David Schlueter 1L Moot Court Competition, 2017
Publications & Speeches
- Bobby Biedrzycki, Reagan Marble, Peter Hosey, Brandon Durrett, & Brenda Eckert, “MINE: ALL MINE? Texas Ownership of Produced Water and Its Constituent Parts (Lithium),” 26th Annual Permian Basin Oil & Gas Law Symposium (2024)
- Bobby Biedrzycki, Reagan Marble, & Peter Hosey, “Produced Water: The Next “Title” Wave of Litigation, Part I,” San Antonio Lawyer (2024)
- âHow to Get a Deal Done (a/k/a how to get an oil and gas lease from a high net-worth individual and live to tell about it) â San Antonio Association of Professional Landmen (2023)
- âChanging of the Guard: The New Administrationâs Impact on Production and Leasingâ â Texas Bankers Association, Trust, Real Estate & Energy Conference (2022)
- âProduced Water: The Next âTitleâ Wave of Litigation,â 48th Annual Ernest E. Smith Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Institute Conference (2022)
- Reagan Marble, Peter Hosey, & Bobby Biedrzycki, “Recent Texas Oil and Gas Cases” (2021)
Community Involvement
- Federal Bar Association â San Antonio Chapter, Board Member, 2020-2021
- Larry E. Kelly Bankruptcy Inn of Court, Member
- San Antonio Young Lawyers Association, Member
- Snack Pak 4 Kids, Volunteer