Mr. Dowd’s primary area of practice is oil and gas law, including the rendering of title opinions, litigation and drafting and negotiation of industry contracts.  Mr. Dowd has vast experience in oil and gas title examination, transactions and civil litigation representing oil and gas clients for over twenty-five years.  Mr. Dowd has represented international and independent oil and gas companies and individuals.  Additionally, Mr. Dowd has been a noted lecturer at over 100 seminars and CLE presentations.

Mr. Dowd is a past President of the Oklahoma City Mineral Lawyers Society as well as past Chairman of the Oklahoma Bar Association Mineral Law Section.  Mr. Dowd is also a member of the legal committee of Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, the Advisory Counsel to the Marginal Well Commission of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City Advisory Committee for the Center for Environment and Energy.  Mr. Dowd is also the author of the Chapter on Oil and Gas Titles in West Publishing Company’s Oklahoma Real Estate Forms and Practice. 

Mr. Dowd has an “AV” Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell.

1979 - Juris Doctorate, University of Tulsa College of Law

Mr. Dowd has written numerous articles for publication, including:

Oklahoma Oil and Gas Title Law - A Review of Fifty Common Title Issues, Landman (Nov. 2007)

Preferential Rights to Purchase in Oil and Gas Package Sales, 77 Okla. B. J. 2459 (September 2, 2006)

Costs That Can Be Charged In Calculation of Risk Penalties Under Forced Pooling Actions and Non-Consent Penalties Under Operating Agreements, 25 Energy & Min. L. Inst. Ch 10. (2005)

Preferential Rights to Purchase in Oil and Gas Transactions, 49 Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute (2003)

Due Diligence and Title Considerations When Purchasing Property in Oklahoma, Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Section Report of State Bar of Texas, Vol. 27, No. 2 (December 2002)

A Comparative Review of Oil and Gas Law in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, New Mexico, Mississippi & Louisiana, Landman (November/December 2002)

Common Title Issues: An Oklahoma Perspective, Landman (September/October 1999)

Oil and Gas Liens in Oklahoma, 51 Okla. L. Rev. 309 (1998)

Judgment Liens After Bankruptcy, OBA Bankruptcy Section Newsletter (Fall 1997)

Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act, 68 Okla. B.J. 1915 (1997)

A Comparative Review of the Oil and Gas Law for Oklahoma and Arkansas, Landman (May/June 1996 and July/August 1996)

Significant Differences in Oil and Gas Principles Between Producing States - Texas and Oklahoma, Landman (November/December, 1989 and January/February, 1990)

The Doctrine of Merger of Title When the Mortgagee Acquires the Mortgagor's Land, 58 Okla. B. J. 823 (1987)

Oklahoma Senate Bill 160, Landman, February 1986

Mr. Dowd has previously lectured at various seminars sponsored by various groups, including American Association of Petroleum Geologists, American Association of Professional Landmen, The Amarillo Association of Petroleum Landmen, Arkansas Bar Association, Capital Association of Professional Division Order Analysts, Colorado School of Mines, Conference on Consumer Finance Law, Dallas Association of Petroleum Landmen, Dallas Bar Association, Dallas-Ft. Worth Association of Lease and Title Analysts, Ft. Worth Association of Petroleum Landmen, National Association of Division Order Analysts, National Association of Lease and Title Analysts, Oklahoma Bar Association, Oklahoma City Association of Lease and Title Analysts, Oklahoma City Association of Petroleum Landmen, Oklahoma State University  - Oklahoma City, Rocky Mountain Law Institute, Sooner Association of Division Order Analysts, Tulsa  Association of Lease and Title Analysts, Tulsa Association of Petroleum Landmen, University of Texas School of Law, Wichita Association of Professional Landmen, and Women in Energy.