Zabel Freeman

Houston, United States

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Zabel Freeman

Houston, United States

Zabel Freeman is a Houston-based boutique law firm with a strong focus on energy, oil and gas, land use, eminent domain, pipeline, environmental, real estate, insurance, and commercial matters. The firm represents individuals, public entities, regional businesses, and prominent national companies, including Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 clients, in complex disputes and transactions across Texas and other energy-producing jurisdictions.

The firm's attorneys handle sophisticated matters involving pipeline and energy infrastructure, right-of-way acquisition, condemnation, surface access, mineral rights, environmental claims, commercial contracts, product liability, insurance coverage, subrogation, and appellate advocacy. Their experience includes state and federal litigation, arbitration, regulatory proceedings, special commissioners hearings, high-value commercial disputes, and transactions involving oil and gas, mineral, and pipeline assets.

Zabel Freeman emphasizes direct, detail-oriented representation tailored to each client's commercial and legal objectives. The firm combines substantial industry knowledge with trial, negotiation, written advocacy, and appellate capabilities, allowing its attorneys to address disputes from early investigation through resolution and appeal. Its Houston and Midland offices support clients operating throughout Texas, including businesses active in the Permian Basin and broader energy infrastructure markets.

About Zabel Freeman

Founded in 2006

23 people in their team

Practice areas

Energy, Environment & ESG

Insurance

Lawsuits & Disputes

Real Estate

Corporate & Commercial

Languages spoken

English

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Practice areas

Environmental Law & Compliance

Oil, Gas & Energy

Natural Resources

ESG Advisory & Compliance

Climate Change Law

Renewable & Alternative Energy

Energy Regulatory Law

Water Law

Mining Law

Zabel Freeman provides insurance companies and insureds with subrogation, coverage, and defense services. The firm's work includes cause and origin investigations, evidence preservation, expert coordination, recovery actions, liability defense, reservation of rights and denial letters, policy interpretation, coverage opinions, and declaratory judgment litigation. Its attorneys handle first-party and third-party claims involving property damage, personal injury, construction defects, toxic torts, industrial facilities, and other technically complex losses.

Disability Insurance

Bad Faith Insurance

Health insurance

Insurance Defense

Insurance Fraud

Life Insurance

Marine Insurance

Property Insurance

Reinsurance

Zabel Freeman represents plaintiffs and defendants in complex commercial and business litigation involving fraud, RICO claims, breach of contract, injunctions, receiverships, toxic torts, product liability, real estate disputes, and energy-related controversies. The firm litigates in state and federal courts, arbitration proceedings, and governmental forums, and has handled high-value matters involving multimillion-dollar damages, multiple parties, technical evidence, and claims spanning several jurisdictions.

ADR Mediation & Arbitration

Appeal

Class Action

General Litigation

Ethics and Professional Responsibility

Commercial Litigation

Antitrust Litigation

Restructuring & Insolvency

Dispute Prevention & Pre-Litigation

International Arbitration

Construction Disputes

Zabel Freeman handles real estate disputes and transactions connected to commercial property, energy infrastructure, mineral interests, pipelines, and land use. The firm's attorneys advise clients on property acquisitions and divestitures, title and ownership issues, easements, right-of-way matters, condemnation proceedings, surface access, lease disputes, and real estate contract claims. They also pursue and defend appeals involving fraud in real estate transactions and related property disputes.

Commercial Real Estate

Housing, Construction & Development

Foreclosure

Land Use & Zoning

Landlord & Tenant

Mortgage

Real Estate Due Diligence

Real Estate Contracts and Negotiations

Brokerage

Conveyancing

Easements & Boundary Disputes

Title Disputes & Property Tax Appeals

Zabel Freeman assists energy companies, infrastructure businesses, manufacturers, and other commercial clients with transactions and operational agreements involving oil and gas assets, mineral properties, producing and undeveloped acreage, pipelines, coal, and salt properties. The firm represents buyers and sellers in transactions ranging from less than one million dollars to more than one billion dollars and drafts and negotiates drilling, seismic, gas, transportation, and other industry-specific contracts, supported by detailed transactional due diligence.

Administrative

Admiralty & Maritime

Agriculture

Antitrust

Aviation

Business Registration

Contract

Due Diligence

Franchising

Gaming

Government Contract

Licensing

Merger & Acquisition

Transportation

Venture Capital

Cannabis Law

Nonprofit & Charitable Organizations

International Trade Law

Government Relations & Lobbying

Private Equity

Corporate Governance

Sanctions & Export Controls

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