Biography
Samantha Thompson focuses her practice on resolving complex business disputes for corporate and individual energy clients. Samantha excels at pinpointing important details in complicated cases and then applying those findings to successful legal strategies. She views each matter as an integral part of her clients’ businesses and is energized by helping them reach a favorable resolution. Samantha’s practice niche includes complex title disputes, including adverse possession, record title and bona fide purchasers, retained acreage clauses, and lease termination claims.
From the start of her practice, Samantha has focused on learning and developing oil and gas law in Texas and Oklahoma. She has presented on oil and gas issues at events hosted by the Houston Bar Association Energy Law Section and the Texas State Bar. She is also an active member of the Institute for Energy Law Young Energy Professionals group as a current member of the group’s Council, as a former chair of the Membership Committee, and as a member of the Institute for Energy Law’s 5th Leadership class. Samantha is active in non-energy groups of the Houston Bar Association, including as a member of the inaugural committee of the Houston Bar Association’s LGBT+ Committee from 2019-2021.
Samantha graduated cum laude from Harvard Law school, where she served as Notes Editor of the Harvard Law Review and Executive Technical Editor for the Harvard Journal of Law & Gender. Prior to law school, she attended Rice University, earning an undergraduate degree in psychology. As meticulous in her decision to become a lawyer as she is in her practice, Samantha spent two years gaining invaluable experience as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Claire V. Eagan of the Northern District of Oklahoma and to the Honorable Robert E. Bacharach of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals before joining Reynolds Frizzell LLP. She brings all of this experience, along with her client-driven approach, to the Hogan Thompson Schuelke team.
Education
Harvard Law School
J.D., cum laude
Notes Editor & Women’s Committee Co-Chair, Harvard Law Review
Executive Technical Editor, Harvard Journal of Law & Gender
Finance Director, Harvard Prison Legal Assistance Project
Teaching Assistant (Civil Procedures) & Research Assistant (Trusts & Estates)
Rice University
B.A., Psychology, cum laude
Judicial Clerkships
Law Clerk, Hon. Robert E. Bacharach, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
Law Clerk, Hon. Claire V. Eagan, Northern District of Oklahoma
Honors & Awards
Band 2 Oil and Gas Litigator, Chambers and Partners (Since 2022)
2024 Emerging Star Award honoree, The Institute for Energy Law (IEL)
Benchmark Litigation, 40 & Under (Since 2024)
Included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America in Energy Law, Commercial Litigation and Oil and Gas Law
Texas Rising Star, Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers (Since 2021)
Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation (Since 2024)
Professional & Community Involvement
Institute for Energy Law, Young Energy Professionals Council (2022-2024)
Houston Bar Association, LGBTQ+ Committee (2019-2020)
Publications
Adverse Possession of a Working Interest by a Non-Operator, presented at 51st Annual Ernest E. Smith Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Institute hosted by UT Law CLE (2025)
Adverse Possession of Non-Possessory Interest, presented at 10th Annual Course Texas CLE Oil & Gas Disputes: (2024)
Adverse Possession of Non-Operator Working Interest, Oil, Gas & Energy Resources Law Section of the State Bar of Texas Section Report (2024)
Fresh Pursuit from Indian Country: Tribal Authority to Pursue Suspects onto State Land, 129 HARV. L. REV. 1685 (2016)
Recent Administrative Policy: DOJ Institutes Presumption that Agents Will Electronically Record Custodial Interviews, 128 HARV. L. REV. 1552 (2015)
Past Speaking Engagements
71st Annual Natural Resources and Energy Law Institute: Can I Get My Money Back? Hurdles and Solutions to Recouping Overpaid Revenue, July 2025
51st Annual Ernest E. Smith Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Institute hosted by UT Law CLE: Adverse Possession of a Working Interest by a Non-Operator, April 2025
7th National Young Energy Professionals' Law Conference: Onshore vs. Offshore – What Do You Need to Know, Moderator: Samantha Thompson, March 2024
10th Annual Course Texas CLE Oil & Gas Disputes: Adverse Possession of Non-Possessory Interest, February 2024
Houston Bar Association Energy Law Section: What Did I Keep? Retained Acreage Clauses in Texas, Presented with Chris Hogan, May 2023
Admissions
Texas
Oklahoma