Strategic legal counsel for energy companies, midstream operators, and Texas businesses. When the deal matters, experience and precision make all the difference.
From complex midstream agreements to business formation and commercial disputes, the Law Office of Jonathan P. Ellis, PLLC delivers precise, results-driven legal counsel.
Review, drafting, and negotiation of commercial midstream agreements including gathering, processing, transportation, and storage contracts.
Learn MoreDrafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements that protect your business interests and minimize legal exposure.
Learn MoreComprehensive legal support for businesses at every stage — from day-to-day transactions to complex strategic decisions.
Learn MoreStructuring LLCs, corporations, and partnerships for the Texas energy sector and beyond — getting your business built right from day one.
Learn MoreGuiding clients through commercial contract disputes — from demand letters and negotiation to mediation — and coordinating experienced litigation counsel if a matter must go to court.
Learn MoreOn-call legal counsel for growing companies that need a trusted advisor without the overhead of in-house legal staff.
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I built my career at the intersection of law and the energy industry. I’ve served as corporate counsel for numerous companies since 2013, most recently as General Counsel at Stakeholder Midstream, LLC, a position I held for nine years.
With over 13 years of legal experience, I now focus my private practice on commercial contracts, midstream energy agreements, and business law. Having sat in the in-house chair my entire career, I understand that legal advice has to serve the deal and the business behind it — not just the document.
Based in San Antonio, I serve energy companies, operators, and businesses throughout Texas with strategic, precise counsel built for real-world deal-making.
Schedule a ConsultationThirteen years built in the demands of the midstream energy industry — and a commercial skill set that serves businesses of every kind.
Negotiated and drafted long-term gathering, processing, and transportation agreements which generated annual revenues ranging from $10K to $100MM+ and anchored more than 5,500 miles of pipeline.
The same contract discipline applies to any business that runs on its commercial agreements — supply, logistics, service, and multi-year deals.
Guided buyers and sellers through acquisitions and divestitures — diligence, negotiation, and integration — on transactions ranging from $2MM to $1.25BN.
Negotiated hundreds of master service agreements and two major gas plant EPC agreements supporting field operations and large capital builds.
Builds and standardizes the service and construction contracts that keep any company’s operations and capital projects moving.
Acted as sole in-house counsel for a midstream enterprise, advising the C-suite and board across commercial, governance, regulatory, and risk matters.
Serves as on-call general counsel for growing companies: day-to-day contracts, vendor agreements, employment questions, and the strategic calls that come with scaling.
Directed matters from small-dollar claims through nine-figure arbitration to favorable resolution — selecting and managing outside counsel, setting strategy, and controlling budget.
Advises owners, executives, and boards on entity structure, governance, and the decisions that protect a business as it grows.
These descriptions summarize representative experience and do not identify clients. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
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