Kearney, McWilliams & Davis, PLLC

06/01/2026

Kearney, McWilliams & Davis, PLLC welcomes Leah N. Payne as an Associate Attorney in the Houston, Texas office! 🎊

Leah's practice focuses on upstream oil, gas, and mineral title on behalf of exploration and production companies, and her title work spans key producing formations, including the Permian Basin and Haynesville Shale.

She earned her J.D. from South Texas College of Law Houston, where she competed in STCL’s nationally recognized advocacy program and placed as a regional finalist in the 2024 ABA Representation in Mediation Competition.

https://kmd.law/legal-team/leah-n-payne/

06/01/2026

Shooting some clay at the 2026 Phoenix Drilling/Midstream Networking Annual Oil & Gas Clay Shoot (Permian Basin/Midland)! 🎯

05/21/2026

Proud sponsors of this year's FWAPL Golf Tournament. ⛳

05/21/2026

Kearney, McWilliams & Davis, PLLC welcomes LaTanya Kelsey as a Senior Paralegal in our Grapevine, Texas office! 🎉

LaTanya earned a specialized associate's degree in Legal Office Assisting from West Virginia Junior College, and has over 10 years of experience as a paralegal and/or legal assistant in various areas of the law.

https://kmd.law/legal-team/latanya-kelsey/

05/11/2026

Proud to sponsor the HIPLA Golf Tournament this year.⛳

It was a great day on the course connecting with colleagues, clients and friends in the community.

Thanks to HIPLA for hosting another fantastic event!

04/27/2026

Another great day on the green! ⛳

We had a great time sponsoring this year's NHAPL Golf Championship.

Already looking forward to the next!

04/22/2026

Like all of History’s great philosophical conundrums, the answer to the title question is, it depends. In the 19th Century, primarily to create the quintessential definition for the newly invented term “robber baron,” with a secondary goal of connecting the states with the vast western territories of the United States via railway, the US government granted tracts of land totaling more than 186 million acres to the companies and men endeavoring to build the rail lines and capture quantities of wealth previously reserved to nobility...

KMD explores how to determine ownership of minerals under a railroad right-of-way and all the complications of same.

04/22/2026

PBLA week was a success! 🙌

From executive night to the shrimp boil to a perfect day on the golf course, it was great connecting with everyone.

Proud to be sponsors, and look forward to seeing you next year!

04/20/2026

Proud sponsors of HIPLA's Annual Dinner Honoring the Federal Judiciary.✨

04/20/2026

Kearney, McWilliams & Davis, PLLC welcomes Jessica Wang as a Law Clerk in our Grapevine, Texas office! 🎉

She currently attends SMU Dedman School of Law and will graduate in the Spring of 2028. Jessica earned her degree in Finance from the University of Florida, and prior to law school, she worked in corporate finance at P&G at their global headquarters in Cincinnati, OH.

Jessica is a member of the Corporate Law Association and the Sports and Entertainment Law Association, and her hobbies include watching sports, exploring new restaurants, and traveling to national parks...

https://kmd.law/legal-team/jessica-wang/