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Curnutt & Hafer's News Room
June 9, 2010

Douglas R. Hafer Elected to TCBA Energy Section Board
Arlington, Texas - Curnutt & Hafer, L.L.P. is pleased to announce that Douglas R. Hafer has been elected to a leadership position within the Energy Section of the Tarrant County Bar Association. Mr. Hafer has been elected Secretary. Mr. Hafer is a founding partner in the Arlington, Texas firm of Curnutt & Hafer, L.L.P., which counts oil and gas litigation as one its specialties. During his career, Mr. Hafer has successfully represented oil and gas operators in cases involving contract and lease disputes, failure to develop claims, seismic and geophysical testing, and class action lawsuits. Mr. Hafer was also selected for inclusion in 2006, 2008, and 2009 "Texas Super Lawyers," a listing of no more than five percent (5%) of Texas lawyers for the year. Finally, Mr. Hafer is AV-rated by Martindale Hubble, the highest skill and ethics and integrity ranking available.

The Energy Section of the Tarrant County Bar Association is comprised of attorneys practicing in the area of energy and natural resources law. The Tarrant County Bar Association was established in 1904 and is a voluntary bar association; open to all attorneys licensed to practice in Texas. Its mission is to improve the character of practice in the various courts of the city and county, to advance the science of jurisprudence; to facilitate and improve the administration of justice; to maintain and to elevate standards of professional conduct; to increase professional skills through regular continuing legal education; and to encourage and promote a better understanding of the legal profession by the public.