Over his thirty-five year career, Mr. Claycombe has practiced in many areas of law, including: oil and gas, antitrust, securities, bankruptcy, lender liability, trade regulation, and secured lending transactions, with both litigation and transaction experience in those fields. He has represented borrowers and lenders in real estate and oil and gas lending transactions, buyers and sellers of oil and gas properties and oil and gas companies, and litigants in federal and state, trial and appellate courts in controversies over financial transactions, many of which have involved hundreds of millions of dollars. He brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to bear on his clients problems, achieving prompt businesslike results whenever possible.

Areas of Practice

• Oil and Gas law
  - Mergers and Acquisitions
  - Regulatory Matters
  - Joint Ventures
  - Business Associations
  - Securities Law
• Business Litigation
• Federal and State Securities Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Supreme Court of Texas
• Supreme Court of Tennessee
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Education

• Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, IN, 1974 (Juris Doctor)
• Honors: magna cum laude
• Indiana Law Review, Associate Editor, 1973 – 1974
• University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 1970 (B.A.)