Atmos Energy Corporation Elects Robert C. Grable to Board of Directors
May 06 2009 - 11:18AM
Business Wire
Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE: ATO) said today it has elected
Robert C. Grable to its board of directors, increasing the board�s
size to 14 directors. He will serve on the board�s Audit Committee
and Human Resources Committee.
Grable is a partner at Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP and one of
seven founding members of the firm, which was established in 1979
in Fort Worth. He heads the firm�s energy practice group and is
board certified in oil, gas and mineral law by the Texas Board of
Legal Specialization. From 1991 to 1992, he served as chairman of
the Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Section of the State Bar of
Texas.
�Bob Grable has not only a stellar legal background, but also an
encyclopedic knowledge of the oil and gas industry�from domestic
production and royalty rights to foreign offshore concessions and
international governmental relations,� said Robert W. Best,
chairman and chief executive officer of Atmos Energy Corporation.
�We look forward to adding his counsel and experience to our
board.�
In his law practice, Grable represents clients mainly in
litigation and administrative hearings that involve the petroleum
industry. He has represented independent producers, major oil
companies, pipelines and royalty owners in a variety of litigation
in state and federal trial and appellate courts as well as before
state and federal administrative agencies. He is counsel of record
in more than 30 appellate decisions, including five significant oil
and gas opinions of the Texas Supreme Court, in all of which he
represented the prevailing party. He also has represented clients
in Europe and the Middle East in international oil and gas
operations.
Grable earned a bachelor�s degree from Southern Methodist
University and graduated with high honors from The University of
Texas School of Law. He was a member of the Order of the Coif and
Chancellors, an associate editor of the Texas Law Review and Grand
Chancellor of his class. From 1972 to 1974, he served on active
duty as a lieutenant in the Judge Advocate General�s Corps of the
United States Navy.
He currently is president and a trustee of The University of
Texas Law School Foundation, a member of the McDonald Observatory
and Astronomy Board of Visitors at The University of Texas at
Austin and a member of The University of Texas Development Board
and Chancellor�s Council Executive Committee. He is a former
chairman and member of the management committee of the Texas Ballet
Theater.
Grable has been listed in the prestigious �Best Lawyers in
America� since 1995. He speaks frequently about issues in oil, gas
and mineral law and has authored numerous papers in the field. He
and his wife, Marty, reside in Fort Worth, where they are active in
their church and a number of social organizations. They have two
grown children.
Atmos Energy Corporation, headquartered in Dallas, is the
country�s largest natural-gas-only distributor, serving about 3.2
million natural gas distribution customers in more than 1,600
communities in 12 states from the Blue Ridge Mountains in the East
to the Rocky Mountains in the West. Atmos Energy also provides
natural gas marketing and procurement services to industrial,
commercial and municipal customers primarily in the Midwest and
Southeast and manages company-owned natural gas pipeline and
storage assets, including one of the largest intrastate natural gas
pipeline systems in Texas. Atmos Energy is a Fortune 500 company.
For more information, visit www.atmosenergy.com.
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