Practice Areas
- Oil and Gas
- Pipeline & Utility Easements
- Wind, Solar, and Renewable Energy
- Commercial & Residential Real Estate
- Condemnation/Eminent Domain
- Business & Corporate Law
- Import/Export & Warehousing
- Personal Injury
Background
Adolfo has practiced as an attorney for more than nine years in San Antonio and Laredo. He assists clients in a wide range of energy and business-related transactions, including oil and gas leases, wind and solar energy leases, electric & pipeline right-of-way agreements, surface-use agreements and other areas relating to oil and gas bankruptcy and condemnation with a focus on land and mineral owner representation. Adolfo also practices in the areas of commercial real estate, commercial and industrial leasing, business formation, international transactions, and trade. Before co-founding Martinez, Franklin & Morales, PLLC, Adolfo practiced with Person, Whitworth, Borchers & Morales, LLP (2013-2019) and clerked during law school for the Honorable George P. Kazen in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Education
St. Mary’s University School of Law – J.D., 2013
- Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society, Member
Texas Christian University – B.A. Political Science, 2009
Fluent in Spanish
Bar Admissions and Professional Distinctions
State Bar of Texas, 2013
United States District Court Western District of Texas, 2016
United States District Court Southern District of Texas, 2016
U.S. Licensed Customs Broker, 2017
Professional Associations and Memberships
Texas Bar Oil, Gas, and Energy Resources Law Section, Member
Laredo-Webb County Bar Association, Member
San Antonio Bar Association, Member
San Antonio Young Lawyers Association, Member
Speaking Engagements
Dos and Don’ts for Negotiating an Oil and Gas Lease; Texas Land & Mineral Owner Association Annual Meeting; San Antonio, Texas; October 11, 2018
Issues Arising from Recent Supreme Court Decisions; Profitable Mineral Management Breakfast Series; San Antonio, Texas; June 3, 2014