Uhl, Fitzsimons, Burton, Wolff & Rangel, PLLC

What Uhl, Fitzsimons, Burton, Wolff & Rangel, PLLC does

Uhl, Fitzsimons, Burton, Wolff & Rangel, PLLC (d/b/a Uhl Fitzsimons) is a Texas-based professional law firm founded in 2005 and headquartered in San Antonio, with a second office opened in Sonora, Texas in August 2025. The firm is structured as a professional limited liability company (PLLC) with approximately 25 employees and operates as a partner-led specialty practice; co-founders Arthur G. Uhl III and Joseph B.C. Fitzsimons transitioned to Of Counsel roles in January 2026, with managing member J. Byron (Trace) Burton, III leading the firm. Its practice is centered on Texas real property law spanning both surface and mineral estates, organized across nine interconnected service areas: Oil, Gas & Mineral Law; Uranium Mining; Commercial Real Estate; Farm & Ranch Law; Conservation Easements; Renewable Energy; Water Law; Estate & Business Planning; and Litigation.

The firm serves land and mineral owners, farm and ranch operators, family mineral trusts and fiduciaries, out-of-state attorneys requiring local counsel, homebuilders, retailers, developers, investors, and banking institutions across South Texas (Laredo through Corpus Christi to the Rio Grande Valley) and increasingly across Texas more broadly. Engagement models include hourly billing, flat fees for specific transactions, and contingency arrangements for litigation; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Client acquisition is driven by referrals, industry visibility (State Bar leadership, TSCRA involvement, legal publications, podcast appearances), and direct attorney-client relationships, with no external product distribution or digital marketing channel at scale.

Revenue is not publicly disclosed and the firm is privately held with no external investment, consistent with the conventional partnership ownership model of established law firms. Differentiation rests on domain specialization (Board Certified attorneys in Oil, Gas & Mineral Law and Commercial Real Estate Law), a 20-year operating history, and an institutional footprint that includes OGERL Section bar leadership and gubernatorial appointments — positioning the firm as a domain specialist rather than a broad-service general practice.

Name

Uhl, Fitzsimons, Burton, Wolff & Rangel, PLLC

Legal name

Uhl, Fitzsimons, Burton, Wolff & Rangel, PLLC

Website

https://uhlfitzsimons.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Uhl, Fitzsimons, Burton, Wolff & Rangel, PLLC is a 25-person San Antonio-based Texas law firm specializing in real property, oil, gas, and mineral law, serving land and mineral owners, ranchers, fiduciaries, and developers across South Texas.

Ownership category

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Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate & Construction Law (BPAHAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

Keywords

• Oil and gas law
• Mineral rights law
• Commercial real estate law
• Estate planning services
• Property law services

Headquarters

HQ city

San Antonio

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Legal Services: Professional legal services billed at hourly rates for transactional work (oil and gas leases, real estate transactions, estate planning) and litigation matters. Fee structures include hourly billing, flat fees for specific transactions, and contingency arrangements for litigation cases.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Uhl, Fitzsimons, Burton, Wolff & Rangel, PLLC is a Texas-based law firm providing legal representation across real estate, oil, gas and mineral law, estate and business planning, and litigation matters. The firm serves land and mineral interest owners, farm and ranch owners, fiduciaries, and out-of-state attorneys requiring local counsel across South Texas and beyond. Services are delivered through nine distinct practice groups covering the spectrum of complex legal issues facing Texas property owners.

Product overview

Uhl, Fitzsimons, Burton, Wolff & Rangel, PLLC is a Texas law firm providing legal services across nine distinct practice areas. The firm operates as a unified legal services practice rather than a platform-based product architecture. Core services include Oil, Gas & Mineral Law; Uranium Mining; Commercial Real Estate; Farm & Ranch Law; Conservation Easements; Renewable Energy; Water Law; Estate & Business Planning; and Litigation. The firm's practice areas are interconnected, with attorneys often handling matters that span multiple disciplines such as surface use agreements in energy development or conservation easements intersecting with mineral rights.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Oil, Gas & Mineral Law Services Legal representation for land and mineral interest owners in negotiation of oil and gas leases, uranium leases, wind leases, solar leases, seismic survey permits, surface use agreements, pipeline easements, and mineral conveyances.
• Uranium Mining Legal Services Legal services related to uranium mining matters and leasing arrangements for landowners and mineral interest owners.
• Commercial Real Estate Legal Services Legal representation for homebuilders, retailers, banking institutions, developers, investors, and landowners in all areas of commercial real estate law including acquisition, disposition, development, leasing, and financing.
• Farm & Ranch Law Services Legal services for farm and ranch transactions and property management, including agricultural leasing and related real estate matters.
• Conservation Easements Services Legal representation for landowners and land trusts in negotiation of conservation easements and mitigation banking transactions.
• Renewable Energy Legal Services Legal services including negotiation of solar leases, wind leases, battery site agreements, hydrogen facilities, and data center sites.
• Water Law Services Legal services related to groundwater and surface water matters, riparian rights, and water rights.
• Estate & Business Planning Services Estate and business planning legal services for property owners.
• Litigation Services Litigation representation for complex energy and business disputes, including breach of contract, lease termination, deed construction, royalty disputes, and surface damages.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and moderate.

• Sonora, Texas CommunityminorOthers · 21 August 2025UFBWR expanded its regional presence by opening a new office location in Sonora, Texas in August 2025 to better serve clients in the region.
• Out-of-state attorneyscoreOthersFirm serves as local counsel for out-of-state attorneys handling real estate and commercial transactions involving Texas law, forming ongoing referral relationships.
• Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple firm attorneys are active members and directors of TSCRA. Arthur Uhl and Joseph Fitzsimons attended TSCRA Summer Board Meetings and Arthur Uhl served as Director. Firm attorneys present at TSCRA conventions on topics including surface use issues, soil carbon storage, and agricultural law.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Liskow & Lewis: Houston-based law firm with a strong Energy and Mineral Law practice serving landowners and oil and gas clients across the Gulf Coast. Comparable in mineral rights and oil and gas lease negotiation practice.
• Jackson Walker LLP: Large Texas-based law firm with one of the deepest Oil, Gas & Mineral Law and Real Estate practices in the state. Directly comparable in practice area and Texas geographic focus, though materially larger in scale.
• McGinnis Lochridge: Texas law firm with a long-standing Oil, Gas & Mineral Law and Energy practice serving landowners and operators across the state. Directly comparable in specialty focus and Texas-wide footprint.
• Kemp Smith LLP: El Paso-based Texas law firm with Oil, Gas & Mineral Law and commercial real estate practices serving West and South Texas landowners. Comparable regional focus and landowner-side mineral law representation.
• Meadows, Collier, Reed, Cousins, Crouch & Ungerman, LLP: Dallas-based Texas law firm with a long-standing Oil, Gas & Mineral Law practice serving mineral interest owners. Comparable in specialty landowner-side mineral representation and Texas-wide reach.
• Langley & Banack, LLP: San Antonio-based Texas law firm with an established Oil, Gas & Mineral Law practice serving South Texas landowners. Closest geographic and practice-area comparable among similarly sized regional firms.

Broad incumbents

• Vinson & Elkins LLP: Global energy-focused law firm with one of the largest Oil & Gas practices in the world. Overlaps with UFBWR in Texas oil and gas and mineral law, but serves primarily large E&P operators and financial sponsors rather than individual landowners.
• Adams and Reese LLP: Regional law firm with a notable Energy and Environmental practice serving oil and gas, real estate, and mineral clients across the Gulf Coast. Overlaps in Texas mineral law and commercial real estate.
• Bracewell LLP: Houston-headquartered law firm with a prominent Energy practice covering oil and gas, power, and renewables. Comparable in Texas energy law, but with broader institutional client base and significantly larger scale.
• Norton Rose Fulbright: Global law firm with a major Houston Energy practice and full-service real estate capabilities. Comparable in Texas oil and gas and commercial real estate practice, but at substantially greater scale and with institutional client focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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