Holton Farnum
Biography
Holton Farnum is a pragmatic, resourceful litigator whose practice focuses primarily on representing clients in the upstream and midstream energy sectors. Holton’s business-oriented approach to practicing law stems from both his time spent out in the field working with engineering and operations teams in producing oil and gas basins, and his experience working directly with clients to understand their fundamental business goals.
A naturally curious thinker, Holton’s objective is to learn the intricacies of complex commercial disputes to distill down even the most complicated issues into practical legal guidance for his clients. This approach has led to successful outcomes for Holton’s clients in both civil litigation and arbitration contexts.
Keen on practicing law in his hometown, Holton graduated with his J.D. with honors from the University of Houston Law Center, where he also served as Editor in Chief of the Houston Law Review. Holton also graduated with honors from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science in Food Science & Technology. Holton applies the detail-oriented approach that he honed during his time on the law review to his everyday practice, leveraging his sharpened research and writing skills with his technical STEM background to tackle complex client matters in the energy space.
Holton Farnum is a pragmatic, resourceful litigator whose practice focuses primarily on representing clients in the upstream and midstream energy sectors. Holton’s business-oriented approach to practicing law stems from both his time spent out in the field working with engineering and operations teams in producing oil and gas basins, and his experience working directly with clients to understand their fundamental business goals.
A naturally curious thinker, Holton’s objective is to learn the intricacies of complex commercial disputes to distill down even the most complicated issues into practical legal guidance for his clients. This approach has led to successful outcomes for Holton’s clients in both civil litigation and arbitration contexts.
Keen on practicing law in his hometown, Holton graduated with his J.D. with honors from the University of Houston Law Center, where he also served as Editor in Chief of the Houston Law Review. Holton also graduated with honors from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science in Food Science & Technology. Holton applies the detail-oriented approach that he honed during his time on the law review to his everyday practice, leveraging his sharpened research and writing skills with his technical STEM background to tackle complex client matters in the energy space.
- Houston Producers Forum
- Houston Law Review Board of Directors
- Institute for Energy Law, Young Energy Professionals Committee
- "PFAS Prognostication? Recent SCOTUS Decision Leaves Climate Change Case Analysis Open to Lower Courts," co-author, The Energy Dispatch, Institute for Energy Law - The Center for American and International Law, March 2024.
- "Spaghetti, Meet Wall: What Midstream Energy Companies Can Do to Combat Contract Rejection During Upstream Bankruptcy Proceedings," author, 60 HOUS. L. REV. 937 (2023)
Education
J.D., University of Houston Law Center, 2023, cum laude; Order of the Barons; Editor in Chief, Houston Law Review
B.S., Food Science & Technology, Minor in Business, Texas A&M University, 2018, magna cum laude
Admissions
Texas
