Register now for Women’s Energy Network North Texas Luncheon Dec 17, 2025-Ft Worth

Navigating the Tips & Traps of Continuous Development Clauses

Join us for our final Luncheon of 2025 in Fort Worth as Craig Haynes​, Founding Partner at Vartabedian Hester & Haynes LLP​, discusses the topic of Navigating Continuous Development Clauses in the Oil & Gas Industry.

Craig Haynes focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation with an emphasis on energy litigation. He represents major oil companies, large and small independents, gas plant owners, and other oil and gas interest owners in royalty owner litigation, class action litigation, pricing disputes, take-or-pay issues, operational issues, development and drainage claims, pooling and unitization issues, litigation of administrative disputes, disputes between working interest owners, and litigation involving issues arising in the shale plays. He served as National Coordinating Counsel for civil royalty cases for one of the largest natural gas producers in the U.S.

Mr. Haynes has represented energy industry clients in actions in Texas, Oklahoma, Wyoming, New Mexico, Louisiana, and Alaska. He also handles a broad range of non-energy related complex commercial litigation in state and federal courts throughout Texas. In addition, Mr. Haynes also has handled and tried a number of high-profile and high-risk arbitrations.

Craig Haynes

Craig Haynes is a founding partner of Vartabedian Hester & Haynes, LLP. He focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation with an emphasis on energy litigation. He represents major oil companies, large and small independents, gas plant owners, and other oil and gas interest owners in royalty owner litigation, class action litigation, pricing disputes, take-or-pay issues, operational issues, development and drainage claims, pooling and unitization issues, litigation of administrative disputes, disputes between working interest owners, and litigation involving issues arising in the shale plays. He served as National Coordinating Counsel for civil royalty cases for one of the largest natural gas producers in the U.S.

Mr. Haynes has represented energy industry clients in actions in Texas, Oklahoma, Wyoming, New Mexico, Louisiana, and Alaska. He also handles a broad range of non-energy related complex commercial litigation in state and federal courts throughout Texas. In addition, Mr. Haynes also has handled and tried a number of high-profile and high-risk arbitrations.