Francisco J. Escobar-Calderon

Francisco’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, with an emphasis on energy industry disputes.

He has extensive experience representing clients in multi-party cases and class actions in state and federal courts and arbitration proceedings. He has acted as the lead associate in a range of disputes, including royalty disputes, class actions, and other complex commercial disputes. Francisco’s experience includes overseeing associate and document review attorney teams through all phases of litigation, including appeals. He has experience leading appellate briefing, pre- and post-trial briefing, dispositive motions briefing, pleadings, and discovery motions.

Before joining Yetter Coleman, Francisco was an associate at Norton Rose Fulbright in Houston, where he represented energy industry clients in various complex disputes.

Francisco received his J.D., magna cum laude, from The University of Alabama School of Law, where he was an Articles Editor for the Alabama Law Review and a member of the Order of the Coif. During law school, he served as a judicial intern for Judge L. Scott Coogler of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.

Francisco is fluent in Spanish and is admitted to practice in Texas and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas, and the District of Colorado.

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Presentations & Publications

• Co-author, “Texas Supreme Court Holds That Oil and Gas Royalties Are Owed on More Than Gross Proceeds Under Unique ‘Proceeds Plus’ Lease Provision,” Oil & Gas E-Report, June 2023
• Co-author, “Texas Cases Reject Claims that Royalties are Owed on Off-Lease Use of Gas Where Leases Contain a ‘Free-Use’ Lease Fuel Clause and an ‘at the Well’ Royalty Clause,” Oil & Gas E-Report, March 2022
• Co-author, “BlueStone v. Randle: Supreme Court of Texas Holds that Producer Could Not Deduct Post-Production Costs when ‘Gross Value Received’ Royalty Clause Controlled, and Must Pay Royalty on Off-Lease Use of Gas Not Covered by ‘Free Use’ Lease Fuel Clause,” Oil & Gas E-Report, June 2021