Clinton M. Butler

About Clinton M. Butler

Clinton Butler is a Shareholder who works in both the San Antonio and Karnes City Offices and also serves as the Chair of Langley & Banack, Inc.’s Oil, Gas & Energy practice group.  Clinton’s oil and gas practices primarily center around representing landowners in transaction and litigation matters. In addition to his litigation practice, he has negotiated numerous transactions on behalf of his landowner clients related to the development of the Eagle Ford and Permian Shale mineral plays including, but not limited to, oil and gas leases; top leases; pipeline, road, and surface use easements; and water use agreements. While most of Clinton’s clients are individual landowners located in South Texas, he also represents a variety of large and small businesses in both litigation and transactional matters involving the development of the Eagle Ford and Permian Shale mineral plays.

In addition to his busy oil and gas practice, Clinton is very active in commercial, construction, and fiduciary based litigation. His client base ranges from large companies such as Buc-ee’s, Ltd., Southstar Bank, and South Texas Electric Cooperative to small business owners and individuals. While Clinton aggressively fights for his clients, he firmly believes that zealous advocacy must also be matched with an ethical and good natured attitude in order to achieve the best results possible for his clients.

Personal Information

Clinton is a native South Texan.  He was born in Cuero, Texas in 1979, where his father practiced law and his mother taught English at the high school.  Clinton and his family moved to San Antonio in 1989 when his father took a position with a San Antonio law firm. Upon graduating from San Antonio’s Winston Churchill High School in 1997, Clinton went on to earn an undergraduate degree in Corporate Management and Communications from Baylor University in 2001, and a law degree from Baylor Law School in 2004.  At Baylor Law School, he made the Dean’s List on multiple occasions and was made a member of the Order of the Barristers. Clinton was recognized as one of the top student advocates in the school’s rigorous Practice Court Program, and was selected by the professors as the following semester’s Practice Court Teaching Assistant, an honor given to the top two students for that year’s Practice Court Program.

After graduating law school and passing the Texas Bar Exam, Clinton took a position with the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office in 2004, where he worked in the office’s misdemeanor section bringing and trying over twenty cases to verdict until he took a position with the Travis County District Attorney’s Office’s Violent Felony Section where he tried over ten cases to verdict. After serving as a prosecutor for the first seven years of his legal career, he joined his father in 2010 to form Butler Attorneys at Law. In 2013, Butler Attorneys at Law merged with Langley & Banack, Inc.

Clinton lives with his wife, Patricia Butler, and their two beautiful daughters in north San Antonio. Clinton met Patricia while working at the Travis County District Attorney’s Office, where she served as a Spanish interpreter for court proceedings. In addition to his full time legal practice, Clinton and Patricia also own a coffee company on San Antonio’s south side called Coffeecionado.  Coffeecionado was started in 2015 with the goal of empowering women in the coffee industry. When he is not working, Clinton enjoys spending time with his daughters, going to new and interesting restaurants with his wife, playing golf, and spending time outdoors. He also gives his time to worthy causes such as Dress for Success and the San Antonio Food Bank. In addition, Clinton also serves as a District Chair and Board Member for the National Association of Royalty Owners -Texas Chapter, which is an organization dedicated to defending the rights of land, mineral, and royalty owners in the State of Texas, particularly in regard to their dealings with oil and gas companies.