Lauren Coursey joined McMahon Surovik Suttle in 2024 as an associate attorney. She is a skilled attorney with a diverse practice, including Real Estate, Oil and Gas, Energy Law, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Creditor’s Rights, and Bankruptcy Law. Lauren’s comprehensive understanding of these complex areas of law allows her to provide thoughtful and strategic legal solutions for her clients.
Originally from Boerne, Texas, Lauren earned her B.S. in Agricultural Business from Texas Tech University in December 2020, graduating Summa Cum Laude. She continued her legal education at Texas Tech University School of Law, where she was a standout student and graduated in May 2024 as a member of the prestigious Order of the Coif, an honor reserved for the top graduates of her class.
Outside of her legal work, Lauren is passionate about live country music, hiking, traveling to visit family and friends, and gardening. She is an active member of the Abilene Bar Association and Abilene Young Professionals, and she is committed to community service. Lauren volunteers at Bethel Assembly of God Church and with the West Texas Fair and Rodeo, further strengthening her connection to the local community.
Current Employment Position
Attorney
Admissions
Bar Admissions:
Other Admissions:
- Federal Court
Education
- Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas
- Candidate for Doctor of Jurisprudence
- School of Law; Order of the Coif (Chosen From Top 10%)
- Texas Tech Law Review, Articles Editor
- Journal of the Energy Law Practitioner, Executive Managing Editor
- Agricultural Law Association, President
- Distinction Award for Academic Achievement in Wind & Solar Law, Torts, Legal Practice 1 and 2, Income
- Taxation, and Mineral Titles
- Top Grade Award for Professional Responsibility
- Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
- Bachelor of Science Agribusiness; summa cum laude
- AECO Scholar, Top 25 Presidential Scholar, Wilson AG Scholar, President’s Honor List
- National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Block and Bridle, Intramural Sports
- Bachelor of Science Agribusiness; summa cum laude
Honors and Awards
Professional Associations & Memberships
- Abilene Bar Association
- Abilene Young Professionals
Past Employment
- Sprouse Shrader Smith PLLC – Amarillo, Tx, 2023
- Summer Associate
- Santoyo Wehmeyer P.C. – San Antonio, Tx, 2022
- Summer Law Clerk
- Brady & Hamilton – Lubbock, Tx, 2021
- Law Clerk
- Watts Guerra LLP – San Antonio, Tx, 2018-2021
- Law Clerk
Community Service
Bethel Assembly of God in Anson, Texas
Publications
- “The Curious Case of the Modern Non-Participating Leasehold Co-Tenant,” 51st Ann. Ernest E. Smith Oil Gas &
Mineral L. Inst., Tex. Bar CLE (2025). - “Incentivizing the Beef Packing Industry to Invest in Competition Through a Tax Credit for Small Meat Packers,”
DRAKE JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL LAW, Vol. 29.1, May 2024 - “The Public Use Standard for Common-Carrier Status and Condemnation Authority,” JOURNAL OF THE ENERGY LAW
PRACTITIONER, Vol. 2 Issue 1, May 2023 - “Debt Was Dischargeable Because Debtor Had No Fraudulent Intent [BKR ND FL],” TEXAS BANK LAWYER, Vol. 45,
No. 10, March 2022
