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Richard McInnis: A Houston Real Estate Attorney Who Also Handles Oil, Gas, and Mineral Title Work

Origin and Background

Richard Kevin McInnis practices as McInnis Law Group PLLC, listed at 24 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1800, Houston, TX 77046 on current State Bar of Texas records; earlier directory listings show him practicing under related firm names — including Parrott McInnis PLLC and Parrott Sims & McInnis PLLC — at other Houston addresses, reflecting firm changes over time, and Awesome Attorneys recommends confirming his current firm and address directly before an in-person visit. McInnis earned his J.D. from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1981 and was licensed in Mississippi that year, followed by Texas in 1982 and Pennsylvania in 2012. State Bar of Texas records show he is Board Certified in both Commercial Real Estate Law and Residential Real Estate Law, with Lawyer Legion’s TBLS-sourced directory dating his commercial certification to 2000.

Practice Concentration

McInnis’s practice spans real estate purchases, sales, leases, and development of commercial, residential, and farm and ranch properties; oil, gas, and mineral work including lease negotiation, mineral property sales, and title examination and opinion preparation; banking work representing lenders and borrowers in commercial loan transactions; and corporate formation work for corporations, partnerships, and LLCs, according to his Avvo profile. This oil-and-gas and mineral-title dimension is a specialty Awesome Attorneys did not find at other Houston real estate firms reviewed in this category. See this Houston Real Estate & Property directory for how this multi-disciplinary practice compares to other Harris County firms.

Notable Work / Track Record

As is typical for a transactional real estate, oil and gas, and banking practice, Awesome Attorneys did not identify a table of case verdicts or settlements attributed to McInnis, and his firm does not appear to publish one. His near-45-year multi-jurisdictional bar admission — Mississippi, Texas, and Pennsylvania — combined with federal admissions extending to the U.S. Supreme Court and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, is itself a notable credential given the multi-state mineral and real estate work his practice covers.

Client Voice

Awesome Attorneys did not identify a public consumer-review presence for McInnis at the time of research; his Avvo profile shows no submitted reviews.

Beyond the Courtroom

Awesome Attorneys did not identify specific pro bono program detail or nonprofit board service documented for McInnis in the sources reviewed.

Recognition for This Houston Real Estate Firm

Awesome Attorneys did not identify Super Lawyers or Best Lawyers recognition for McInnis in the sources reviewed. His Board Certification in both Commercial Real Estate Law and Residential Real Estate Law through the Texas Board of Legal Specialization is the credential Awesome Attorneys treats as decisive for “specialist”-level language in this profile.

Texas Legal Backdrop

McInnis’s mineral-title work sits inside Texas’s distinctive rule allowing severance of mineral estates from surface ownership, meaning title examination for oil and gas transactions must separately trace both surface and mineral chains of title. Farm and ranch real estate transactions, another stated specialty, can also intersect with water rights under Texas’s separate groundwater and surface water regimes. Commercial lending work he handles proceeds under Texas’s version of the Uniform Commercial Code for secured transactions and the deed-of-trust foreclosure framework under Property Code Chapter 51. None of this is legal advice; a specific real estate, mineral rights, or lending matter should be evaluated by a licensed Texas attorney based on the actual facts involved.

Awesome Attorneys Assessment

McInnis Law Group’s clearest differentiator is the combination of double TBLS real estate board certification with genuine oil, gas, and mineral title depth — a pairing well suited to Texas transactions where surface and mineral ownership diverge, something purely residential or commercial real estate firms in this category are not equipped to handle. The honest trade-off is a thinner public track record than some competitors: Awesome Attorneys did not identify Super Lawyers or Best Lawyers recognition, consumer reviews, or detailed representative-matter summaries for McInnis, and found some inconsistency across directories regarding his current firm name and address. For a Houston-area client whose real estate matter also touches farm, ranch, or mineral property, McInnis’s board certification and multi-disciplinary practice are a reasonable basis for a shortlist, with direct confirmation of his current firm details recommended before engagement.

Methodology and Sourcing

This profile was researched from Richard McInnis’s Avvo attorney profile, State Bar of Texas member directory records, Lawyer Legion’s TBLS-sourced Harris County real estate attorney directory, Justia’s attorney directory, and Martindale’s attorney profile.

Publisher Disclosure and Independence Notice

Awesome Attorneys is an independent legal directory and editorial publication. This profile was not paid for, commissioned, or reviewed by McInnis Law Group PLLC prior to publication. Awesome Attorneys may in the future offer sponsored placement products to attorneys and firms, including this one, but sponsorship has no bearing on the editorial content, inclusion, or findings of this profile.