Tyler C. Gillespie

Mr. Gillespie is a transactional attorney at Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC, where his practice primarily focuses on commercial transactions related to real estate acquisitions and development, including matters involving mineral rights and natural resources production, as well as land use, banking, and secured transactions.

Prior to his legal career, Mr. Gillespie spent more than a decade working in the Texas upstream energy sector, where his work focused primarily on mineral, royalty, and production rights acquisitions and divestitures, as well as natural resources exploration, including drill site due diligence and leasehold maintenance and compliance.

A Dallas native, Mr. Gillespie graduated magna cum laude from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, where he served as a member of the UALR Law Review. He also holds a B.A. in Political Science–International Studies from Baylor University and an M.B.A. from Texas Tech University.

Admissions

Arkansas, 2024
Texas, 2025

Associations & Affiliations

Certified Professional Landman, American Association of Professional Landmen (2015- Present)
Member, Arkansas Bar Association
Member, State Bar of Texas
Member, Pulaski County Bar Association
ICSC

Education

University of Arkansas William H. Bowen School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2024)
Member, University of Arkansas Little Rock Law Review

Texas Tech University (M.B.A., Finance, 2017)

Baylor University (B.A., Political Science-International Studies, 2003)

Publications

Pay to Play: The Effect of the Brine Conservation Act's Statutory "In-Lieu" Royalty Provision on the Long-Term Economic Viability of Arkansas's Brine-Lithium Industry, 46 UALR L. Rev. 613 (2024).