Overview

Dakota J. Wrinkle is the founder and managing attorney of Texas Landowner Law Firm, PLLC. Dakota is licensed to practice law in both Oklahoma and Texas, but he focuses his practice exclusively within the borders of Texas.

Dakota obtained his Bachelor of Science degree with cum laude distinction in biology from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. After graduating from Hardin-Simmons, Dakota obtained his Juris Doctor with Highest Honors from The University of Tulsa College of Law in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In law school, Dakota worked with the Energy Law Journal and received a Sustainable Energy and Resources Law Certificate for academic concentration on energy, environmental, and resources law.

Prior to founding the firm, Dakota was an Assistant District Attorney for Tulsa County, Oklahoma, and was tasked with managing the county's felony and misdemeanor cases. While working as a prosecutor, Dakota conducted motion hearings, preliminary hearings, and misdemeanor and felony trials. After working as a District Attorney, Dakota worked for both national and local firms, focusing on civil litigation and real property disputes.

Dakota's legal training and experience includes oil and gas title review, oil and gas litigation, probate and estate planning, contract drafting and review, general civil litigation, real estate disputes (including Trespass to Try Title and Quiet Title Actions), partitions, and much more.

Dakota currently resides in Dallas, Texas with his wife, Cordray, and their son.