John R Bonica, born Jersey City, New Jersey, 1953; admitted to bar, 1977,
New Jersey; 1978, Texas.

Education: Amherst College (B.A., 1974); Rutgers University (J.D., 1977).
Managing Editor, Rutgers Journal of Computers, Technology and the Law,
1976-1977.

Member: Houston Bar Association (Chairman, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law
Section, 1989-1990); State Bar of Texas; Energy Bar Association; Rocky
Mountain Mineral Law Foundation; College of the State Bar of Texas; Texas
Association of Bank Counsel. (Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law,
Texas Board of Legal Specialization).

Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Energy Acquisitions; Energy Contracts;
Energy Finance; Federal Energy Regulation; Loans; Loan Workouts; Natural
Gas; Natural Gas Contracts; Natural Gas Pipelines; Oil and Gas Acquisitions;
Oil and Gas Contracts; Oil and Gas Exploration; Oil and Gas Finance; Oil and
Gas Law; Oil and Gas Pipelines.