Merrill E. Jones

Merrill Jones practices the areas of banking and oil and gas. She represents regional, national, and state banks in financing oil and gas acquisition and development and related loan documentation. She joined Harris, Finley & Bogle in 2014 after earning her law degree from The University of Texas and her bachelor’s degree from the University of Oklahoma, from which she graduated summa cum laude. Merrill is a Dallas-Fort Worth native and an active member of the Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association and the Fort Worth Wildcatters.

Admitted to Practice

• State Bar of Texas

Education

• Juris Doctor, The University of Texas School of Law
  • Editorial Board, Texas Environmental Law Journal
  • Staff Editor, Texas Review of Law and Politics
• Bachelor of Arts, University of Oklahoma (summa cum laude)
  • Phi Beta Kappa

Additional Highlights

• Fellow, Tarrant County Bar Association
• Named Top Attorney, 360 West Magazine - Banking and Financial
• Named Rising Star, a Thompson Reuters service published in Texas Monthly (2024)
• Member, Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association
• Member, Fort Worth Wildcatters
• Member, ADAM Energy Fort Worth
• Member, ADAM Energy Dallas
• Member, Tarrant County Bankers Association