Monika U. Ehrman

Director at Matador Resources

Ms. Ehrman was appointed to the Board in 2019.

She is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law. Prior to joining UNT Dallas, she was a Professor of Law, earning tenure in 2019, and Faculty Director of the Oil & Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Center (ONE C) at the University of Oklahoma College of Law. Professor Ehrman also served as Adjunct Associate Professor, Energy Management, at the University of Oklahoma Michael F. Price College of Business.

Professor Ehrman joined the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 2013 as an Associate Professor of Law. Prior to teaching, she served as in-house legal counsel for two oil and natural gas companies from 2008 to 2012 and as an associate oil and natural gas attorney at an international law firm from 2005 to 2008.

Before law school, Professor Ehrman worked as a petroleum engineer in the upstream, midstream and pipeline sectors of the energy industry. In addition to serving on various oil and natural gas law committees, she also served as an Editor of the Oil and Gas Reporter for the Institute for Energy Law.

Professor Ehrman received her Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Alberta; J.D. from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law; and Master of Laws degree from Yale Law School.

Timeline

  • Director

    Current role