Dakota Hawkins practices primarily in the areas of energy & natural resources, oil & gas title, and commercial & business litigation, with a focus in Energy Law, earning the Energy Graduate Certificate from the Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center in Baton Rouge, LA in 2018 and serving on the Board for the Journal of Energy Law.
While in law school, Dakota was an extern for the Honorable Judge Brian A. Jackson, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana. In addition, before attending law school, Dakota served as an Infantry Rifleman (0311) for the United States Marine Corps Reserve from 2012 – 2015.
The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch ©, Shreveport, LA, Energy Law, 2025
Super Lawyers – 2023 and 2024 Louisiana Rising Stars List ®, Shreveport, La – Energy & Natural Resources, Environmental Litigation, Civil Litigation: Defense, and General Litigation
SB Magazine, chosen as one of the “Top Attorneys in Shreveport – Bossier City”, 2024
LSU Journal of Energy Law & Resources, Volume VI, Senior Articles Editor
LSU Dean’s Scholar Award 2017-2018
LSU The Federalist Society, President
ULM Honors Program Graduate
Honors in the University ULM Mock Trial, Gold Team Member
Pi Sigma Alpha Honors Society
“To Sell or Not to Sell, That Is the Question: The Rescission of Sale on the Basis of Lesion and Its Applicability to Mineral Rights, 6,” LSU Journal of Energy Law & Resources, 2018
“Mandatory Arbitration Agreements and the Power of the Tweet,” co-authored with Paul W. Breaux for the La. Bar Journal, Vol. 66, No. 147, 2018
