Tommy Smart is a shareholder with Onebane Law Firm in Lafayette, Louisiana, where he has practiced for over 40 years, and serves on the Board of Directors and as head of the Energy Law Section.  He received his Bachelor of Science degree and Juris Doctorate degree from Louisiana State University.  His practice focuses on a broad range of energy-related transactional, title, and regulatory matters, including a number of carbon sequestration (CCUS) projects and the representation of producers engaged in onshore and offshore oil and gas operations in Louisiana and Texas. He is licensed to practice law in Louisiana and Texas. He is a member of various bar associations, including the Louisiana State Bar Association and the State Bar of Texas. He is also a member of numerous industry and land associations, notably LOGA, AAPL, LAPL, and PLANO. He is on the Executive Committee of LOGA, where he is its General Counsel, along with LOGA’s CCUS Committee and its CCUS Executive Committee.  He is a frequent speaker at various legal, industry and land seminars, including the Louisiana Mineral Law Institute, and has been a guest lecturer for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette PLRM Program. He was involved in giving industry input on the revision of the Louisiana State Mineral Lease Form, which was completed in 2019.  He served on the 2022 Risk Charge Commission, which resulted in revisions to the Risk Charge Statute in 2022. In recent years, he has been highly involved with providing industry input to the Louisiana legislature on CCUS matters, even testifying before the Louisiana legislature on CCUS matters, including the 2024 session authorizing CCUS unitization.