Tiffany Dowell Lashmet is an assistant professor and extension specialist in agricultural law with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. She focuses on legal issues affecting Texas agricultural producers and landowners, including agricultural leases, water law, oil and gas law, eminent domain, easements, and landowner liability. She serves on the board of directors for the American Agricultural Law Association and is part of the State Bar of Texas John Huffaker Agricultural Law Course Planning Committee. In 2016, Tiffany was named the State Specialist of the Year for Texas Agriculture by the Texas County Agricultural Agents Association. Tiffany grew up on a family farm and ranch in eastern New Mexico. She received her BS in agribusiness (farm and ranch management) from Oklahoma State University, graduating summa cum laude, and her law degree from the University of New Mexico, again graduating summa cum laude. Prior to joining Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Tiffany worked for 4 years at a law firm in Albuquerque practicing civil litigation. She is licensed to practice law in New Mexico and Texas. She lives in the Texas Panhandle with her husband, Ty, and her children, Braun and Harper.
