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Professional Career

 

Significant Accomplishments

Negotiation, preparation and interpretation of coal, oil and gas leases, easements, licenses, rights-of-way, surface damage agreements and other natural resource land use agreements

Performing coal, oil and gas title examinations and preparation of corresponding title opinions to assist a wide variety of clients in acquiring desired property rights, including large-scale title examination projects for mineral companies

Worked closely with in-house counsel and operations staff at a large oil and gas company for a six month period on various legal issues related to natural gas production, transportation and storage

Represent clients in commercial and residential real estate transactions, including an acquisition of approximately 130,000 mineral acres

Work on general commercial transactions, financings and contracts, including the development and financing of a wind-powered electric generation facility

Advise landlords and tenants with respect to negotiating leases, drafting lease documents and representation in connection with lease disputes

Professional Associations

West Virginia State Bar, Real Estate, Zoning and Land Use Committee, Member

Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce, Member

Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central West Virginia, Big Brother

CALI Award, Legal Research and Writing

Licensed Real Estate Agent

Publications

Author, "Developing Jurisprudence in the Marcellus and Utica Shale," Energy and Mineral Law Foundation Annual Institute, 2012

Contributing author, "Innovative Approaches to Post-Mining Land Use Development," Energy and Mineral Law Foundation Annual Institute, 2010

Seminars

Speaker at 33rd Annual Energy and Mineral Law Foundation Conference

Bar Admission

West Virginia State Bar

 

Education

Rhodes College, B.A., 2004

West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 2007

The John Marshall Law School, LL.M. in Real Estate Law, 2008