Oil and gas and other natural resource related matters have been a part of the firm`s practice from its formation. The firm`s oil and gas attorneys offer a wealth of experience in all areas of oil and gas law.
Firm attorneys perform title work in Mississippi and Alabama. Title work encompasses the search of land records and preparation of title opinions for ownership of surface real estate and minerals, including drillsite opinions and division order opinions. The firm utilizes abstractors and legal assistants in its title work to minimize client expenses. Firm attorneys also have extensive experience in transactional work, contract negotiations, drafting purchase and sale agreements and assignments, operating agreements, exploration agreements, and other agreements relating to the exploration, development and production of minerals.
Firm attorneys appear before the Mississippi State Oil and Gas Board and the State Oil and Gas Board of Alabama regarding administrative regulations and remedies, including permitting and other matters.
The firm`s oil and gas litigation practice is extensive. The attorneys working in this area are experienced in handling all types of oil and gas litigation, including title disputes of all kinds, disputes regarding the operation of drilling rigs, surface damage and well damage, contract cases relating to operating agreements and other agreements between working interest owners, disputes between working interest owners and royalty owners, gas pipeline contract cases, and other land, contract and operational disputes arising in oil and gas exploration, development and operations.