Steptoe & Johnson

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

• Represented oil and gas producer in eminent domain proceedings in state and federal court
• Defended large oil and gas company in litigation over validity of oil and gas leases
• Represented drilling and production companies working to develop the Marcellus shale in surface-use disputes and litigation with surface landowners
• Prosecuted summary judgment motion for Fortune 500 multi-state utility based on satisfaction of duty in matter where plaintiffs alleged carbon monoxide poisoning
• Litigated missing heirs petitions, partition actions, and other mineral title litigation for energy clients

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• 2009
  Steptoe & Johnson
• 2005-2006
  Public Relations Director, Glenville State College
• 2002-2005
  Political Reporter, Lee Newspapers, Helena, MT
• 2000-2002
  Reporter, The Daily Gazette, Schenectady, NY
• 2001
  Reporter, The Leader Herald, Johnstown, NY
• 2000-2001
  Associate Editor, The Amherst Bee, Amherst, NY

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS / AWARDS

• Leadership West Virginia 2012
• Past Director, W. Va. Fund for Law in the Public Interest
• Student Notes Editor, West Virginia Law Review
• Order of the Coif

INDUSTRY / CIVIC MEMBERSHIPS

• Vice-President, Board of Directors, ARC of Harrison County
• Energy & Mineral Law Foundation

PUBLICATIONS / SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

• “One Man v. The 800-Pound Gorilla: An Argument for Truly Just Compensation in Condemnation Proceedings,” Vol. 110 W. Va. Law Review