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Benedict J. Kirchner

Education

  • J.D. Indiana University Maurer School of Law
    B.A. The Pennsylvania State University

Bar Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • New York
  • Pennsylvania


Benedict J. Kirchner
Associate

Benedict J. Kirchner
Associate

Benedict Kirchner focuses his practice in the areas of energy and oil and gas law. 

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

  • Assisted energy and natural resource companies in the acquisition and disposition of mineral rights and properties to include leasing, asset sale and purchase transactions, and due diligence associated with such transactions
  • Performed oil, and gas title examinations and drafted the corresponding title opinions and related documents to assist a wide variety of clients in acquiring desired property rights
  • Provided legal analysis related to oil and gas title and property holdings in Pennsylvania for energy production companies

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • 2011
    Steptoe & Johnson
  • 2010
    Title Analyst, Steptoe & Johnson
  • 2010
    Title Analyst, Culbertson, Weiss, Schetroma & Schug
  • 2006-2010
    Private Practitioner, Meadville, PA & Washington, DC
  • 2005
    Summer Associate, Husseini & Husseini, Ramallah, Palestine

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS / AWARDS

  • Institute for Energy Law
  • Section of International Law: Russia/Eurasia Committee, Middle East Committee, International Energy & Natural Resources Committee, American Bar Association
  • Section of Business Law, American Bar Association
  • Section of Environment, Energy and Resources: Oil & Gas Committee, American Bar Association
  • Admitted, United States Court of International Trade
  • Admitted, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • Phi Beta Kappa