Davin Seamon concentrates his practice primarily in real estate transactions, mineral law, commercial transactions, business formation and governance, and intellectual property. Mr. Seamon works in many aspects of real estate law, including title insurance, mineral ownership and development, commercial real estate closings, complex multi-tract transactions, and commercial leasing. His experience runs the gamut from assisting single families in purchasing their first home to helping large developers acquire thousands of acres comprised of hundreds of individual parcels, and from helping local businesses sell their assets to assisting large publishing clients in acquiring additional mastheads and other assets.
Mr. Seamon is a professional pianist and keyboardist. He has played on numerous studio recordings and is currently performing live with A Rare Blend, a jazz trio based in Harrison County, West Virginia.
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
- Representeda mid-sized oil and gas operator in administering its drilling programs, including performing title examinations, rendering title opinions, and curing title defects
- Provided title insurance and closing support services in a large timber sale affecting approximately 22,000 acres
- Managed and coordinated title examinations and numerous additional aspects of due diligence during representation of a mineral client in the large-scale acquisition of approximately 20,000 net acres of mineral interests
AREAS OF CONCENTRATION
- Real estate
- Mineral law
- Title insurance
- Commercial transactions
- Intellectual property
- Business formation
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2000 Steptoe & Johnson
1999 Intern, Recording Industry Association of America
1998 Intern, Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Energy and Mineral Law Foundation
- Intellectual Property Section, American Bar Association
- Entertainment & Sports Section, American Bar Association
- Business & Commercial Transactions Section, American Bar Association
- Technology Section, American Bar Association
- Young Lawyers Section, Maryland State Bar
- Young Lawyers Section, West Virginia State Bar
- Harrison County Bar Association
- Vice President, G.W. Entertainment & Sports Law Association
INDUSTRY/ CIVIC MEMBERSHIPS
- Vice President, Board of Directors, Clarksburg-Harrison Cultural Foundation
- United Way of Harrison County – composed and recorded campaign theme songs
- Shinnston-Lincoln Scholarship Foundation
- National Italian American Foundation Youth Advisory Board
AWARDS / HONORS
- Nathan Burkham Memorial Legal Writing Competition, 1999
- Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts Rising Star Award, 1998
- Who’s Who Among American Law Students, 1998-99
- Graduated summa cum laude, West Virginia University
- University Honors Scholar
- Phi Kappa Phi
- Golden Key National Honorary
PUBLICATIONS / SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
- "Horrors of the Record Room," 28 Energy & Min. L. Inst. ch. 13 (2008)
- "The Samuel N. Hecsh Window on the Working World of Law Profile," AFB Online, 2008
- "Overview of Mineral Title Examinations," 31st Energy & Mineral Law Foundation Annual Meeting, 2006
- "Music for Nothing but the Drinks Aren't Free - The Effects of the Fairness in Music Licensing Act of 1998," ASCAP Online, 1999
- "Common Legal Questions of Musicians and Record Producers," Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts Works On Paper Series, 1998
- Case Digests, Portfolio - Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts Newsletter, Winter 1998