Andrew S. Graham

Member

Biography

Andy Graham focuses his practice in the areas of energy and mineral law (oil and gas, coal, and coalbed methane), real estate, and commercial transactions. Andy regularly assists clients with title examinations, coordinating and performing due diligence, buying and selling mineral, midstream and renewable energy assets, and handling surface use issues arising from energy development.

Representative Experience

Conducted due diligence for the $10,000,000 acquisition of drilled wells and undeveloped leases in the Appalachian Basin
Performed due diligence for several multi-million dollar transactions of mineral assets, including coal, coalbed methane, oil and gas, involving title review, litigation, and regulatory risk assessment, and title defect curative work
Assisted clients with the performance of mineral title examinations and preparation of mineral title opinions
Represented clients in negotiations and litigation related to surface use or surface damages claims arising from coal, oil, and gas operations
Experienced in preparing leases, deeds, easements, and other related agreements

Licensed In

Ohio
Texas
West Virginia

Education

J.D. West Virginia University College of Law

B.S. Shepherd College

Memberships

American Association of Professional Landmen
- Government Affairs Committee (2023-Present)
- EMLF Industry Representative to Board of Directors (2025-Present)
Board of Trustees, Energy & Mineral Law Foundation (2025-Present)
Institute for Energy Law
Leadership Harrison
Past Board Member, Humane Society of Harrison County
The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law
West Virginia Case Reporter, Mineral and Energy Law Newsletter
National Association of Division Order Analysts
- Long-Range Planning Committee (2019)
National Association of Land and Title Analysts
Michael Late Benedum Chapter of the AAPL
Greater Appalachian Basin Association of Lease and Title Analysts
Oil, Gas & Minerals Section, State Bar of Texas
West Virginia State Bar
The Bar of Ohio

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Achievements

The Best Lawyers in America®, Real Estate Law (2012-Present)
The Order of the Coif, WVU College of Law
Phi Kappa Phi

Speaking Engagements

Adjunct Assistant Professor, West Virginia University (2015-Present)
“Lease Transfer Troubles,” Greater Appalachian Basin Association of Lease and Title Analysts Fall Seminar (November 4, 2025)
“How to Read a Deed in Three (or More) Easy Steps,” Energy & Mineral Law Foundation Fall Symposium (October 9, 2025)
“Ethical Obligations for Land Professionals: A Comparative Approach,” Oklahoma City Association of Land & Title Analysts Webinar (July 9, 2025)
“Ethical Obligations for Land Professionals: A Comparative Approach,” Greater Appalachian Basin Association of Lease & Title Analysts Webinar (June 4, 2025)
“Lease Transfer Troubles: ORRIs, Washouts, Transfer Restrictions, and “Wellbore” Assignments,” Steptoe & Johnson PLLC Webinar (April 30, 2025)
“With a Grain of Salt: Ownership of Water, Brine and Lithium in the Appalachian Basin,” American Association of Professional Landmen Appalachian Land Institute (April 3, 2025)
“Interpretative Problems in Mineral Conveyances,” Southern Appalachian Association of Professional Landmen Seminar (March 28, 2025)
“The Secondary Term and Preventing Lease Expiration,” Southern Appalachian Association of Professional Landmen Seminar (March 28, 2025)
“The Energy Lease: Reviewing Its Use in the Oil and Gas, Mining, and Renewable Industries,” Washington County (PA) Bar Association Winter Bench Bar Conference (January 24, 2025)
“Big 12: Twelve (or More) Recent Title Cases in Appalachia,” Southern Appalachian Association of Professional Landmen (December 2024)
“The Energy Lease: Reviewing Its Use in the Oil and Gas, Mining, and Renewable Industries,” Southern Appalachian Association of Professional Landmen (December 2024)
“Can We Really Build That Here?: Reviewing Surface Use Agreements in the Modern Legal Environment,” American Association of Professional Landmen/Energy and Mineral Law Foundation Joint Land Institute (November 15, 2024)
“Voluntary Pooling/Statutory Pooling”; “Acquisitions”; “Offshore”; “Eastern States,” Greater Appalachian Basin Association of Lease and Title Analysts CPLTA Exam Review
“Big 10: Ten (or More) Recent Title Cases in Appalachia,” Institute for Energy Law 15^th Appalachian Energy Law Conference (September 5, 2024)
“The Energy Lease: Reviewing Its Use in the Oil and Gas, Mining, and Renewable Industries,” Greater Appalachian Basin Association of Lease and Title Analysts Webinar (August 7, 2024)
“An Eastern Whirlwind Tour: 45* Appalachian Basin Title Issues in 45* Appalachian Basin Title Issues in 45* Minutes,” Greater Appalachian Basin Association of Lease and Title Analysts Summer Seminar (June 26, 2024)
“Yours, Mine or Ours? Competing Surface Uses in Modern Energy Development,” Dallas-Fort Worth Association of Lease and Title Analysts Webinar (June 11, 2024)
“Let the Buyer Beware: Adventures in Due Diligence,” American Association of Professional Landmen Webinar (May 30, 2024)
“Hot Topics Panel,” Steptoe & Johnson PLLC Solar Horizons (April 8, 2024)
“CCUS: An Overview for Landmen,” American Association of Professional Landmen Appalachian Land Institute (April 4, 2024)
“AI and Its Impacts on Oil and Gas,” Ohio Oil and Gas Association 77^th Annual Meeting (March 6, 2024)
“Wind and Solar Leases,” Greater Appalachian Basin Association of Lease and Title Analysts Webinar (February 27, 2024)
“CCUS/S Surface and Mineral Estate Agreements and Managing Competing Ownership Claims,” Steptoe & Johnson PLLC Alternative & Renewable Energy Webinar (January 31, 2024)

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Publications

“West Virginia,” Oil & Gas, Natural Resources & Energy Journal (2025)
“West Virginia,” Mineral and Energy Law Newsletter, The Foundation for Natural Resources & Energy, Vol. 42, No. 3 (2025)
“West Virginia,” Mineral and Energy Law Newsletter, The Foundation for Natural Resources & Energy, Vol. 42, No. 2 (2025)
“West Virginia,” Mineral and Energy Law Newsletter, The Foundation for Natural Resources & Energy, Vol. 42. No. 1 (2025)
“West Virginia,” Mineral and Energy Law Newsletter, The Foundation for Natural Resources & Energy, Vol. 41. No. 2 (2024)
“Landmen and Licensing: Requirements for the Appalachian Basin,” Landmen Magazine, Vol. 69, No. 3 (May 2024)
“West Virginia,” Mineral and Energy Law Newsletter, The Foundation for Natural Resources & Energy, Vol. 41. No. 1 (2024)
“Lurking Beneath Your Feet: Wind Developers Face Risks from Severed Mineral Owners,” North American Clean Energy, Vol. 18, No. 1 (January 2024)
“West Virginia,” Oil & Gas, Natural Resources & Energy Journal (2023)
“West Virginia,” Oil & Gas, Natural Resources & Energy Journal (2022)
“West Virginia Adopts New Pooling Law: Despite Years of Pushback, West Virginia Passes a Statutory Pooling and Unitization Act for Horizontal Oil and Gas Wells,” Landman Magazine, Vol. 67, No. 5 (2022)
“2022 Ohio Case Law Developments Impacting Landwork,” Landman Magazine, Vol. 67, No. 4 (2022)
“West Virginia,” Mineral and Energy Law Newsletter, The Foundation for Natural Resources & Energy, Vol. 39. No. 2 (2022)
“West Virginia,” Mineral and Energy Law Newsletter, The Foundation for Natural Resources & Energy, Vol. 39. No. 1 (2022)
“West Virginia,” Oil & Gas, Natural Resources & Energy Journal (2021)
“West Virginia,” Mineral and Energy Law Newsletter, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, Vol. 38, No. 3 (2021)
“West Virginia,” Mineral and Energy Law Newsletter, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, Vol. 38, No. 2 (2021)
“Navigating Ethical Obligations: Comparing and Contrasting the Ethical Obligations of Land Professionals and Lawyers in the Energy Land Industry,” Landman Magazine, Vol. 66, No. 3 (2021)
“West Virginia,” Mineral and Energy Law Newsletter, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, Vol. 38, No. 1 (2021)
“West Virginia,” Oil & Gas, Natural Resources & Energy Journal (2020)
“West Virginia,” Mineral and Energy Law Newsletter, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, Vol. 37, No.1 (2020)
“West Virginia,” Mineral and Energy Law Newsletter, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, Vol. 36, No. 4 (2020)
“West Virginia,” Oil & Gas, Natural Resources & Energy Journal (2019)
“West Virginia,” Mineral and Energy Law Newsletter, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, Vol. 36, No. 3 (2019)
“West Virginia,” Mineral and Energy Law Newsletter, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, Vol. 36, No. 3 (2019)
“West Virginia,” Mineral and Energy Law Newsletter, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, Vol. 36, No. 2 (2019)
“West Virginia,” Mineral and Energy Law Newsletter, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, Vol. 36, No.12 (2019)