Underinsured Motorist Coverage
It is a situation I see far too often and one that is entirely preventable. A client comes into my office having... Read More
Modern Day Beverly Hillbillies Episode 3: Series Finale
In our last episode, we discussed the trouble-making Supplemental Security Income. If you are receiving SSI benefits please read, Modern Day Beverly... Read More
Modern Day Beverly Hillbillies Episode 2: Restrictions Tougher Than Boxing Max Baer
In the last episode, we discussed the most common types of Social Security benefits, and how they are different. If you are... Read More
Modern Day Beverly Hillbillies Episode 1: Know the Benefits
“Oil that is, black gold.” Oil and gas leases and royalties can be a wonderful, surprising economic boost to those who receive... Read More
Divining the Division Order
The ink on the oil and gas lease you signed is dry. You’ve received your bonus payment. Now what? Royalties, of course!... Read More
The Defect Dilemma of Unpaid Oil and Gas Leases
The ink is dry on the oil and gas lease you signed. All that you have to do is sit back and... Read More
“Less Smelly” Than Cigarettes but just as Dangerous, If Not More
Admittedly, I had happily become accustomed to being able to go just about anywhere in the Ohio Valley without having to deal... Read More
What is Labor Day?
I always enjoy a long weekend and the Labor Day holiday is no exception. Weather permitting, it is one of the last... Read More
Utica Leasing and Force Pooling
As Utica drilling in West Virginia becomes more and more prevalent (especially in Marshall, Wetzel, and Tyler Counties), oil and gas companies... Read More
The Cotenancy Conundrum
By now, virtually every mineral rights owners in West Virginia has heard of the Cotenancy Modernization and Majority Protection Act—a clever name... Read More