Inquiring minds want to know! What does the 2020 landscape look like for oil and gas mineral and landowners in West Virginia and Ohio? That’s the (twenty-twenty) million-dollar question! While I can’t offer an answer that you can take to…
A Christmas Camel? What is a Christmas Camel you ask? A valid question with a very special answer. While her name, Carmen the Christmas Camel, may be hard to explain, her significance and legacy are not. This is the story…
Recently, I was asked to give a presentation at the National Association of Royalty Owners’ (NARO) 39th annual national convention in Pittsburgh. While my response was an immediate “yes,” I was a little disappointed in the topic that I was…
It is a situation I see far too often with an automobile claim and one that is entirely preventable. A client comes into my office having been seriously injured in a car accident through no fault of his or her…
Anytime there’s a point of disagreement in our home—whether it be about what TV show we’re going to watch or whose turn it is to change our daughter’s diaper—my wife, Maggie, never fails to remind me that between her, our…
This blog is the final blog in a series of three blogs that discusses the impact oil and gas payments may have on social security benefits. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact our office at (304)…
This blog is the second in a series of three blogs that explain the impact oil and gas payments may have on social security eligibility. Episode 3 will post on November 4. Make sure you “like” our Facebook page to…
This social security benefits blog is the first in a series of three blogs that explains the impact oil and gas payments may have on social security. Episode 2 will post October 21. The final blog, Episode 3, will post…
The ink on the oil and gas lease you signed is dry. You’ve received your bonus payment. Now what? Royalties, of course! But when will you receive those royalties? I get asked this question all the time. Unfortunately, oil and…
The ink is dry on the oil and gas lease you signed. All that you have to do is sit back and wait those 120 days until the oil and gas company sends you your bonus check. You dream of…