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Sep 29, 2015
Picture this scenario, you just built your dream house on a beautiful piece of property in the country side. Some of your favorite things about the property are the view of the beautiful rolling hills from your deck, the fact that you can allow your children to run free around your property without worrying about their safety, and the peace…[...]

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What is a Blog?

Sep 28, 2015
At the risk of showing my age and my complete lack of technological savvy, I readily admit I thought the word “BLOG”, was an acronym. I could not figure out what it was an acronym for, so I spent 30 minutes searching the internet trying to determine what the word meant.  I finally figured out that, at least according to…[...]

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Oil and gas owners who can’t sign a lease. What are Executive Rights?

Sep 25, 2015
There are fair amount of mineral owners in the Ohio Valley area who might own a 100 percent interest in their mineral rights, or a share in minerals rights held by their family, but who are unable to execute a lease for those rights.  I am not talking about lands were are still “held by production” or “held by storage”…[...]

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Steel City Big Pour

Sep 24, 2015
I recently attended the Steel City Big Pour, a craft beer and food festival held at Construction Junction. This year marked the ninth year that the event has been held, and from the reviews of attendees, it sounded like this year’s event was the best yet. With more than 40 brewers offering samples of up to four different beers each,…[...]

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The Situation

Sep 23, 2015
Each and every day brings a new series of challenges, surprises, joy, sadness and many unpredictable events that can activate all sorts of emotions. Sometimes we find ourselves anticipating what we believe tomorrow may bring and then tomorrow comes and the situation for that day has you wondering how things happen.  Sunday was one of those situations for me. It…[...]

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Juror Bill of Rights

Sep 22, 2015
I just received notification that I will be called for jury duty. Given what I do for a living, I probably won't be selected, but I would gladly serve if needed. Other than our judges, trial attorneys like me probably know better than anyone how valuable jury service really is. Whenever I try a case, I always remind myself that…[...]

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Anatomy of a Lawsuit and the Reasons It Can Take a While

Sep 21, 2015
For any of us unfortunate enough to have to file a civil lawsuit, we know all too well the truth of the familiar refrain “the wheels of justice turn slowly”. Indeed, it can be quite frustrating, and borderline maddening at times, to be embroiled in litigation over a just cause, only to see months and months pass with what seems…[...]

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Fighting back against Oil and Gas Operations on Your Land

Sep 18, 2015
Many people in West Virginia do not own the minerals under their property. They only have what we call “surface rights.”  Surface rights allow us to live on and use the surface of the land, but do not include ownership interests in items such as coal, oil and natural gas.  It is disappointing to find out that as a surface…[...]

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Horsing Around

Sep 17, 2015
It wasn’t long ago that my wife, Brenda, and I were discussing vacation plans. Where could we go to “unplug” for a few days? We considered a couple of old favorites.  Years ago we went to a rustic campground in the mountains.  We also considered Sugar Creek, Ohio, nestled in the midst of Amish country two hours away. Then Brenda…[...]

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The Greatest Time of Year for Sports Fans

Sep 16, 2015
What a great time of year to be a sports fan. It's that unique time when baseball races to the pennant at the same time football gets back underway. We are particularly lucky this year in the Ohio Valley given that many of our local teams at the high school level are off to great starts, the Mountaineers, Buckeyes and…[...]

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