David E. Pierce
Publications
Articles in Law Reviews and Other Scholarly Journals
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"Developments in Nonregulatory Oil and Gas Law: Beyond Theories and Rules to the Motivating Jurisprudence," 58 Institute on Oil and Gas Law 1-1 (2007).
"Interpreting Oil and Gas Instruments," 1 Texas Journal of Oil, Gas & Energy Law 1 (2006). [1.8 MB PDF]
"'Surrounding Circumstances' Evidence in Natural Resources Litigation and the Effective Use of Daubert to Manage Expert Testimony," 51 Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute 13-1 (2005).
"Solving the Mineral Conundrum," 24 Journal of Land, Resources, & Environmental Law 301 (2004).
"Exploring the Origins of Royalty Disputes," 23:2 Petroleum Accounting and Financial Management Journal 72 (2004). [3.2 MB PDF]
"Defining the Role of Industry Custom and Usage in Oil & Gas Litigation," 57 SMU Law Review 387 (2004). [10.6 MB PDF]
"Evaluating the Jurisprudential Bases for Ascertaining or Defining Coalbed Methane Ownership," 4 Wyoming L. Rev. 607 (2004). Reprinted: 41 Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Journal 329 (2004).
"The Renaissance of Law in the Law of Oil and Gas: The Contract Dimension," 42 Washburn Law Journal 909 (2004). [1.8 MB PDF]
"The Royalty Value Theorem and the Legal Calculus of Post-Extraction Costs," Proceedings of the Twenty-Third Annual Energy and Mineral Law Institute 152 (2003). [4.4 MB PDF]
"Exploring the Jurisprudential Underpinnings of the Implied Covenant to Market," 48 Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute, 10-1 (2002).
"Recent Developments in Nonregulatory Oil and Gas Law: Unfinished Business," Proceedings of the Fifty-Third Annual Institute on Oil and Gas Law 3-1 (2002). [5.5 MB PDF]
"What's Behind the Valuation Controversy Anyway?" Federal & Indian Oil & Gas Royalty Valuation and Management III [Mineral Law Series] (Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, 2000).
"Drafting Royalty Clauses," Advanced Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, State Bar of Texas (2000).
"Assessing Thirty Years of Federal Environmental Regulation of Upstream Oil and Gas Activities," 50 Inst. on Oil & Gas L. & Tax'n. 5-1 (1999).
"The Missing Link in Royalty Analysis: An Essay on Resolving Value-Based Royalty Disputes," 5 Texas Wesleyan Law Review 185 (1999). [.9 MB PDF]
"A Structural Model for Arbitrating Disputes Under the Oil and Gas Lease." 37 Natural Resources Journal 407-456 (1997) (with Loretta Moore).
"US Supreme Court Gives New Efficacy to Foreign Forum Arbitration Clauses," 14 Oil & Gas L. & Tax'n. Rev. 494 (1996) (with Loretta Moore).
"Developments in Nonregulatory Oil and Gas Law: The continuing Search for Analytical Foundations," Proceedings of the Forty-Seventh Annual Institute on Oil and Gas Law and Taxation. (Southwestern Legal Foundation). Chapter 1 (1996). [4.8 MB PDF]
"The Impact of Landowner/Lessor Environmental Risk on Oil and Gas Lessee Rights and Obligations," 31 Tulsa L.J. 731 (1996).
"Incorporating a Century of Oil & Gas Jurisprudence into the 'Modern' Oil & Gas Lease," 33 Washburn L.J. 786 (1994)
"Structuring Routine Oil and Gas Transactions to Minimize Environmental Liability," 31 The Pub. Land & Resources L. Dig. 217 (1994). (Reprinted)
"Producer Strategies To Avoid Superfund Liability," 37 The American Oil & Gas Reporter 83 (December 1994).
"The 'Unconscionable' Gas Contract -- The Kansas Baptist Convention Case," 12:10 Oil & Gas Law and Taxation Review 26 (1994).
"The New U.S. Gas Marketing Regime and its Impact on Royalty Calculations," 12:1 Oil & Gas Law and Taxation Review 26 (1994).
"Structuring Routine Oil and Gas Transactions to Minimize Environmental Liability," 33 Washburn L.J. 76 (1993).
"The Law of Petroleum Sludges and Slop Oils," 1 CERT Annual Institute 1 (1992).
"Royalty Calculation in a Restructured Gas Market," 13 Eastern Min. L. Inst. Chapter 18 (1992).
"The Emerging Role of 'Liability-Forcing' in Environmental Protection," 30 Washburn L.J. 381 (1991).
"An Analytical Approach to Drafting Assignments," 28 The Pub. Land & Resources L. Dig. 11 (1991).
"Developments in Nonregulatory Oil and Gas Law: Relationships, Contracts, Torts, and the Basics," 41 Inst. on Oil & Gas L. & Tax'n (Southwestern Legal Foundation) p. l.1-1.87 (1990).
"The Law of Disproportionate Gas Sales," 25 Tulsa L.J. 135 (1990).
"An Analytical Approach to Drafting Assignments," 44 Sw. L.J. 943 (1990).
"Resolving Division Order Disputes: A Conceptual Approach," 35 Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Inst. 16-1 (1989).
"Reconciling State Oil and Gas Conservation Regulation with the Natural Gas Act: New Statutory Revelations," 1989 B.Y.U.L. Rev. 9 (1989).
"Toward a Functional Mineral Jurisprudence for Kansas," 27 Washburn L.J. 223 (1988).
"The New Federalism of Natural Gas Regulation," 6 Oil & Gas L. and Taxation Rev. 87 (1987-88).
"Rethinking the Oil and Gas Lease," 22 Tulsa L.J. 445 (1987). Reprinted in the October 1988 issue of the Oil & Gas L. and Taxation Rev.
"Municipal Development of Oil and Gas," 19 Tulsa L.J. 337 (1984). Reprinted by The Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation in 22 Public Land & Resources Law Digest 66 (1985).
"Coordinated Reservoir Development - An Alternative to the Rule of Capture for the Ownership and Development of Oil and Gas." Part I appears at 4 J. of Energy L. and Policy 1-79 (1983); Part II appears at 4 J. of Energy L. and Policy 129-70 (1983).
"Home Rule and Municipal Environmental Regulation in Kansas," 26 Kan. L. Rev. 535 (1978).
Note, "Informing the Jury of the Legal Effect of its Answers to Special Verdict Under Kansas Comparative Negligence Law - A Reply to the Masses; A Case for the Minority View," 16 Washburn L.J. 114 (1976).
Comment, "Constitutional Law: Durational Residency Requirements for Divorce," 15 Washburn L.J. 149 (1976).
Books and Monographs
Forms Manual to Accompany Cases and Materials on Oil and Gas Law. 5th. ed. (2008) (Thomson/West) (co-author with Owen L. Anderson, John S. Lowe, and Ernest E. Smith; volume editor).
Cases and Materials on Oil and Gas Law. 5th. ed. (2008) (Thomson/West) (co-author with Owen L. Anderson, John S. Lowe, and Ernest E. Smith; volume editor).
Teacher's Manual to Accompany Cases and Materials on Oil and Gas Law. 5th ed. (2008) (Thomson/West) (co-author with Owen L. Anderson, John S. Lowe, and Ernest E. Smith; volume editor).
Contributor, Oil and Gas Reporter, Volumes 153-164 (LexisNexis 2003-2007) (with other editors).
Forms Manual to Accompany Cases and Materials on Oil and Gas Law (4th ed.) (2004) (with John S. Lowe, Owen L. Anderson, and Ernest E. Smith).
Hemingway Oil and Gas Law and Taxation. (Thomson/West 4th ed.) (2004) (with Owen L. Anderson, John S. Dzienkowski, John S. Lowe, Robert J. Peroni, and Ernest E. Smith)
Kuntz A Treatise on the Law of Oil and Gas, Cumulative Supplements, 2000- (Anderson Publishing Co. and LexisNexis) (with Owen L. Anderson, Ernest E. Smith and John S. Lowe)
Teacher's Manual to Accompany Cases and Materials on Oil and Gas Law. 4th ed. (2003) (Thomson/West) (co-author with Owen L. Anderson, John S. Lowe, and Ernest E. Smith).
Cases and Materials on Oil and Gas Law. (West Group 4th ed.) A Thomson Company. (2002) (with John S. Lowe, Owen L. Anderson, and Ernest E. Smith)
"Kuntz on the Law of Oil and Gas," 2000 Supplement, Anderson Publishing Co.
Forms Manual to Accompany Cases and Materials on Oil and Gas Law (West 3d ed. 1998) (co-author with Owen L. Anderson, John S. Lowe, and Ernest E. Smith).
Teacher's Manual to Accompany Cases and Materials on Oil and Gas (West 1998) (co-author with Owen L. Anderson, John S. Lowe, and Ernest E. Smith).
Restoration of Oil Field Sites: Remediation Requirements for Major Oil and Gas Producing Jurisdictions. Berry St. John & Craig Wyman, Editors. (American Bar Association; Section of Natural Resources, Energy, and Environmental Law). Author of Chapter Seven - Oil Field Site Restoration in Kansas. 82 (1998).
Kuntz on the Law of Oil and Gas Law. Cincinnati, Ohio: Anderson Publishing Co. (1997) (with John S. Anderson, Owen L. and Smith, Ernest E.).
Kansas Environmental Law Handbook. (Kansas Bar Association 1992). Author of Chapter 12 - Environmental Regulation of the Oil and Gas Industry; 1995 Supplement.
"Recent Developments in Environmental Regulation Impacting Oil and Gas Production and Refining," 2 Environmental Issues and Solutions in Petroleum Exploration, Procedures and Refining 1 (1995).
"Oil field Site Restoration in Kansas," Restoration of Oil field Sites Chapter to be published by the American Bar Association's Section of Natural Resources, Energy & Environmental Law. (1995).
"Leveraging Risk in Oil and Gas Contracts," The Bituminous Insurance Companies. (1993).
"Regulating Surface Water Impacts of Oil and Gas Operations," Special Institute Publication, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation (1993).
Kansas Environmental Law Handbook, Kansas Bar Association. 1992. Author of Chapter 12 - "Environmental Regulation of the Oil and Gas Industry."
Oil, Gas, and Mineral Law Section Newsletter, 9 issues from 1990-present.
Oil & Gas Law and Taxation Review (ESC Publishing, Oxford). Contributing Editor for the United States of America.
Mineral Law Newsletter (Published by the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation). Reporter for developments in Kansas.
Oil and Gas Law Reporter (Southwestern Legal Foundation 1992-93) (various case commentaries).
"Evaluating the Institutional Impact of the Special Oil and Gas Panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit," Report prepared under contract for the Federal Judicial Center, Washington, D.C. (June 1992).
"Energy and Natural Resources Litigation Committee 1991 Annual Report," Natural Resources, Energy, and Environmental Law, 1991 the year in Review 41-52 (ABA Section of Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law 1992.
"Evaluating and Drafting Oil and Gas Lease Assignments," NADOA 18th Annual Institute Journal, National Association of Division Order Analysts (September 1992).
Co-authored, The Landsman's Guide. Matthew Bender : Chapter 34, "Consideration: Royalties and Other Payments," (due for publication in 1990).
Basic Federal Natural Gas Regulation for the Oil and Gas Attorney; a program for the 1989 Washburn Law School Oil & Gas Law Series. Topeka : Washburn University School of Law (1989).
Kansas Oil and Gas Handbook [Volume I] (Kansas Bar Association 1986). 426 pages. Quoted from by the Kansas Supreme Court in Edmonston v. Home Stake Oil & Gas Corp., 243 Kan. 376, 380-81, 762 P.2d 176, 179 (1988) and the Kansas Court of Appeals in Powell v. Prosser, 12 Kan. App. 2d 626, 629 (1988) and the Kansas Court of Appeals in Rice v. Hillenburg, 766 P.2d 182, 185 (Kan. App. 1988).
Kansas Oil and Gas Handbook [Volume II] (Kansas Bar Association 1989). Edited this volume and wrote Chapter 15 - Local Government Regulation of the Development Process and Chapter 17 - Common Oil and Gas Contracts. Sole author of Volume I. Volume II focuses on specialized areas of oil and gas practice, such as securities regulation, title examination, debtor/creditor relations, and taxation.
Bar Journals
"Effective Top Leasing and Mysteries of the Habendum Clause," 26 Oklahoma Bar Ass'n Min. L. Newsletter 2 (2005).
"Kansas Oil and Gas Lien Law," 56 J. Kan. B.A. 8 (1987).
"July 1 is Deadline for Filing Claims to Preserve 'Unused Mineral Interests'," The Circuit Rider (Summer 1986).
"Oil and Gas Law for the City Attorney," 1 Kan. Municipal Law Rev. (1983).
"The Dog: Man's Best Friend or Public Enemy No. 1? - An Examination of Kansas Law Concerning Animal Control," 69 Kan. Govt. J. 51 (Feb. 1983).
"Suing the City or County - Some Practical Suggestions," The Circuit Rider (Fall 1980).
"Who's Protecting the Public? Atomic Energy Environmental Law, Preemption, and Protecting the Public Health and Welfare," 6 Kan. Advocate No. 2 (1977).
"Environmental Law and the Kansas Attorney," 5 Kan. Advocate No. 2 (1976).
Chapters in Books
"Banking, Commercial & Contract Law" (chapter 2), 2008 Kansas Annual Survey (Kansas Bar Association).
"Banking, Commercial & Contract Law" (chapter 2), 2007 Kansas Annual Survey (Kansas Bar Association).
Book Reviews
Review of Williams, Maxwell, Myers, and Williams, Cases and Materials on The Law of Oil and Gas (5th ed. 1987), 8 Energy L. J. 119 (1987).
Other Publications
1993, November 2 - "Regulation of Natural Gas Production In Kansas--After the Revolution," Washburn University School of Law.
1992, November 20 - "An Environmental Law Survival Guide for the General Practitioner." Washburn University School of Law.
1992, November 17 - "Environmental Liability in Estates." Topeka Estate Planning Council. Topeka, KS.
1992, November 11 - "Hazardous Waste Concerns in Residential Real Estate Transactions." Topeka Board of Realtors. Topeka, KS.
1992, October 19 - "Managing Assignments." Mid-America Association of Division Order Analysts. Wichita, KS.
1992, October 16 - "Significant Trends & Developments in Oil and Gas Law" Washburn University School of Law. Wichita, KS.
1992, September 28 & 29 - "Environmental Law in the Oil Patch." In-house program for Texaco, Inc. Denver, CO.
1992, September 16 - "Oil and Gas Law Review & Update: 1992." In-house program for Texaco, Inc. Denver, CO.
1992, September 11 - "Administering Oil and Gas Lease Assignments." National Association of Division Order Analysts Annual Meeting. Dallas, TX.
1992, September 1 & 2 - "Environmental Law in the Oil Patch." In-house program for Texaco, Inc. Corpus Christi, TX.
1992, July 30 - "Environmental Planning for Routine Oil and Gas Transactions." Review of Oil and Gas Law VII. Oil and Gas and Mineral law section of the Dallas Bar Association. Dallas, TX.
1992, June 30 - "Recent Developments in Oil and Gas Law." Washburn University School of Law. Topeka, KS.
1992, June 26 - "Royalty Calculation in a Restructured Gas Market." 13th Annual Institute, Eastern Mineral Law Foundation. Williamsburg, VA.
1992, June 1 & 2 - "Environmental Law in the Oil Patch." In house program for Texaco, Inc. Denver, CO.
1992, May 20 - "Environmental Hazards of Buying and Selling Real Estate." Topeka Board of Realtors. Topeka, KS.
1992, May 18 & 19 - "Environmental Law in the Oil Patch." In-house program for Texaco, Inc. Bakersfield, CA
1992, May 8 - "Environmental Regulation of the Oil and Gas Industry." Kansas Bar Association. Wichita, KS.
1992, May 4 & 5 - "Environmental Law in the Oil Patch." In-house program for Texaco, Inc. New Orleans, LA.
1992, March 20 - "Environmental Crime." Washburn University School of Law. Presented sessions titles: "Introduction to Environmental Crime" and "Individual Criminal Liability for 'Corporate Actions,'" Washburn University School ol Law. Topeka, KS.
1992, March 13 - "Environmental Considerations in the General Practice of Law." Washburn University School of Law 34th Annual Law Institute. Moderator of Environmental Panel. Topeka, KS.
1992, March 10 & 11 - "Environmental Law in the Oil Patch." In-house program for Texaco, Inc. Kilgore, TX
1992, February 28 - "Structuring Oil & Gas Transactions to Minimize Environmental Liability." Washburn University School of Law. Wichita, Ks.
1992, February 10 & 11 - "Environmental Law in the Oil Patch." In-house program for Texaco, Inc. Midland Tx.
1992, January 31 - "City, County, and State Hazardous Waste Liability: Prevention and Management." Washburn University School of Law. Topeka, Ks.
1992, January 13 & 14 - "Environmental Law in the Oil Patch." In-house program for Texaco, Inc. Denver, CO.
1991, December 12 - "The Law of Petroleum Sludges & Slop Oils." 3rd Annual Institute on Environmental Protection in the Energy Industry: Treatment and Disposal of Petroleum Sludges. University of Tulsa Tulsa OK.
1991, December 9 & 10 - "Environmental Law in the Oil Patch." In-house program for Texaco, Inc. Midland, TX
1991, November 15 - "Kansas Oil and Gas Law Update." Kansas Bar Association. Wichita, KS.
1991, November 5 - "Introduction to Environmental Law." Peoples Law School, Washburn University. Topeka, KS.
1991, November 2 - "Environmental Considerations in the Oil and Gas Lease." National Association of Royalty Owners Annual Meeting. Dallas, TX.
1991, October 30, 31 - "Implied Covenants" and "Gas Contracts." Oil and Gas Law Short Course. Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. Breckenridge, CO.
1991, October 18 - "Environmental Regulation of the Oil and Gas Industry." Sixteenth Annual Mineral Law Seminar. University of Kentucky College of Law Lexington,KY.
1991, September 26 - "Understanding Division Orders." National Association of Lease and Title Analysts. San Antonio, TX.
1991, September 19 - "Avoiding Environmental Liability in Kansas." National Business Institute, Inc. Wichita, Ks.
1991, August 9 -" Legal Issues Affecting the Division Order Analysts." In-house program for Koch Oil Company division order department.
1991, August 8, - "Basic Oil and Gas Law." In-house program for Koch Industries, Inc. legal department Wichita, KS.
1991, June 27 - "What you and your Client Need to Know About Environmental Law (To Stay Out of Trouble)." Washburn University School of Law. Topeka, Ks.
1991, June 14 - "Resolving Division Order Disputes" and "The Brave New World of Natural Gas Regulation and the Division Order Analyst." Capitol Association of Professional Division Order Analysts. Oklahoma City, OK.
1991, June 11 - "Introduction to Oil an Gas Law." In-house program to law firm. Kansas City, MO.
1991, June 7 - "Perfecting a Security Interest in Oil and Gas." Sponsored by Kansas Bar Association. Wichita, Ks.
1991, May 20, 21 - "Environmental Law in the Oil Patch." In-house program for Texaco, Inc. Denver, CO.
1991, May 3 - "Hazardous Waste Regulation for the General Practitioner." In-house program to local law firms. Topeka, KS.
1991, April 20 - "Introduction to Environmental Law." Sponsored by Washburn Law School Environmental Law Society. Topeka, KS.
1991, April 6 - "Environmental Law and Kansas Military Operations," Kansas Army/Air National Guard Annual Legal Seminar. Topeka, KS.
1991, March 14, - "1990-91 Oil & Gas Law Review and Update: Contracts, Conveyances, Torts , Litigation, and Environmental Law." In-house presentation to Occidental Oil and Gas Corporation legal department. Tulsa, OK.
1991, February 13 - "Kansas Oil and Gas Law," in house presentation to the Shughart Thomson & Kilroy law firm. Kansas City, MO.
1991, February 1 - "Recent Developments in Hazardous Waste Regulation," Advanced Hazardous Waste Regulation. Washburn University School of Law. Topeka KS.
1990, December 14, 21 - "1990 Oil & Gas Law Review and Update-Contracts, Conveyances, Torts, and Litigation," Washburn University School of Law. Wichita, KS and Independence, KS.
1990, December 11 - "Recent Developments in Environmental Law Affecting the Energy Industry," Environmental Protection in the Energy Industry, Center for Environmental Research and Technology, University of Tulsa. Tulsa, OK.
1990, November 17 - "U.S/Canadian Free Trade Agreement: Trade in Energy," North American Common Market: The American, Canadian and Mexican Puzzle, ICT Inc. of Topeka and Washburn University. Topeka, KS.
1990, October 30 - "Environmental Regulation," People's Law School, Washburn University. Topeka, KS.
1990, October 26 - "Introduction to Hazardous Waste Regulation, " Washburn University School of Law. Topeka, KS.
1990, October 18 - "Recent Oil & Gas Law Developments in Arkansas and Kansas," American Association of Petroleum Landmen, 2nd Annual Mid-Continent Institute. Oklahoma City, OK.
1990, October 15 - "Perennial Problems Concerning Division Orders" and "Recent Statutory and Case Law Developments of Interest to Division Order Analysts, "Mid-America Association of Division Order Analysts, 2nd Annual Division Order Seminar. Wichita, KS.
1990, September 8 - "Selected Oil & Gas Topics: Illinois, Kansas, and Kentucky, " National Association of Division Order Analysts, 17th Annual Institute. Phoenix, AZ.
Oklahoma Bar Association Mineral Law Section Newsletter. National Law and Policy Institute. Tulsa : The University of Tulsa College of Law. (1989).
Newsletter. Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Section. Vol. 1, No.4 Topeka : The Kansas Bar Association. (1988).
Drafting a Better Oil and Gas Lease February 27, 1987, Wichita, Kansas. (1987).
Presentations
"Recent Developments in Business, Contract, and Property Law," Washburn University School of Law, Recent Developments in the Law CLE, Topeka, Kansas, June 26, 2008.
"Recent Developments in Banking, Contract, and Commercial Law," video presentation for Kansas Bar Association, Topeka, Kansas, April 30, 2008.
"Recent Developments in Kansas Transactional Law," Business & Transactional Law Center, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, April 23, 2008.
"Recent Developments in Kansas Business Law," Business & Transactional Law Center, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, April 17, 2008.
"Transactional Evolution of Operating Agreements in the Oil and Gas Industry," Oil & Gas Agreements: Joint Operating Agreements, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, Denver, Colorado, March 27, 2008.
"Transactional Evolution of Joint Operating Agreements in the Oil and Gas Industry" and "The Operator: Liability to Non-Operators, Resignation, Removal and Selection of a Successor," two-hour presentation at Special Institute on Oil and Gas Agreements: Joint Operations, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, American Association of Professional Landmen, Council of Petroleum Accountants Societies, Houston, Texas, December 6, 2007.
"Recent Developments and Another Look at Critical Oil and Gas Lease Language," 32nd Annual KBA/KIOGA Oil & Gas (Kansas Bar Association/Kansas Independent Oil & Gas Association) Conference, Wichita, Kansas, October 26, 2007. [148 KB PDF]
"Common Interests Created in Oil & Gas," "Technical Aspects of Oil & Gas Exploration, Production, and Marketing," "The Oil & Gas Lease: Implied Covenants," "Environmental Regulation of the Oil & Gas Industry," four-hours of presentation at Oil & Gas Short Course, Center for American and International Law and the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, Westminster, Colorado, October 17, 2007.
"Drafting Conveyances," one-hour Professional Skills Instruction Series presentation, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, October 5, 2007.
"Introduction to Legal Drafting," one-hour Professional Skills Instruction Series presentation, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, September 28, 2007.
"Recent Developments in Business and Transactional Law," Recent Developments in the Law sponsored by Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, June 21, 2007.
"Oil and Gas Lease 2007: Problems, Solutions, Improvements," Kansas Bar Association, 125th Annual Meeting, Wichita, Kansas, June 9, 2007.
"Banking, Commercial and Contract Law Developments," Annual Survey of the Law sponsored by the Kansas Bar Association, Topeka, Kansas, May 20, 2007.
"Transactional Evolution of Joint Operating Agreements in the Oil and Gas Industry," Special Institute on Oil and Gas Agreements: Joint Operations, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, American Association of Professional Landmen, Council of Petroleum Accountants Societies, Santa Fe, New Mexico, May 17, 2007.
"Applied Contract Law for the Transactional Lawyer," Washburn University School of Law, Business and Transactional Law Center, Topeka, Kansas, March 2, 2007.
"Representing Landowners in Oil and Gas Transactions," 7th Annual CLE Slam-Dunk program sponsored by the Kansas Bar Association and the Kansas State University Foundation, Manhattan, Kansas, February 19, 2007.
Featured General Session Speaker, "Oil and Gas Law Update," 58th Annual Oil & Gas Law Conference sponsored by the Energy Law Institute of the Center for American and International Law, Houston, Texas, February 15, 2007.
"Recent Developments in Nonregulatory Oil and Gas Law: Beyond Theories and Rules to the Motivating Jurisprudence," 58th Annual Oil & Gas Law Conference sponsored by the Energy Law Institute of the Center for American and International Law, Houston, Texas, February 15, 2007.
"Recent Developments in Oil & Gas Law and a Review of Basic Oil and Gas Lease Principles," 31st Annual KBA/KIOGA Oil and Gas Law Conference, Kansas Bar Association and Kansas Independent Oil & Gas Association, Wichita, Kansas, October 27, 2006.
"Common Interests Created in Oil & Gas," "Technical Aspects of Oil & Gas Exploration, Production, and Marketing," "The Oil & Gas Lease: Implied Covenants," "Environmental Regulation of the Oil & Gas Industry," Oil & Gas Short Course, Center for American and International Law and the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, Houston, Texas, October 16, 2006.
"Introduction to Legal Drafting," Washburn University School of Law, Business and Transactional Law Center, Topeka, Kansas, October 6, 2006.
"Professional Responsibility Demands When Representing the Kansas Child," Allen County Bar Association and CASA of the 31st Judicial District, Iola, Kansas, September 25, 2006.
"Basic Contract Principles Impacting Exploration Projects," Special Institute on Oil & Gas Agreements: The Exploration Phase, May 2004, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
"Drafting Royalty Clauses," 18th Annual Advanced Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Course, State Bar of Texas, Oil, Gas, and Mineral Law Section. Half-hour presentation, Houston, Texas.
"Recent Oil & Gas Law Developments in the Courts," 25th Annual Oil & Gas Conference. Kansas Bar Association & Kansas Independent Oil & Association, Wichita, Kansas, August 4, 2000.
"Strategies for Transferring Allocating or Leveraging Environmental and Plugging Responsibilities Among Lessors, Lessees, and Assignees," 25th Annual KBA/KIOGA Oil & Gas Conference. Kansas Bar Association & Kansas Independent Oil & Gas Association. Wichita, Kansas, August 4, 2000.
"Recent Developments in Contract Law," Washburn Law School, Topeka, Kansas, June 22, 2000.
"What's Behind the Valuation Controversy Anyway?" Special Institute on Federal & Indian Oil and Gas Royalty Valuation and Management. Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation and the Minerals Management Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Houston, Texas, April 17, 2000.
"Ethics and Client Competency," Pro Bono Attorney, Topeka, Kansas, April 14, 2000.
"Developments in the Application of the Attorney-Client Privilege, " Kansas Bar Association, Topeka, Kansas, April 4, 2000.
"Ethical Problems in Representing an Impaired Client," Kansas Legal Services, Topeka, Kansas, February 25, 2000.
"Developments in Federal Environmental Law Impacting Upstream Oil & Gas Operations." 6th International Petroleum Environmental Conference in Houston, Texas, November 16, 1999.
"The Role of Industry Custom and Usage in Resolving Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Disputes," Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Section Annual Meeting, State Bar of Texas, Fort Worth, June, 1999.
"Introduction to Law for Administrative Professionals," WU School of Business/Division of Continuing Education Administrative Professional Assistants Seminar, April, 1999.
1999, February 18 - "Assessing Thirty Years of Federal Environmental Regulation of Upstream Oil and Gas Activities." 50th Annual Institute on Oil and Gas Law and Taxation. The Southwestern Legal Foundation. One-Hour presentation. Dallas, Texas.
1998, August 8 - "Environmental Issues Confronting the Oil & Gas Industry. " Kansas Bar Association and Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association. One-hour Presentation. Wichita, Kansas.
1998, August 21 - "Oil & Gas Lease Royalty Rights and Obligations--Can't We All Just Get Along?" Energy Law Section, Dallas Bar Association. One-hour presentation. Dallas, Texas.
1998, October 9 - "The Art, Science, and Law of Drafting Oil and Gas Lease Assignments." 16th Annual Advanced Oil, Gas, and Mineral Law Course, State Bar of Texas. One-hour presentation. Houston, Texas.
1998, October 20 - "Developments in Federal Environmental Law Impacting Upstream Oil & Gas Operations." 5th International Petroleum Environmental Conference. The University of Tulsa. One-hour presentation. Albuquerque, New Mexico.
1998, November 6 - "Managing Legal Services: Effective Use of Legal Assistance to Accomplish Legal Goals." Mini-MBA Program. Washburn University School of Business/Division of Continuing Education. Three-hour presentation. Topeka, Kansas.
"Drafting to Maximize the Non-Judicial Resolution of Disputes: 'Arbitration' for Everyone and Everything," Advanced Alternative Ddispute Resolution Conference, Topeka, August.
"Legal Developments in Environmental Regulations of the Oil and Gas Industry," International Petroleum Environmental Conference, U.S. Department of Energy, San Antonio, Texas, September.
"Managing Legal Services: Effective Use of Legal Assistance to Accomplish Business Goals, " WU School of Business/ Division of Continuing Education, October.
"Environmental Issues Confronting the Oil & Gas Industry," Kansas Bar Association, Wichita, May.
"Contracts for the Corporate Manager," Texaco USA Corporate Manager, New Orleans, La.
"Existing Authority to Regulate Gas Gathering in Kansas," Natural Gas Gathering Seminar, American Bar Association and Kansas Bar Association, Wichita.
"Issues Arising from the Oil Royalty Clause," Kansas Bar Association/Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association Oil and Gas Conference, Wichita.
"Oil and Gas Development Obligations under the Oil, Gas and Storage Lease, Eastern Mineral Law Institute, Baltimore, Md.
"Oil and Gas Law: An Overview, Trends, Developments and Trends, Developments and Ethical Issues Confronting Corporate Counsel," Koch Industries, Wichita.
"Recent Developments in Environmental Regulations Impacting Oil and Gas Production and Refining," Third International Petroleum Environmental Conference, U.S. Department of Energy, University of Tulsa and South-Central Environmental Resource Alliance, Albuquerque, N.M.
"Recurring Issues in Kansas Oil and Gas Law," Kansas State University, Agricultural Law Symposium, Garden City.
"A Structural Model for Arbitrating Disputes Under the Oil and Gas Lease," University of New Mexico School of Law Oil and Gas Symposium, Albuquerque, N.M.
