Speaking Engagements

 

Upcoming:

GNO Thinc

  • Date: May 18, 2012 
  • Place: New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Topic: Shale Gas, Tight Oil, and Economic Development

Hydraulic Fracturing: Environmental Quality and America's Energy Future

  • Date: June 7, 2012 
  • Place: Houston, Texas
  • Topic: The Role of State Agencies in Hydraulic Fracturing

 21st Annual Beach & Bar Symposium

  • Date: June 15, 2012 
  • Place: Destin, Florida
  • Topic: Hydraulic Fracturing: The Legal and Environmental Issues Affecting Operators and Landowners

58th Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute

  • Date: July 20, 2012 
  • Place: Newport Beach, California
  • Topic: Fraud Claims Arising from Mineral Lease Negotiations

National Association of Lease and Title Analysts

  • Date: September 27-28, 2012 
  • Place: Baltimore, Maryland
  • Topic: Hydraulic Fracturing: The Legal Issues

Baton Rouge Bar Association

  • Date: December 28, 2012 
  • Place: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • Topic: Understanding Oil & Gas Leases

 

Past:

Tulane Energy Institute

  • Date: April 24, 2012 
  • Place: New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Topic: Hydraulic Fracturing: The Issues and Effects on Industry

Energy Bar Association Conference

  • Date: April 12, 2012 
  • Place: New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Topic: Natural Gas Supply: Developments in Louisiana (panel discussion)

Fourth Annual Energy Law Symposium

  • Date: March 29-30, 2012 
  • Place: Forth Worth, Texas
  • Topic: Developments in Louisiana Oil and Gas Law

Louisiana Mineral Law Institute

  • Date: March 23, 2012 
  • Place: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • Topic: Hydraulic Fracturing Litigation

Professional Landmen's Association of New Orleans

  • Date: March 12, 2012 
  • Place: New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Topic: Hydraulic Fracturing News and Legal Developments

Women's Energy Network

  • Date: March 8, 2012 
  • Place: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • Topic: Hydraulic Fracturing

Seton Hall Law School's New Orleans Winter Study Session

  • Date: January 7, 2012 
  • Place: New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Topic: The Basics of Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing

Baton Rouge Bar Association

  • Date: December 29, 2011 
  • Place: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • Topic: Hydraulic Fracturing — What are the Legal Issues?

New Orleans Bar Association

  • Date: December 21, 2011 
  • Place: New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Topic: Hydraulic Fracturing: The Latest Issues and Legal Developments

Gas Drilling Operations Conference

  • Date: December 13, 2011 
  • Place: Dallas, Texas
  • Topic: Shale Gas Plays: The Hotbeds and Industry Impacts

EUCI Webinar

  • Date: Friday, December 9, 2011
  • Topic: Oil and Water: The Regulation of Hydraulic Fracturing Under the Safe Drinking Act

Energy Contract Management in Oil  and Gas

  • Date: Tuesday, December 6, 2011. 
  • Place: Houston, Texas.
  • Topic: Implied Covenants Under Oil and Gas Leases: The Obligations and How to Manage Them

Louisiana State Bar Association Environmental Law Section

  • Date: Friday, November 11, 2011.
  • Place: New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Topic: Developments in the Regulation of Hydraulic Fracturing

Defense Research Institute Annual Meeting

  • Date: Friday, October 28, 2011.
  • Place: Washington, D.C.
  • Topic: Hydraulic Fracturing and the Environment: Drink Up!

IPAA Leadership Training Program

  • Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2011.
  • Place: Houston, Texas
  • Topic: Negotiation of Contracts in the Energy Industry

University of Houston C.T. Bauer College of Business -- Distinguished Leaders Series

  • Date: Monday, September 19, 2011. 
  • Place: Houston, Texas.
  • Topic: Essentials of Oil and Shale Gas Development

Louisiana State University School of Law

  • Date: Monday, August 29, 2011. 
  • Place: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • Topic: Careers in Energy and Mineral Law

57th Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute

  • Date: Friday, July 22, 2011.
  • Place: Santa Fe, New Mexico.
  • Topic: Oil and Gas Law Update: The Latest Jurisprudence, Legislation, and Regulation

 Defense Research Institute Webinar

  • Date: Thursday, July 7, 2011.
  • Time: 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern (1 - 2:30 CT) (noon to 1:30 MT) (11 - 12:30 PT).
  • Topic: Hydraulic Fracturing -- The Next Wave of Groundwater Toxic Tort Litigation

32nd Annual Energy and Mineral Law Institute

  • Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2011
  • Place: Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Farmington, Pennsylvania.
  • Topic: The Application of Oil & Gas Lease Implied Covenants in Shale Plays: Old Meets New

 Tulane Energy Institute

  • Date: April 12, 2011
  • Place: New Orleans, Louisiana. 
  •  Topic: Developments in the Law Relating to Offshore Drilling and Hydraulic Fracturing

Buffalo Law School Symposium on Hydraulic Fracturing

  • Date: March 29, 2011.
  • Place: Buffalo, New York.
  • Topic: Hydraulic Fracturing: Regulation Under the Safe Drinking Water Act

ABA Section on Environment, Energy and Resources Oil & Gas Committee Teleconference

  • Date: March 10, 2011
  • Topic: The Application of Implied Covenants in Shale Plays: New Circumstances and New Challenges

New Orleans Bar Association

  • Date: December 29, 2010.
  • Location: New Orleans, Louisiana.
  • Topic: Understanding Oil and Gas Leases

Shift Worldwide Webinar (panelist)

  • Date: May 10, 2010
  • Topic: Responding to a Crisis: Learning from the Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill 

57th Louisiana Mineral Law Institute

  • Date: March 25, 2010
  • Place: Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
  • Topic: Implied Covenants: Claims Under Mineral Code Article 122

The Future of Oil & Gas Jurisprudence Symposium

  • Date: October 3, 2009
  • Place: Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas.
  • Topic: The Continuing Role of Implied Covenant Law in Developing Leased Land 

Half Moon Oil and Gas Land Law Seminar

  • Date: September 10, 2009
  • Place: New Orleans, Louisiana.
  • Topic: Understanding Rights Under Oil and Gas Leases