OUR PRACTICE AREAS

Specializes In Surface Rights, Mineral Leasing, Civil Litigation, Probate Matters, And Personal Injury

Cynthia specializes in negotiating new mineral leases in West Virginia, especially in Doddridge, Tyler, Ritchie, Harrison, Gilmer and Wetzel counties.  Cynthia also negotiates lease modifications, including “Pooling Amendments.”

Additionally, Cynthia has negotiated and handled a number of Mineral Lease Assignments and Sales of Working Interests.

Cynthia has negotiated many surface use agreements for well pads or compressor stations and also pipeline right of way agreements and access road agreements.

Additionally, Cynthia has handled matters involving environmental damages and surface damages related to construction and production of oil and gas wells.

Cynthia handles select complex title issues and disputes, including title litigation, regularly.  Cynthia also handles property disputes which result in partition suits.

Cynthia does not handle regular mineral title opinions or transactional title opinions.

Cynthia is partnered with highly experienced local co-counsel to handle personal and workplace injury claims of all types.  An initial informational intake on your claim will be handled over the telephone before a free in-person consultation is scheduled with one or both attorneys.
As a service to mineral owner clients, Cynthia assists in handling ancillary probate administration for placing title in the proper owner’s name through curative title work and ancillary probate administration.

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