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Brendan Andrew O'Donnell
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With over a decade of experience representing oil and gas royalty owners, Brendan can assist you with all of your oil and gas needs, whether it be the negotiation of an oil and gas lease or pipeline right of way agreement, to quiet title actions and royalty claims in court.
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Licensed in Pennsylvania for 15 years
State: Pennsylvania
Acquired: 2010
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Location
Houston Harbaugh P.C.
401 Liberty Ave Fl 22, Three Gateway Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222-1005
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Experience
Honors
2024
Ones to Watch, Best Lawyers
2024
Rising Star, SuperLawyers
2023
Rising Star, Superlawyers
2023
Ones to Watch, Best Lawyers
2022
Rising Star, SuperLawyers
2021
Rising Star, SuperLawyers
2020
Rising Star, SuperLawyers
2019
Rising Star, SuperLawyers
Work Experience
2017 - Present
Attorney, Houston Harbaugh
2010 - 2017
Associate, Smith Butz LLC
Associations
Allegheny County Bar Association
Education
2010
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
JD
2006
University of Pittsburgh
BA
Speaking Engagements
2024
Resolving Boundary Disputes in Pennsylvania
Oil, Gas and Mineral Rights Disputes: Employing the Top Methods
2024
Land Use and Zoning in Pennsylvania: From Application to Appeal
Meetings, Hearings, and Dealing with Objectors
2023
Washington County Winter Bench Bar
Drafting Oil & Gas Lease Addenda
2020
Washington County Bar Association CLE
Moving Forward: Oil and Gas Unitization in the Wake of Act 85 and Briggs v. Southwestern Energy
2019
Washington County Bar Association Winter Bench Bar
Royalty Litigation and the Deduction of Post-Production Costs
Publications
2025
Houston Harbaugh Oil and Gas Addendum
Pennsylvania Court Concludes that Certain Sunoco Entities Did Not Have Eminent Domain Authority in Washington County for Mariner East Pipeline in 2013
2025
Houston Harbaugh Oil and Gas Addendum
A Chilling Effect on Zoning
2024
Houston Harbaugh Land & Renewables Connection
Commonwealth Court Sends Drilling Waste Injection Well Case Back to Zoning Hearing Board
2024
Houston Harbaugh Oil and Gas Addendum
Pennsylvania Court Rules That Shut-In Royalty Provision Had No Connection to the Duration of an Oil and Gas Lease
2024
Houston Harbaugh Land & Renewables Connection
Will Cryptocurrency and Data Mining Add New Complexity to Oil & Gas Zoning?
2024
Houston Harbaugh Land & Renewables Connection
Who Owns the Produced Water From Oil & Gas Operations?
2024
Houston Harbaugh Oil and Gas Addendum
Abandoned Wells vs. Orphan Wells
2024
Houston Harbaugh Oil and Gas Addendum
Types of Costs: Production Costs vs. Post-Production Costs
2024
Houston Harbaugh Oil and Gas Addendum
Buyers and Sellers of Pennsylvania Real Estate Should Use Caution
2024
Houston Harbaugh Oil and Gas Addendum
Federal District Court Sends Pennsylvania Royalty Dispute to Trial
2024
Houston Harbaugh Oil and Gas Addendum
No Funding For You?
2023
Houston Harbaugh Oil and Gas Addendum
Can Cryptocurrency Mining Maintain Oil and Gas Lease Beyond Primary Term?
2023
Houston Harbaugh Land & Renewables Connection
Could a Proposed New York Carbon Dioxide Injection Program Work In Pennsylvania?
2023
Houston Harbaugh Oil and Gas Addendum
Pennsylvania Federal Court Dismisses Gas Driller’s Declaratory Judgment Lawsuit Involving Oil & Gas Lease
2023
Houston Harbaugh Oil and Gas Addendum
Texas Court Confirms “Automatic Termination” Rule for Oil and Gas Lease
2023
Houston Harbaugh Land & Renewables Connection
Is This the Year for Community Solar Legislation in Pennsylvania?
2023
Houston Harbaugh Land & Renewables Connection
Being “Grandfathered In” - What Are Pre-Existing Nonconforming Uses?
2023
Houston Harbaugh Land & Renewables Connection
Proposed Pennsylvania Solar Energy Legislation Shines Light on Legislators’ Perspectives
2023
Houston Harbaugh Oil and Gas Addendum
Recent Federal District Court Decision Suggests New Approach for Oil and Gas Lease Termination
2023
Houston Harbaugh Oil and Gas Addendum
Proposed Carbon Capture and Storage Act Offers Much for Pennsylvania Property Owners to Consider
2023
Jouston Harbaugh Oil and Gas Addendum
Federal Court in West Virginia Rules That Insurance Policues Do Not Cover Claims By Oil and Gas Driller For Lost Drilling Opportunities
2023
Houston Harbaugh Oil and Gas Addendum
Repurposing Oil and Gas Wells in Pennsylvania Raises Mulitple Legal Issues
2023
Houston Harbaugh Oil and Gas Addendum
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds Depth Severance Clause in Lease
2023
Houston Harbaugh Oil and Gas Addendum
Can Retroactive Pooling and Unitization Revive an Expired Lease?
2023
Houston Harbaugh Oil and Gas Addendum
Can 'Free Gas' Clauses Refute the Artificial Wellhead Value Suggested by Drillers?
2023
Houston Harbaugh Oil and Gas Addendum
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Appeal in Royalty Dispute
2023
Houston Harbaugh Oil and Gas Addendum
Coordinating Solar Farm Development With Oil and Gas Rights in Pennsylvania
2023
Houston Harbaugh Oil and Gas Addendum
Regulating Underground Injection Wells for Carbon Sequestration in Pennsylvania
2023
Houston Harbaugh Litigation Blog
United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals Sets 5:00 p.m. Electronic Filing Deadline
2023
Houston Harbaugh Land & Renewables Connection
What is a Special Exception?
2023
Houston Harbaugh Land & Renewables Connection
What is a Conditional Use?
2022
Houston Harbaugh Oil and Gas Addendum
Market Enhancement Clauses in Pennsylvania After Dressler Family, LP v. PennEnergy Resources, LLC
2022
Houston Harbaugh Oil and Gas Addendum
What the Hedge? - The Impact of Price Hedging on Landowner Production Royalties
2022
Houston Harbaugh Oil and Gas Addendum
My Driller Filed for Bankruptcy; What Happens to My Lease in Pennsylvania?
2022
Houston Harbaugh Oil and Gas Addendum
Who Can Grant Storage Rights?
2022
Houston Harbaugh Oil & Gas Addendum
Is the Value of Your Gas Really Being Enhanced?
2021
Houston Harbaugh Oil and Gas Addendum
Hordis v. Cabot Oil and Gas Corporation: Landowner Challenges Whether Driller Can Ignore Pooling Clause and Simply Rely on Act 85
2021
Houston Harbaugh Oil and Gas Addendum
The New Royalty Bill is Good for Pennsylvania Landowners
2020
Houston Harbaugh Oil and Gas Addendum
Does a Well Passing Horizontally Under a Property Trigger a 'Payment in Lieu of Free Gas' Clause? The Pennsylvania Superior Court says 'No'
2020
Houston Harbaugh Oil and Gas Addendum
Why Is The Driller Deducting Post-Production Costs My Lease Doesn't Allow? Kilmer v. Elexco Land Services: A Decade Later
2020
Houston Harbaugh Oil and Gas Addendum
Driller Bankruptcy Could Raise Environmental Concerns for Landowners
2020
Houston Harbaugh Oil and Gas Addendum
West Virginia Federal Court Rules That Lease Did Not Authorize the Deduction of Post-Production Costs
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