Practicing in WV, PA, and OH
Allison Farrell, a member at Jenkins Fenstermaker, PLLC, has practiced “dirt law” in the Appalachian Basin for more than a decade. Allison has earned her stripes as an oil, gas, and coal attorney litigating natural resource development issues in both state and federal courts. Allison takes pride in her practice and has handled a wide variety of property-based legal cases over the years.
As a complement to her litigation practice, Allison manages a real estate transaction practice—covering both surface and subsurface property interests—out of the firm’s Clarksburg office. Whether she is handling a lease negotiation, mineral title opinion, real estate closing, title search, or giving specialized advice on how to structure a joint operating agreement (JOA) among oil and gas operators, you can trust that Allison will bring her years of experience and extensive knowledge of the law to the table in your favor.
Practice areas
Equine Law
Natural Resources and Mining
Energy and Energy Litigation Defense
Insurance Defense
Commercial Litigation Defense
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing Real Estate/Title Litigation
Languages spoken
English
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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OH | Active | 2021 | 05/05/2022 |
PA | Active | 2016 | 05/28/2022 |
WV | Active | 2009 | 06/11/2022 |
Legal answers | 0 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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Super Lawyers Rising Star | Super Lawyers | 2019 |
Super Lawyers Rising Star | Super Lawyers | 2018 |
Super Lawyers Rising Star | Super Lawyers | 2017 |
Super Lawyers Rising Star | Super Lawyers | 2016 |
Super Lawyers Rising Star | Super Lawyers | 2015 |
Super Lawyers Rising Star | Super Lawyers | 2014 |
Super Lawyers Rising Star | Super Lawyers | 2013 |
Super Lawyers Rising Star | Super Lawyers | 2012 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Member | Jenkins Fenstermaker | 2018 - Present |
Member | Steptoe & Johnson PLLC | 2009 - 2018 |
Public Relations Director | Glenville State College | 2005 - 2006 |
Lee Newspapers | Political Reporter | 2002 - 2005 |
Reporter | The Leader Herald | 2001 - 2021 |
Associate Editor | The Amherst Bee | 2000 - 2001 |
Reporter | The Daily Gazette | 2000 - 2002 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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Women's Energy Network | Member and Treasurer-Elect | 2021 - Present |
Member of the Bar of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | Member | 2016 - Present |
The West Virginia State Bar | Member | 2009 - Present |
MLBC chapter of the AAPL | Member | N/A |
Harrison County Chamber of Commerce | Member | N/A |
Young Professional Women In Energy | Founding Board Member and former Secretary/Treasurer | N/A |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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117 W. Va L. Rev. 519 | One Stick in The Bundle: Characterizing Nonparticipating Royalty Interests Under West Virginia Law | 2014 |
North Dakota Law Review Volume 88, No. 3 | Surface Use in the Age of Horizontal Drilling: Will Horizontal Wells Be Considered a ‘Reasonably Necessary’ Use of the Surface? | 2012 |
111 W. Va. L. Rev. 503, 528-29 | One Man v. “The 800-Pound Gorilla”: An Argument for Truly Just Compensation in Condemnation Proceedings | 2009 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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West Virginia University College of Law | J.D. | 2009 |
State University of New York at Buffalo | M.A. | 2000 |
University of Montana | B.A. | 1999 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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presenter at the WVU College of Law Shale CLE | “Lease Shut In Clauses: Keeping the Lease in 2020 and Beyond;” | 2020 |
MLBC | “Cotenancy in West Virginia: Discussion of New Oil and Gas Statute” | 2018 |
WVONGA's fall meeting | "Update on Oil and Gas Law" | 2016 |
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