I was motivated to attend law school after working as a geologist for a family-owned oil and gas business in Kentucky. I statrted in the Environmental Department of Greenebaum Doll & McDonald, working primarily on oil and gas-related issues and litigation. In 1997, I returned to my hometown of Owensboro, and focus on oil and gas, environmental, and real estate issues. I have worked with state and federal environmental and oil and gas regulatory agencies. I also serve as General Counsel for teh Owensboro Riverport Authority. I have served on the Board of Directors for the Kentucky Oil and Gas Association since 1993, and also on the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission. I have also served as the chairman of the Daviess County Solid Waste and Environmental Education Panel for several years.
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State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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IN | Active In Good Standing | 2012 | 07/03/2022 |
KY | Authorized to Practice Law | 1991 | 06/21/2022 |
Legal answers | 0 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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America's Most Honored Professionals | The American Registry | 2014 |
AV Preeminent Rated | Martindale-Hubbell | 2011 |
Best Lawyer- Oil and Gas Law | Best Lawyers in America | 2009 |
Order of the Coif | Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law | 1991 |
Magna Cum Laude | Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law | 1991 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Member | Sullivan Mountjoy Stainback & MIller, PSC | 1997 - Present |
Associate | Greenebaum Doll & McDonald, PLLC | 1991 - 1997 |
Law Clerk | Robinson Arnzen Parry & Wentz | 1989 - 1990 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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Indiana State Bar Association | Member | 2012 - Present |
Daviess County Bar Association | Member | 1997 - Present |
Kentucky Oil and Gas Association | Board Member | 1993 - Present |
Kentucky Bar Association | Member | 1991 - Present |
Daviess County Bar Association | President | 2009 - 2010 |
Kentucky Oil and Gas Association | Vice President | 2004 - 2008 |
Kentucky Oil and Gas Association | Legal Committee Chairman | 1997 - 2010 |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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Northern Kentucky Law Review | Who’s Going to Regulate NORM?, 22 Northern Kentucky Law Review 5 (1995) | 1995 |
Northern Kentucky Law Review | University of Louisville v. O’Bannon: Retroactive Application of Board of Claims Act Amendments, 18 Northern Kentucky Law Review 121 (1991) | 1991 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 1991 |
Indiana University | BS - Bachelor of Science | 1983 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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30th Mineral Law Conference | Termination of Pipeline Rights | 2005 |
29th Mineral Law Conference | Alphabet Soup: Finding the Best Acronym for Disposal of CBM H2O | 2004 |
24th Annual Institute | Environmental Implications for Coalbed Methane | 2003 |
27th Mineral Law Conference | Revisions to Kentucky Oil and Gas Statutes | 2002 |
25th Mineral Law Conference | Significant Developments Impacting the Oil and Gas Industry | 2000 |
24th Annual Conference on Mineral Law | Who’s Going to Clean Up the Oil Patch? Environmental Consequences of Lease Transfer, Termination, and Abandonment | 1999 |
19th Annual MIneral Law Institute | Recent Developments in Oil & Gas & Environmental Law | 1998 |
21st Annual Mineral Law Conference | The World Wide Web: Practical Information | 1996 |
19th Annual Mineral Law Conference | Update on NORM: Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials | 1994 |
Tackling Environmental Issues in Kentucky | Preparation and Implementation of Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans and Groundwater Protection Plans | 1993 |
Case name | Outcome |
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National Solid Wastes Management Ass’n v. Daviess County, 434 F.3d 898 (6th Cir 2006), reversed 550 U.S. 931 (U.S. 2007) | United States Supreme Court reversed lower court rulings and upheld validity of Daviess County flow control ordinance. One of the first in the nation since 1995 |
Michael F. Geiger, LLC and Bill S. Gough, LLC v. USA, 456 F.Supp.2d 885 (W.D. Ky. 2006) | Clients Michael F. Geiger, LLC and Bill S Gough, LLC determined to own the CBM under 27,000 acres in Union, Webster, and Henderson Counties in Kentucky |
R. Sullivan, Oil and gas Attorney on Jun 29, 2016
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