- Drafts and reviews oil and gas agreements – joint ventures, exploration agreements, joint operating agreements, farm-outs, leases, subleases, deeds, rights of way, confidentiality agreements
Bio
She’s an authority on the oil and gas industry. With more than 20 years of legal experience, including several years as in-house counsel for a production company, Beth focuses her practice on energy law, representing both large and small oil and gas producers. She is a frequent speaker on issues related to the industry.
She oversees acquisition due diligence and title projects in West Virginia and Ohio. She also advises oil and gas producers on title and curative issues and clients on royalty calculation issues in the Appalachian Basin and drafts and reviews oil and gas agreements. Beth also has experience with corporate transactional matters, including assisting clients with negotiation of purchase and sale agreements, leading up due diligence efforts, and helping to finalize transactions.
Before joining Jackson Kelly, Beth served as General Counsel and land manager for Reed Brothers Limited Partnership, an oil and gas company based in Charleston. She was also the Managing Partner of Elmore & Elmore.
Education
- Washington and Lee University School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1992)
- Order of the Coif
- American Jurisprudence Awards in Federal Income Taxation and Decedents’ Estate and Trusts
- Converse College (B.A. in Politics, summa cum laude, 1989)
- Outstanding Senior Politics Award
- Head Marshal for the College of Arts and Sciences
Admissions
- South Carolina (2022)
- Ohio (2014)
- Kentucky (2013)
- West Virginia (1992)
- Supreme Court of Ohio (2014)
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia (1992)
- West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals (1992)
Notable Legal Experience
Work History
- Jackson Kelly PLLC (2014-Present)
- Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Of Counsel (2012-2014)
- Reed Brothers, LP, General Counsel (2007-2012)
- Elmore & Elmore, Managing Partner (1998-2007)
- Lane Law Firm (1995-1997)
- Bowles Rice McDavid Graff & Love (1992-1995)
Professional Organizations
- West Virginia State Bar
- Energy & Mineral Law Foundation, Member and Trustee
Community
- West Virginia Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Founding Organizer
- Christ Church United Methodist, Member Board of Trustees
Awards
- The Best Lawyers in America© for Oil and Gas Law, Lawyer of the Year in Charleston, WV (2024 and 2027)
- The Best Lawyers in America© for Oil and Gas Law (2018-2027)
- Williams E. Hayne Memorial Honor Scholarship
- Virginia Turner Self Honor Scholarship
- Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in the area of Energy & Natural Resources Law in West Virginia (2023-2026)
Speaking Engagements & Publications
Speaking Engagements
- Co-speaker with Andrew N. Schock, “A Full House: Cotenancy and Unitization,” Institute for Energy Law and the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation (EMLF) 10th Law of Shale Plays Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Sept. 4, 2019)
- Speaker, “Can I Hop in Your Pool? — A Discussion of West Virginia’s Recent Pooling Legislation,” West Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants Annual Meeting (2015)
- Speaker, Multiple Speaking Engagements to Industry Groups on Matters Relating to Energy Law
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