If you are the owner of real property that is the subject of an oil and gas lease, you should strongly consider forming a family limited partnership or limited liability company to be owned by you and transferring such property … Read more
Category: Oil & Gas Law
Forming a Limited Liability Entity for Your Oil and Gas Leased Property? Consult Our Attorneys
The owners of parcels of real property that are subject to oil and gas leases oftentimes seek to achieve limited liability and estate planning objectives by forming a real estate holding company for such property. However, the property owners sometimes … Read more
Oil & Gas Property Owners: Now is the Time to Consider Additional Gifts
Due to the generous amount of the Unified Tax Credit, as currently formulated under the Federal tax laws, individuals are now permitted to transfer significant wealth free of any Federal gift, estate or generation-skipping transfer (GST) taxes. However, certain favorable … Read more
Paul T. Rushton to Speak at Two Upcoming Natural Gas Seminars
Attention natural gas lease holders: the Chair of our Business & Finance Department, Paul T. Rushton, will be speaking at Stone House Retirement Income Planners’ upcoming seminars! These free seminars will address a number of issues relating to managing natural … Read more
Paul T. Rushton Appears on an Episode of Blue Collar Wealth Presented by Stone House Retirement Income Planners
Last month, Paul Rushton, the Chair of our Business & Finance Department, was a guest on Stone House Retirement Income Planners’ Blue Collar Wealth podcast!
During the podcast, Paul was interviewed by host Bob Brown about a variety of issues … Read more
Consult Our Attorneys Before Allowing an Oil and Gas Company to Place a Pipeline on Your Property
Before granting an easement or right-of-way that would allow an oil and gas company to place a pipeline on your property, there are many issues you should consider and have addressed to your satisfaction. For example, you will want to … Read more
Attorneys Rob Gawlas and Bob Schaub Successfully Defended a Client’s Oil and Gas Rights in Susquehanna County
Rob Gawlas and Bob Schaub, attorneys with Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald’s Litigation Department, were recently successful in defending a client’s oil and gas rights in Susquehanna County. The heirs of a previous owner of the client’s property sought to … Read more
Pennsylvania Farmers and Large Landowners Targeted for Oil and Gas Exploration
Recently, many Pennsylvanian landowners, more specifically those with large areas of land (50 or more acres), have been approached by landmen or drilling companies who are interested in buying or leasing the landowners’ mineral rights.
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