Practice Areas

Energy Law

Energy Law Attorneys – Oil and Gas Law Lawyers

Hardin, Jesson & Terry, PLC, has been providing representation to clients in the oil and gas and other energy-related industries for more than thirty years. The firm’s energy law attorneys handle all types of transactions related to the energy industry, including the drafting of leases, title work, representation before regulatory bodies, and litigation.

Hardin, Jesson & Terry, PLC can provide knowledgeable and effective representation in even the most complex cases.

State and Federal Courts and Regulatory Bodies

The firm handles legal issues that involve state or federal law, including making appearances before Arkansas and Oklahoma state courts, federal district courts and the 8th and 10th Circuit Courts of Appeals. The firm’s attorneys regularly appear before the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission to gain approval for or resolve disputes regarding the drilling of new wells.

The firm provides oil and gas producers with cost-effective legal services, routinely offering the legal advice necessary to complete complicated transactions within the energy industry. The transactional work the firm provides includes:

• title work
• leases
• sales and purchases of producing properties and pipelines
• due diligence, bids and other financing issues
• operating agreements
• production purchase agreements
• exploration agreements
• farm out agreements

In addition to handling the legal issues that arise in the daily business operations of the energy industry, Hardin, Jesson & Terry’s energy litigation lawyers represent clients in litigation of disputes within the industry. Gas or oil royalty lawsuits are the most common type of lawsuits in energy law, but a variety of other lawsuits can arise in the energy and natural resources industry. These can include personal injury claims regarding oil rig accidents or pump jack injuries, or lawsuits alleging unnecessary surface damage.