Current association: Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP Law School: University of Richmond School of Law, magna cum laude, 2005 Undergraduate: West Virginia Wesleyan College, summa cum laude, 2002 Spouse: George L. Lemon II Hometown: Renick, West Virginia (Greenbrier...
2026-2027 Scholarship Recipient Travis O’Neal, West Virginia University
Travis O'Neal is in his third year at West Virginia University College of Law and is a recipient of the Cabot Scholarship and an EMLF scholarship. As the son of a lifelong West Virginia coal miner, Travis experienced firsthand how deeply resource development impacts...
2026-2027 Scholarship Recipient Bennett Lanza, Louisiana State University
Bennett Steven Lanza is a Juris Doctor candidate at Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, with a strong academic and professional focus on energy, oil and gas, and natural resources law. His interest in the field is rooted in a long-standing...
2026-2027 Scholarship Recipient Louis Krivanek IV, University of Oklahoma
Louis Krivanek is a Juris Doctor candidate at the University of Oklahoma College of Law with a strong and growing focus in energy, oil and gas, and natural resources law. Raised in Oklahoma, he was surrounded early on by the energy industry and its presence in...
2026-2027 Scholarship Recipient Christian Stock, West Virginia University
Christian M. Stock is a third-year student at the West Virginia University College of Law and a recipient of the EMLF Scholarship. Raised in rural New Hampshire with a parent in the timber industry, Christian developed an early understanding of the critical connection...
2026-2027 Scholarship Recipient Travis Henson, University of Oklahoma
Travis Henson is a law student and recipient of an EMLF scholarship whose passion for natural resources law is deeply rooted in both his upbringing and professional experience. Growing up in rural northeast Texas, Henson was surrounded by the land, livestock,...
2026-2027 Scholarship Recipient Lorraine Coronato, University of North Dakota
Lorraine Coronato is a law student at the University of North Dakota School of Law and a recipient of the Mary Sue Schulberg scholarship and an EMLF scholarship. Coronato's interest in energy and natural resources law began growing up near the Bakken region, where she...
Ohio Supreme Court Holds Temporary Suspension of Injection Disposal Operations Not a Taking
After two earthquakes were recorded near saltwater injection wells operated by AWMS Water Solutions, L.L.C. (“AWMS”), the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (“ODNR”) issued an order that required temporary suspension of injections at those wells. AWMS filed suit,...
Member Spotlight On: Ilya Batikov
Current association: Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP Past association: Hameline & Eccleston, LLP Law School: Cleveland State University College of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 2011; Undergraduate John Carroll University, B.A., cum laude, 2008 Spouse: Marlina...
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC is Hiring Energy Associates
Steptoe & Johnson is actively seeking an associate with 0-5 years of experience for its energy mineral title practice. The position is open to any of the following firm office locations: Pittsburgh, Southpointe, Meadville, Wheeling, Morgantown, Bridgeport, Charleston....