2022-2023 Scholarship Recipient Jacob Snuffer
Jacob Snuffer, from Beckley, W.Va., is in his third year at Appalachian School of Law. He’s a descendant of Appalachian blue-collar workers and coal miners. Snuffer says putting his all into his studies stems from a desire to give back to his community,...
2022-2023 Scholarship Recipient Tyler Compston
Tyler Compston, from Charleston, W.Va., is in his second year at the University of West Virginia School of Law. Compston said he always wanted to work in energy, knowing his home in Boone County was “mined and harvested to power and build the world.” Prospects from...
2022-2023 Scholarship Recipient Jay Callahan
Jay Callahan, from Blacksburg, Va., is in his third year at Appalachian School of Law. Callahan grew up in the mountains of Kentucky and West Virginia. He says he’s studying law because he sees opportunity in how energy shapes communities, and has a three-point plan:...
Interview with Safety Seminar Chair Margo Lopez
Current association: Ogletree Deakins law firm Past association: Heenan, Althen & Roles law firm Law School: The George Washington University Undergraduate: University of Virginia Spouse: Marty Jones Children: John and Andrew Lopez Home: D.C. area Favorite...
Interview with Jessica Brisendine
Current law firm or association: Equitrans Midstream Corporation (2018 to present) Past associations: EQT Corporation (2007 – 2018); Robinson & McElwee, PLLC (2004 – 2007) Law School: WVU College of Law Undergraduate: West Virginia State University Spouse: Greg...Use of Vacuum Pump to Facilitate Production of Coal Mine Methane Did Not Negate Rule of Capture
Professor Keith B. HallLSU Law School Finite Resources, Ltd. and certain other companies (collectively, “Finite”) own both the surface estate and the coal in most of the area occupied by an abandoned coal mine in Franklin County, Illinois. Royal Talon Company...
Register for the 13th Appalachia Energy Law Conference
Register Today The 13th Annual Appalachia Energy Law Conference—formerly known as the Shale Plays Conference—will be held Thursday, September 8, 2022, in Pittsburgh. The conference focuses on legal issues related to onshore energy production, primarily oil and gas...
Register for EMLF’s Safety Seminar in Washington, DC
For Agenda and Registration Click Here Registration is open for EMLF’s biennial Safety Seminar on September 20-21, 2022 in Washington, DC. The Safety Seminar is chaired by Margo Lopez, Co-Leader of the Mine Safety and Health Practice of Ogletree Deakins. The...