I recently had a client ask me if they needed title lock and I had to admit to them that I had no idea what title lock was. After the meeting, I started looking into what title lock meant and whether it was something that could be beneficial for people to have. What I found was something that appeared to be one thing and really ended up being something else – something that I feel should be approached with caution.
By: Heidi R. Kemp Emens Wolper Jacobs & Jasin Law Firm As summer approaches and we head to the middle of the year, it is a good time to revisit…
By: Heidi R. Kemp, Associate Attorney Emens Wolper Jacobs & Jasin Law Firm In my oil and gas practice, we tend to see all phases of the oil and gas…
By: Heidi R. Kemp Emens Wolper Jacobs & Jasin Law Firm “All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” J.R.R. Tolkien. Time…
By: Heidi R. Kemp Emens Wolper Jacobs & Jasin Law Firm In estate planning, there are various capacities in which someone can serve. The names of these capacities and what…
By: Heidi R. Kemp Emens Wolper Jacobs & Jasin Law Firm There have been numerous lawsuits in the Ohio courts related to the Ohio Dormant Mineral Act (“DMA”) and, specifically,…
As many of you know, there have been numerous lawsuits in the Ohio courts related to the Ohio Marketable Title Act (“MTA”) and the Ohio Dormant Mineral Act (“DMA”) and how those Acts are applied to severed oil and gas interests.