Experienced Natural Resource and Real Estate Attorney
Welcome to the Law Offices of Donald D. Saxton, Jr. For over 40 years, Attorney Saxton has advised clients in the Western Maryland, Western and Central Pennsylvania, and Northern and Central West Virginia areas on natural resource and energy issues. He is known and respected for his knowledge in this field and is a frequent lecturer on oil and gas and coal law. If you have questions concerning energy, natural resources, oil and gas and coal, speak to a lawyer who has extensive experience in these fields. Contact the Law Offices of Donald D. Saxton, Jr..
When you meet Mr. Saxton, he will listen to your concerns and share with you a wealth of information concerning energy, natural resources and your property rights. At the end of your meeting, you will have a better grasp of the issues and how to protect your interests.
What We Do
The Law Offices of Donald D. Saxton, Jr. is a full-service energy and natural resources firm that handles a wide variety of oil and gas and coal issues for its clients. Our work includes:
- An extensive and broad practice in energy and natural resources law emphasizing oil and gas, coal, real estate, easements for pipelines land use and related litigation and administrative proceedings. Mr. Saxton has represented oil and gas operators and landowners for over 40 years in the Appalachian Basin primarily in the states of Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Maryland. He has extensive experience in drafting oil, gas and coal agreements such as mining agreements, leases, operating agreements, private placement memorandums and the creation of business entities for oil and gas drilling programs. He provides certified title options for oil, gas, coal and coal bed methane production. He also has had extensive experience in reviewing for possible acquisition coal properties and mining operations in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio.
- Representing property owners with coal mining subsidence claims
- Advising owners of coal unsevered from their surface property of their rights and how to realize the value of their asset
- Helping property owners negotiate oil and gas leases, easements for pipeline rights of way, and ancillary facilities such as compressor stations, meter sites and processing plants
- Easements for access to property and understanding their consequences
- Environmental remediation and waste disposal
- Property restoration upon the completion of operations
- Damages to timber, crops and other uses of the surface from oil and gas operations, pipeline installation and mining
- Representing oil and gas operators and developers in all aspects of operating and producing oil and gas
- Certified title opinions for development of minerals, coal, oil and gas
- Resolving disputes as to ownership of mineral rights
- Computation of oil and gas royalties
- Expert witness concerning mining agreements and mineral title
- Providing information and guidance on leasing and producing Marcellus Shale, Utica Shale and other unconventional oil and gas bearing formations
- Working with clients to see that their mineral rights are incorporated into a comprehensive estate plan to achieve long term management objectives and favorable tax consequences, transferring wealth from one generation to another generation at lowest income and estate tax costs.
Our Approach
We believe that you cannot make an informed decision concerning your property unless you have all the relevant information. With this in mind, attorney Saxton will take the time to thoroughly explain the issues, factors to consider and the applicable law. He will make sure you understand the options that may be available to you.
Contact our office today to learn more about your legal options from an experienced Pittsburgh coal rights attorney and Washington oil and gas lease lawyer.
Law Offices of Donald D. Saxton, Jr.
1200 Washington Road
Washington, PA 15301
Phone: 724-222-7205
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