James Strawn is an attorney in the firm’s oil, gas, and resources practice group. James’s primary areas of practice include negotiating, drafting and advising on:
- oil and gas producing property acquisitions and divestitures.
- exploration, production, marketing and midstream matters.
- joint operating agreements, joint ventures, drilling and drillco agreements, joint participation arrangements, joint exploration and development agreements, oil and gas leasing, master service agreements, materials procurement agreements, and farmout agreements.
- CCUS pore space acquisition, leasing, easements and access, blue hydrogen project matters.
James spent his first two years out of law school as an oil and gas administrative law judge where he presided over land, engineering and geologic testimony. Since then, James has practiced continually for over 40 years as an oil and gas attorney, focusing on all areas of the law relevant to the oil and gas exploration, production, marketing and processing business.
