Kay Casto & Chaney attorneys offer a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences in serving our clients’ needs in the energy sector. We represent mineral owners, royalty owners, lessees, and surface owners in negotiating mineral leases, working to resolve lease disputes, and offering general advice on their ownership interests. We also represent locally owned businesses and nationally based corporations in all types of commercial and transactional business arrangements. Firm attorneys have prepared purchase agreements, leases, and conducted detailed title examinations and certification. We have provided our clients with opinions for the acquisition, exploration, development, and operations for coal, oil, and natural gas. Additional legal services to the energy sector have included litigation, bankruptcy (creditor and debtor), and contract review and drafting.

Other practices within the firm that are of value to clients in the energy sector include labor and employment law, workers’ compensation, construction, and litigation.