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Address
808 E South Temple
Salt Lake City, Utah 84102-1305 (Salt Lake Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
5.0
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(Main Office) Lear & Lear serves the Rocky Mountain West legal market as a boutique, emphasizing energy, public lands, mineral extraction, environmental, and railroad law. Clients range from major oil companies to small, local exploration companies, mining companies, and the Union Pacific Railroad Company. Lear & Lear attorneys are licensed in Utah, Colorado, Wyoming and California, and before courts of the Northern Ute Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation. Lear & Lear opened its offices in December 2001. Its founders and firm members have a combined 100 years experience with the practice specialties. The firm has achieved the highest rating given by Martindale-Hubbell. Statement of PracticeOil and Gas, Mining, Public Lands, Railroad Law, Water Law, Indian Law, Environmental Law, Natural Resources Litigation, Administrative Hearings and Appeals, International Corporate Law, Condemnation. Year Established: 2001
Firm Size: 6
Languages: German.
Representative Clients:El Paso Production, Inc.
Yates Petroleum Corporation
Union Pacific Railroad Co.
Rio de Viento, Inc.
Dominion Exploration and Productions, Inc.
Sinclair Corporation
Petro-Hunt, L.L.C.
Clayton Williams Energy, Inc.
Yates Drilling Company
Myco Industries, Inc.
Abo Petroleum Corporation
Utah Oil Sands, Inc.
Fortuna (US) L.P.
Vanco Energy Corp.
Freedom Oil & Gas Company.
Address808 E South Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84102-1305, (Salt Lake Co.)
PhonePhone: 888-349-0983
Fax: 801-538-5001
Website
http://www.learlaw.com
Phillip Wm. Lear (Member) born Logan, Utah, January 24, 1945; admitted to bar, 1975, Utah; 1991, Colorado and Wyoming; U.S. District Court, District of Utah, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth and Tenth Circuits, U.S. Supreme Court and Tribal Court, Uintah and Ouray Reservation; 2006, U.S. Court of Claims. Education: University of Utah (H.B.A., magna cum laude, Honors College, 1969; J.D., 1975). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Theta. Author: Representative Articles: "Utah Oil & Gas Conservation Law and Practice," Utah L. Rev. 89, 1998; "Exhaustion of Tribal Court Remedies: Rejecting Bright-Line Rules and Affirmative Action," 71 N.D.L. Rev. 275 (1995); "Utah's Short Statutes of Limitation for Tax Titles: The Continuing Specter of Lyman v. National Mortgage Bond Corp. - A Need for Remedial Legislation," 1976 BYU L. Rev. 457. Registered Land Professional. Member: Colorado Bar Association; Utah State Bar; Wyoming State Bar; Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation (President, 2002-2003); Utah Association of Professional Landmen (President, 1997-1998); American Association of Professional Landmen. [Lt., U.S. Navy, 1969-1972]. Reported Cases: Ecosystem Resources, L.C. v. Broadbent Land & Resources, L.L.C., 158 P.2d 685 (Wyo. 2007); Dye v. Miller & Viele, 587 P.2d 139 (Utah 1978); Bennion v. Graham Resources, Inc., 849 P.2d 569(Utah 1993); Bennion v. ANR Production Co., 819 P.2d 343 (Utah 1991). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Mining Law; Public Land Law; Mineral Title; Oil and Gas Conservation; Oil and Gas Title Examination; Administrative Adjudications; Hearings and Appeals; Natural Resources Litigation; Timber and Logging Law.Email: Phillip Wm. Lear
Jon M. Lear (Member) born New York, N.Y., September 4, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Utah; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Utah (B.A., 1973; J.D., 1976). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Theta. Member: American Bar Association; Utah State Bar; Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. Practice Areas: Environmental Law.Email: Jon M. Lear
J. Matthew Snow (Member) born Salt Lake City, Utah, February 5, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth and Tenth Circuits. Education: University of Utah (B.A., English, 1995; J.D., 1998). William H. Leary Scholar. Law Clerk: Justice Michael J. Wilkins, Utah Supreme Court, 1998-2000; Attorney General's Office, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1997-1998. Managing Editor, Journal of Energy, Natural Resources and Environmental Law, 1997-1998. Member: Salt Lake County Bar Association (Chairman, Oil and Gas Committee, 2003-2004); Utah State Bar; Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation; Utah Association of Professional Landmen (President, 2005-2006). Practice Areas: Natural Resources; Public Land Law; Oil and Gas Acquisitions; Administrative Hearings and Appeals; Mergers and Acquisitions; Mineral Law; Water Rights.Email: J. Matthew Snow
——————————Kelly A. Williams (Associate) born Cincinnati, Ohio, 1971; admitted to bar, 2000, Utah. Education: Utah State University (B.A., cum laude, 1994); University of Utah (J.D., Natural Resources and Environmental Law Certificate, 1999). Member, National Moot Court Team. Editor, Western Energy Bulletin. Member: Utah State Bar; American Bar Association; Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation; Utah Association of Professional Landmen. Practice Areas: Natural Resources; Public Land Law; Oil and Gas Acquisitions; Administrative Hearings and Appeals; Mergers and Acquisitions; Mineral Law; Water Rights.Email: Kelly A. Williams
Jonathan D. Lear (Associate) born Salt Lake City, Utah, April 20, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Utah; U.S. District Court, District of Utah. Education: University of Utah (B.S., 2000); Howard University (J.D., 2004). Member: Utah State Bar; American Bar Association; Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Mineral Law; Public Land Law; Indian Law; Mining Law; Mineral Title; Oil and Gas Conservation; Administrative Hearings and Appeals; Water Rights.
Jeffrey R. Taylor (Associate) born Pamona, California, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., magna cum laude, 2002); S.J. Quinney School of Law, University of Utah (J.D., 2006). Leary Scholar. Member, Utah Law Review, 2004-2005. Co-author: "Water Laws and Policies for a Sustainable Future: A Western States' Perspective", WSWC 2008 and "Soil Water Sensor Accuracy for Predicting Seedling Emergence Using a Hydrothermal Time Model," 21 Arid Land Research & Mgmt. 229, 2007. Member: Salt Lake County Bar; Utah State Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Mineral Law; Mineral Title; Oil and Gas Law; Oil and Gas Litigation; Public Land Law; Timber and Logging Law.Email: Jeffrey R. Taylor
LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNELJanice L. Brown
Marlene Lewis
Susan R. Parker
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