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Gregory W. Watts
Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty Co., L.P.A.
Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty Co., L.P.A.
Attorney At Law
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4775 Munson St. NW
Canton, Ohio
44718
United States
Greg is a director and shareholder with the law firm of Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty Co., L.P.A. and has been with the firm since 2007. Greg is an adjunct professor on Oil and Gas Law at the University of Akron School of Law, and is the Editor of the firm’s Utica Journal Discoveries, an electronic oil and gas newsletter.
Professional Experience:
- Heavily involved in Utica Shale play in Northeastern Ohio representing clients and counseling energy producers in due diligence associated with mineral and lease acquisitions, and litigating and resolving title, mineral and lease disputes
- Represents clients in the areas of business and estate planning, trusts and probate law
Education
- University of Akron, B.S., 2004
- University of Akron, B.A., 2004
- University of Akron School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 2007
- Served on the Board of the Akron Law Review
Courts and Bar Associations:
- Ohio, 2007
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Professional and Community Affiliations:
- Member: Ohio State Bar Association
- Member: Stark County Bar Association
- Member: Ohio Oil and Gas Association
- Member: Energy Mineral Law Foundation
- Leadership Stark County, Member 26th Graduating Class
Notable Presentations:
- "Royalty Disputes"; 2020 Oil and Gas Update, Ohio State Bar Association (2020)
- "Royalty Disputes"; 2019 Oil and Gas Update, Ohio State Bar Association (2019)
- "Issues in Oil & Gas Lease Expiration"; 2018 Oil and Gas Update, Ohio State Bar Association (2018)
- "Ohio Oil and Gas Law Update"' 2018 Real Estate Seminar Stark County Bar Association (2018)
- "Ohio Legal Update"; NARO Appalachia 2018 Annual Conference (2018)
- Co-Author: "Ohio Survey for Texas A&M Journal of Property Law: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Survey on Oil & Gas" – Texas A&M University School of Law
- "Law of Access to Oil, Gas and Mineral Rights" ; Halfmoon Seminar (2018)
- "Understanding Access to Minerals and Negotiating Pipeline Right-of-Ways" (2016)
- "Procedure and Pitfalls of the “2006 DMA”, Ohio Dormant Minerals Act Special Institute, Energy and Mineral Law Foundation (2016)
- "Understanding Access to Minerals and Negotiating Pipeline Right-of-Ways" ; 2016 Real Estate Seminar Stark County Bar Association (2016)
- "Can a Terminated Lease Be Cured?" - Presenter at the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation's (EMLF) 36th Annual Institute (2015)
- "Can a Terminated Lease be Cured?" – Ohio State Bar Association (2015)
Articles Published by Gregory W. Watts
- Ohio Supreme Court Rules on Notice Requirements under DMA
- Seventh District Court of Appeals holds Internet Search Not Required under Dormant Mineral Act (DMA)
- Pending Ohio Supreme Court Cases on Dormant Mineral Act (DMA) and Marketable Title Act (MTA)
- Utica Shale & Pipeline Newsletter November 2020
- Seventh District Court Clarifies How to Determine the 40-year Period of Examination Under the MTA
- 5th District Ct. of Appeals Holds Repetition of Reservation in a Deed Without Name of the Reserving Party Does Not Preserve the Interest Under the MTA
- Sharp v. Miller: Seventh District Court of Appeals Holds Internet Search Not Mandatory to Publish Notice Under 2006 DMA
- Duhig Rule Persuasive in Interpreting Oil and Gas Reservations
- Ohio Supreme Court holds Lessors Adequately Protected
- Ohio Supreme Court declines to review case involving temporary cessation and paying quantities issues related to oil & gas leases
- The Ohio Supreme Court Finds Oil and Gas Leases Are Not Void As Against Public Policy
- Ohio Supreme Court Holds Recorded Oil & Gas Lease is a Saving Event Under Dormant Mineral Act
- Lessors acceptance of royalty payments does not waive a claim for forfeiture of an oil and gas lease with a minimum royalty provision
- Failure to Join Necessary Parties Renders Forfeiture of Oil and Gas Lease Inappropriate
- Ohio Supreme Court Heard Oral Arguments in Walker v. Shondrick-Nau
- Ohio Supreme Court Rules on Ohio's 2006 Dormant Mineral Act
- Ohio Supreme Court Heard Oral Arguments in Corban v. Chesapeake
- Ohio Supreme Court Accepts Two More Cases Involving Ohio's Dormant Mineral Act
- Questions Concerning the Validity of Prior Assignments of Oil and Gas Lease Avoids Federal Court Jurisdiction
- 7th District Reaffirms Hupp Decision Overturning Trial Court Decisions Attempting to Invalidate Oil and Gas Leases Still in Their Primary Terms
- Issue of Deduction of Post-Production Costs From Royalty Certified to the Ohio Supreme Court
- Ohio Supreme Court Accepts Taylor v. Crosby
- Seventh District Court of Appeals Affirms Lessee's Ability to Unilaterally "Extend" Oil & Gas Lease On The Same Terms
- KWGD Attorneys Scott M. Zurakowski & Gregory W. Watts to Speak at the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation's 36th Annual Institute
- Ohio Supreme Court Accepts Eisenbarth & Dahlgren
- Ohio Supreme Court Schedules Oral Arguments in Walker and Corban
- The Ohio Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Appeal Impacting All Oil & Gas Producers Leasing and/or Drilling in the Utica Shale
- Seventh District Court of Appeals Reaffirms That a Severed Royalty Interest is Subject to Ohio's Marketable Title Act
- 11th District upholds Automatic Abandonment under the 1989 DMA as Constitutional
- Sixth Circuit reverses ruling that oil and gas leases terminated following initial five-year primary term
- Seventh District Court of Appeals Finds the Conveyance of "Coal and Other Minerals" To Include Oil and Gas
- Seventh District Court of Appeals Reaffirms Fixed Look Back Period Under The 1989 Version of Ohio's Dormant Mineral Act
- The Supreme Court of Ohio Accepts Appeal of Two Additional Dormant Mineral Act Cases
- Fifth District Court of Appeals Reverses Ruling In Favor of Lessor that Found an Oil and Lease was Forfeited as a Matter of Law
- Seventh District Court of Appeals Finds Severed Royalty Interest Is Personal Property & Subject to Ohio's Marketable Title Act
- Fifth District Court of Appeals Affirms Award of Attorney Fees for Frivolous Conduct in Action to Challenge The Validity of an Oil & Gas Lease
- Dahlgren v. Brown Farm Properties LLC - Seventh Dist. Court of Appeals Reverses Controversial Trial Court Decision Involving 1989 Ohio DMA
- Eisenbarth Decision Narrows Application of DMA
- Seventh District Court of Appeals' Opinion Overturns Court Decision Impacting All Oil & Gas Producers Leasing and/or Drilling in the Utica Shale
- Ohio Supreme Court Accepts Certified Questions in Corban v. Chesapeake
- Swartz v. Householder & Shannon v. Householder - Seventh District Court of Appeals Once Again Upholds 1989 Dormant Minerals Act as Self-Executing
- Additional Dormant Minerals Act (DMA) Questions Certified to Supreme Court Of Ohio
- Walker v. Noon-7th District Court of Appeals Upholds 1989 Dormant Mineral Act as Self-Executing
- Walker v. Noon, 2014-Ohio 1499
- Filing of Declaration & Notice of Pooled Unit Held to be Operations
- Dodd v. Croskey - Seventh District Court of Appeals Rules on Dormant Mineral Act and Defines the "subject of" a Title Transaction
- Existing HBP Oil and Gas Lease Held Valid
- Ohio lessors granted right to pursue claims for underpayment of royalties against Chesapeake
- Trial Court Awards Mineral Rights to Surface Owner
- Recent Oil and Gas Law Court Decisions
- Assignment of Lease in Violation of Lease Terms Held to Be Void
- Lessor's Alleged Breach of Implied Covenant to Develop Dismissed
- Ohio Trial Court Rules 1989 Version of Dormant Mineral Act
- Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act
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