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Jessica E. Songster

Background & Experience

Jessica focuses her practice on advising oil and gas producers operating in the Marcellus and Utica Shale plays.

Jessica regularly advises clients on:

Oil, gas, and mineral title issues, including the provision of drilling, division order, leasehold, and acquisition title opinions
Title curative
Pooling and unitization issues
Undivided mineral ownership
Leasehold estates
Oil and gas title litigation
Acquisitions and divestitures, particularly due diligence

Jessica has regularly advised 5 of the top 10 producers of oil and gas in the United States, together with private equity groups and smaller, independent producers. She has served as co-presenter for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute course, “Advanced Mineral Title Examination for Attorneys.”

Prior Experience

Following law school Jessica clerked for the Honorable Legrome D. Davis in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Prior to forming Lindhome & Songster, P.C., Jessica was an associate with the Law Office of Richard S. Lindhome and the law firm of Acker and Larsen, P.C., where she practiced primarily real estate law and was an approved title attorney for numerous banks and title insurance companies. From 2008-2009 she also served as the First Assistant District Attorney of Potter County. Jessica has both represented clients in arbitration and served as a court-appointed arbitration panelist.

Jessica drafted and coordinated documentation for multiple project financings for a large timber concern. Her real estate experience extends from residential to commercial transactions, including large-scale agricultural financing.

Professional Activities

Pennsylvania Bar Association, Environmental Law and Energy Section
American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL)
Michael Late Benedum Chapter of the AAPL
Northern Appalachia Landman’s Association
Women’s Energy Network

Publications

Co-author, Advanced Mineral Title Examination for Attorneys, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2014 (PBI No. 2014-8557)

Education

University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D. 2004)
Smith College (B.A. 1998)

Admissions

New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia