Steven R. R. Anderson

Experience

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  Anesi, Ozmon, Rodin, Novak & Kohen, Ltd.

  Jun 2009 - Aug 2009

  Law Clerk

  • Responded to defendants’ motions for summary judgment and dismissal• Drafted motions in limine and motions to strike• Observed and assisted in depositions

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  Honorable William H. Baughman, Jr., United States Magistrate Judge, Northern District of Ohio

  Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

  Judicial Extern

  • Drafted opinions and reports and recommendations• Conducted extensive legal research• Trained in specific areas of federal law, including habeas corpus review and social security administration• Observed settlement conferences, mediations, evidentiary hearings, arraignments, pleadings, sentencings, and all phases of criminal and civil trials

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  SA Land Services, LLC

  Aug 2011 - Nov 2019

  Owner and General Manager

  Contracted Through:• Turner Oil & Gas Properties, Inc. (August 2011 – June 2018)• Kastner Land Services (October 2018 – November 2019)Work Performed: • Located, targeted, and acquired mineral rights for the composition and development of hydraulically fractured oil and gas well units covering more than 150,000 acres.• Negotiated lease terms, riders, and addenda when needed in order to reach agreements with prospective lessors.• Generated and delivered to clients full title abstracts, mineral ownership reports, coal ownership reports, well ownership reports, and due diligence reports.• Identified and evaluated legal risks associated with title clouds, title defects, mineral reservations, unleased parties, depth severances, missing working interests, overriding royalty interests, and other issues, and recommended courses of action based upon those risks.• Cured title defects, including those relating to the Ohio Dormant Mineral Act (O.R.C. § 5301.56).• Drafted curative documents, including lease extensions, lease amendments, corrective lease assignments, consent to pool agreements, and others.• Interviewed, selected, hired, and trained new landmen.• Managed teams of up to ten landmen for projects involving title abstracting, due diligence on client acquisitions and acreage trades, and oil and gas leasing.• Reviewed full title abstracts, mineral ownership reports, and due diligence reports completed by other landmen. Show less

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  Turner Oil & Gas Properties, Inc.

  Aug 2011 - Jun 2018

  Petroleum Landman
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  Everdale Properties, LLC

  Mar 2014 - Jul 2022

  Owner and General Manager

  • Discovered and invested in residential properties with excellent potential to generate revenue as rental units • Identified improvements and repairs necessary to bring rental properties up to code, as well as provide maximum expected return on investment through rents collected• Researched and scheduled contractors to complete necessary improvements and repairs; also completed repairs personally, when possible• Created appealing property listings in order to attract quality prospective tenants• Organized property showings, wrote residential leases, reviewed rental applications, conducted background checks, and selected tenants• Collected and charted monthly rents, responded promptly to all tenant issues and concerns, ensured that all tax, mortgage, and insurance payments were made on time• Handled all steps of the eviction process, including writing and serving three-day notices, writing and filing eviction complaints, and appearing in court Show less

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  Kastner Land Services

  Oct 2018 - Oct 2019

  Petroleum Landman
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  Kidder Law Firm, LLC

  Nov 2019 - now

  Of Counsel

  • Litigated civil cases related to oil and gas leases, pipeline and utility easements, business disputes, evictions and landlord-tenant disputes, breaches of contract, trespass, fraud, and various other energy, land use, business, and contract issues.• Drafted pleadings, motions (including dispositive motions), and appellate briefs.• Prepared for, conducted, and defended depositions.• Drafted and responded to written discovery; reviewed discovery documents.• Negotiated favorable deals for landowners with utility, pipeline, and oil and gas companies for various land uses, including oil and gas leases, injection well leases, utility easements, pipeline easements, well pad sites, temporary and permanent access roads, and temporary workspace.• Represented clients in hearings and mediations.• Drafted real estate documents including deeds, land contracts, residential and commercial leases, oil and gas leases, easements, rights-of-way, surface and sub-surface use agreements, pad site agreements, and temporary access and work space agreements.• Drafted business documents including operating agreements, employment contracts, licensing agreements, purchase and sale agreements, and other documents.• Guided individuals’ estate planning by drafting wills, living wills, powers of attorney, health care powers of attorney, and other related documents, as well as probating decedents’ estates.• Managed and edited firm website and blog; authored firm blog posts on legal topics relevant to the firm’s clients; promoted the firm’s news and articles on social media.• Researched and conducted targeted mail advertising campaigns to acquire new clients for the firm. Show less

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  Babin Law, LLC

  Sept 2023 - Feb 2024

  Attorney
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  Anderson Law Firm, LLC

  Feb 2024 - now

  Attorney