E.O. Spencer, III
eospencer@eoslaw.com

Business and Energy

Concentration:

Business Law - Choice of Entity/Formation/Structure; Contracts; Purchase/Sale of Businesses; Business Combinations; Protection of Business Assets; Business Litigation.

Oil, Gas and Energy Law -Acquisition/Divestment/Financing of Producing Properties; Regulatory/Administrative Proceedings and Compliance; Energy Litigation; Mediation/Arbitration; Exploration Contracts/Operating Agreements; Drilling/Division Order/Financing Title Opinions; Environmental/Health/Safety; Geophysical Contracts/Permits; Post-Production Expense Analysis; Severance Tax; Surface Use Agreements.

Natural Resources Law - Surface Mining; Forestry; Water Rights; Management of Land/Timber/Mineral Assets.

The Mississippi Bar Association requires the following disclaimer:

Listing of Practice Areas is No Certification of Expertise.
Free Background Information is Available Upon Request.



Education: University of Mississippi School of Law, Juris Doctor Degree, May 1979;
Phi Delta Phil Legal Fraternity; University of Mississippi, Bachelor of Business Administration Degree, August, 1976


Memberships and Professional Associations:

Mississippi Oil and Gas Lawyers Association
(President 2000-2001; Vice President 1999-2000; Treasurer 1998-1999; Director 1999-2001); Co-Chairman, Eleventh Triennial Mississippi Oil and Gas Law Institute (2001); Mississippi Association of Defense Lawyers (Environmental Committee); Mississippi Bar Association (Business Law Section), (Section on Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law; Past Chairman-Energy Committee; Past Chairman- Seminars/Institutes Committee; Small Firm Practice Committee; Technology Committee; American Bar Association (Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources; Petroleum Marketing Committee); Hinds County Bar Association; The Institute For Energy Law (Member, Advisory Board –2004); Mississippi Association of Petroleum Landmen; National Association of Royalty Owners; Mississippi Republican Party.

License:
Mississippi Supreme Court and United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi.


Publications:
Author, Minerals or Royalty: Dilemma in Mississippi, Houston Association of Petroleum Landmen Bulletin; and Deduction of Post-Production Expenses in Calculating Oil and Gas Royalties, Mississippi Association of Petroleum Landmen and Mississippi Oil and Gas Lawyers 2001 Joint Seminar.