Resourceful, reliable, trustworthy with years of getting the job done and the deal closed on time and under budget. General practice of law typical for a county seat.
Since 1982
2010 - Current
Fort Law Firm, LLC
Real Estate, Business, Environmental, Oil & Gas, Estate Planning. General practice of law.
2008 - 2010
KNG Energy, Inc.
Easements, real estate issues, pipeline construction, ArcMap GIS
1989 - 2008
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP
Environmental, Real Estate and Transactional Law
1982 - 1989
Marathon Oil Company
Oil field practice in Robinson Ill. Environmental attorney and pipeline attorney in Findlay Ohi0
1974 - 1979
U.S. Navy
ASW Officer, CIC Officer, Electronics Material Officer on DD-822 Navigator, USS LaSalle, AGF-3, Flagship for Commander Middle East Force
1979 - 1982
J.D. | Law
Honors: Order of Barristers Strong Award (Moot Court Brief)
1970 - 1974
B.S. | General Engineering & Political Science
Honors: Graduated with Merit
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Utilities
Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
Evictions, Housing Discrimination, Landlord Rights, Rent Control, Tenants' Rights
Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
