Landman, Attorney
Resume:
JOHN S. STRETCHER
**** ****** ****** – Midland, Texas 79701
***********@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Apache Corporation November 2012 – Present
Contract Title Specialist/Landman Midland, TX
• Review and analyze title opinions, leases, and mineral deeds to cure title defects and calculate ownership and royalty interests.
• Conduct legal research regarding the interpretation of lease clauses and mineral and royalty conveyances.
• Manage and direct the curative efforts of field brokers and outside title attorneys.
• Prepare internal memoranda regarding title status and drilling obligations in various areas within the Permian Basin.
Veritas 321 Energy Partners August – October 2012
Assistant In-House Counsel Midland, TX
• Drafted surface use agreements, easements, affidavits of non-production, stipulations of interests, affidavits of heirship, and other
title curative documents.
• Conducted research to determine whether leases are held by production and to ensure compliance with lease provisions.
• Negotiated oil and gas leases with landowners.
• Reviewed and approved the title curative efforts of landmen.
Chevron U.S.A. Summer 2011
Land Representative Intern – Midcontinent/Alaska Business Unit Houston, TX
• Reviewed, analyzed, and ensured compliance with leases, joint operating agreements, unitization agreements, and title opinions.
• Drafted well-bore assignments, notification letters, surface-damages agreements, and title curative plans.
• Analyzed lease assignments to identify unleased land improperly contributing acreage to a joint operating agreement.
The Honorable Judge Gary Sanderson, 60th Civil District Court Summer 2010
Judicial Intern Beaumont, TX
• Reviewed motions before the court and observed civil, criminal, and family law proceedings.
• Researched and prepared memoranda on legal issues such as collateral estoppel and detrimental reliance.
United States Navy 2006 – 2009
Surface Warfare Officer Jacksonville, FL
• Led junior and senior enlisted personnel while carrying out various missions and operations.
• Forward deployed to Iraq, the Persian Gulf, the Horn of Africa, and South America.
• Devised and implemented ship security plans when entering foreign and domestic ports.
• Responsible for the maintenance and operation of the ship’s weapons systems while deployed.
EDUCATION
Texas Tech University School of Law 2012
Doctor of Jurisprudence, magna cum laude Lubbock, TX
GPA: 3.4
• Cali Award – Negotiations Workshop
• American Jurisprudence Award – Oil and Gas Law I, International Human Rights, Constitutional Law Seminar
• Dean’s List and Phi Delta Phi Honor Fraternity
Texas Tech University Rawls College of Business, Lubbock, Texas 2012
Master of Business Administration, magna cum laude Lubbock, TX
GPA: 3.7
• Golden Key Honor Society and Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society
Tulane University 2006
Bachelor of Science in Management New Orleans, LA
GPA: 3.1
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
• State Bar of New Mexico – Admitted September 2012
• Midland Habitat for Humanity – Board of Directors
• American Association of Professional Landmen – Registered Landman
• Young Professionals in Energy
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