Can an Oil and Gas Lease be Rejected in Bankruptcy?

No. 740 Babst Calland, a Pittsburgh law firm with a substantial energy law practice, has posed a great question on their blog. Can a landowner reject an oil and gas lease as an executory contract under Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code? But why would a landowner want to do so? At the present time, […]

Is Occupy Wall Street the Next Tea Party?

No. 739 Occupy Wall Street opened a branch office on Grant Street last weekend. It is probably the first time tents have been pitched at this location since Captain James Grant gave Grant’s Hill its name. Its a great country when a group of protestors against capitalism can pitch tents on land owned by the […]

May I Remind You That You Are Under Oath?

No. 738 As you may know, the bar results are in. That means that a new crop of lawyers will be sworn in. Many will take the oath en masse before the Supreme Court. But some, perhaps with urgent business before the court, will take it in a private ceremony. Judge Joseph Ridge, who […]

And Thereby Hangs a Tale.

No. 737 Once upon a time there was a Little City named Harrisburg that planned to hire one of the most prestigious law firms in the world, the feared Cravath, to handle its Chapter 9 Bankruptcy. The feared Cravath had a stable full of hungry, hungry dinosaurs in grey suits who looked fierce but were […]

Never Heard of Chapter 9 of the Bankruptcy Code? You Will.

Yes, Harrisburg is about to make news. But not in a good way. The City of Harrisburg filed today for protection under Chapter 9 of the Bankruptcy Code. That’s the chapter of the code that provides for reorganization for municipalities. The most famous one was Orange County, California. The filing is in response […]

Not Always As They Appear.

It looks like a vase of flowers, doesn’t it? But its not. Its a container of pens for people to fill out summary appeal form.

CEB Blog — Continuing Education of the Bar — added to Blogroll.

No. 734 I have been adding a number of blogs with practical information for lawyers [and others] to the blogroll on the left-hand margin of this blog. If you like the Lawyerist or Time Management Ninja, you are going to enjoy reading CEB Blog. Here’s a sample contain sound advice about email mistakes commonly made […]

At a Time Like This . . .

Every time is a time of opportunity. Discovering what the opportunity is — that’s the catch. But there will surely someday be a last time and a last opportunity. Don’t ever let someone tell you to postpone a worthy endeavor at a time like this.

THE MONSTER THAT DEVOURED CLEVELAND AND OTHER BEDTIME STORIES.

No. 732 Security officers reported seeing a 5 foot alligator in Beaver Run Reservoir about a month ago but didn’t remember to report it. Big deal, only five feet long anyway. The manager of the Westmoreland County Water and Sewer Authority, Chris Somebody, told the press that the Authority wasn’t going to worry about it, […]

Thank You Real Estate Agents

No. 731 Thanks to the great group of real estate agents that took the continuing professional education class I gave at CCAC North this past week. They asked plenty of great questions and added a great deal to the discussion. I will be giving the class at least four more times in the Spring at […]

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