Not Forgotten

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I’m not gone, and the blog has not been forgotten. My son, Stephen, got married on Nov. 5. It was a perfect wedding. He and Kathie make a perfect couple. Her parents are perfect in-laws. Couldn’t be better, except for my wife and I being in Kansas while they’re all in California. Hmm, if anybody reading this has a job in California for a middle-aged oil and gas lawyer, be sure to let me know!

Besides an offspring getting married, I spent some time on the Chappell Family Website to make the contact form more secure against spammers and hackers, and also incorporated similar improvements on the Douglas County Bar Association website.

One of these days, though, I promise to post something pertinent to oil and gas law! A fellow attorney recently called me a “geek” and said I needed to get to the courthouse more often. Actually, I think being able to stay out of the courthouse is indicative of some measure of success in the practice of law.

Not Many Articles

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In case anybody has noticed, and I doubt anybody has, there aren’t a lot of regular articles being posted here. I’ve noticed, of course, several lawyer blawgs that are just prolific. I don’t know where they find the time. Law professors, maybe, but as a practicing attorney with a couple of other interests like making websites, I just don’t have time to be prolific with this blog. I’m mentioning this because it’s not my intention to disappoint or mislead anybody. An argument could be made that a person ought not to have a blog unless a person is going to blog, that is, post articles somewhat regularly, definitely more frequently than a blue moon. Then again, it’s a free internet and a person doesn’t have to write if a person doesn’t have the time.

Why do we need foreign oil?

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One of my most long-standing and faithful clients has been in a life and death struggle with the EPA for over two years. This client is one that any oil and gas lawyer would be proud to include in his clientele. I certainly am. And, just to be clear, the pride I’m talking about isn’t a function of how much annual fees are generated by the account.

As most people know, I enjoy making websites as a hobby, and I’d like to invite everybody to visit Pryor Oil Company vs. EPA. I’m still working on it, but it’s shaping up.