Posts By: Rachel

Title Opinions Serve Multiple Purposes written by Kaysha Spoon Oil companies most commonly obtain title opinions prior to beginning drilling operations. They rely on those opinions to obtain leases, cure any title defects, and, once production begins, make payments. However, title opinions can serve many other functions. Companies often acquire more limited opinions, such as… Read more »

How RR&A Personalizes Title Opinions to Our Clients’ Needs written by Jennifer Martin Two of RR&A’s most important Core Values are Service and Value to our clients. We aren’t here to just take a runsheet that’s handed to us, churn out a basic, bare-bones title opinion, and send it back to you, never to be discussed again. Our title… Read more »

RR&A’s Land and Title Qualifications written by Jennifer Martin This April, RR&A celebrated its 5th anniversary! At its inception, the firm was not intended to be a title firm; it was not until November 2021 that RR&A began offering title services to its clients. However, just because it is a new service to our clients,… Read more »

Managing Your Land Needs Why Using One Law Firm for Title Opinions and All Other Matters Makes Sense written by Jennifer Martin The goal of RR&A is to be a client’s one-stop shop for as many legal needs as possible. Our clients know they can come to us for anything from MSAs to PSAs and… Read more »

You Don’t Need a Separate Title Firm written by Jennifer Martin The purpose of RR&A has always been to turn the traditional model of law firms’ relationships with clients upside down and inside out. Throughout the years leading to now, we have continued to find new ways to offer better, more modern service to our… Read more »

Know When to Hold ‘em, Know When to Fold ‘em written by Matt Reynolds Whether your company must engage in mediation, arbitration, or litigation, you will quickly discover that dispute resolution is often expensive, disruptive, and time-consuming. Unfortunately, it is almost inevitable that, at some point, your company will receive a demand letter or find… Read more »

How Preservation Notices Are Used as a Dispute Management Tool written by Matt Reynolds As you are likely aware, Litigation Holds are a critical tool that should be used within your organization to prepare and preserve evidence in the event of an accident, incident, or legal dispute. However, few businesses realize that sending a Preservation Notice… Read more »

Why Litigation Holds Should be a Standard Practice at your Company written by Rachel Reese In an increasingly electronic world, most companies have a standard policy for how long records (including electronic records) will be kept. In many cases, if nothing is done to prevent it, some electronic records, such as emails, will be automatically… Read more »

Attorney-Client Privilege Best Practices written by Matt Reynolds “Attorney-Client Privilege” is the client’s right to refuse to disclose and to prevent any other person from disclosing confidential communications between the client and the attorney. It is a right, asserted in investigations and court proceedings, to shield these communications from discovery. It ensures that your private conversations with… Read more »

What is Dispute Management? And How Can it Help Your Company written by Rachel Reese At RR&A, we don’t litigate. Although many of our attorneys have years of experience as litigators, we prefer to focus on Dispute Management. At RR&A we can assist your company with evaluating claims and creating pre-litigation settlements, Litigation Holds and… Read more »