Mr. Herlihy's primary areas of practice are energy, natural resource law and general business acquisitions. He has more than 30 years of experience assisting clients in these areas.

Bar Admissions
West Virginia State Bar
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court
United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Education

• University of Virginia, B. A., with honors, 1977
• University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1981

Significant Accomplishments

Negotiating and documenting the acquisition and sale of businesses and related assets for natural gas, coal and land companies

Representing lenders and borrowers in loan and other financial transactions related to the natural gas, coal, timber, and land holding businesses

Negotiating and preparing natural gas and coal supply agreements

Negotiating and preparing oil and gas and coal lease agreements

Negotiating and preparing timber sale agreements, timber harvesting contracts, and forestry management agreements

Negotiating and preparing master services, transportation, drilling, loading and other natural resource service agreements

Negotiating and preparing easements, licenses, rights-of-way, wheelage and other natural resource land use agreements

Representing oil and gas and coal companies for contract disputes in either an arbitration or civil litigation forum

Representing land holding companies for contractual disputes in either an arbitration or civil litigation forum

Negotiating and preparing pipeline operating and management agreements

Representing vendors for equipment and services in the natural resource industry

Providing real property/title services to natural resource companies

Representing natural resource industry companies in permitting disputes with regulatory agencies

Defending natural resource industry participants in enforcement actions and penalty assessments with regulatory agencies

Law Clerk to the Honorable John A. Field, Jr., Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1981 - 1982

Professional Activities and Experience

Distinctions

• BV® Distinguished™ Peer-Review Rated by Martindale Hubbell for 25 years
• Named the Best Lawyers^® 2019 "Lawyer of the Year" in the area of Natural Resources Law in Charleston, W.Va.
• Nominated by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Corporate Law, Energy Law and Natural Resources Law
• Recognized by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business for Natural Resources Law
• Recognized by West Virginia Super Lawyers for Energy & Natural Resources and Business/ Corporate Law
• JD Supra Readers' Choice Top Author, Energy Law, 2018-2021
• St. Thomas More Catholic Lawyers Society
• Phi Beta Kappa