Atty. Anthony W. Jesko

• Anthony W. Jesko is a shareholder of Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C. and a member of the firm’s Energy Group and Real Estate Group
• He concentrates his practice in all areas of oil and gas law with a particular emphasis in oil and gas litigation, administrative, lead counsel in statutory unitizations and appeals, transaction work, and title
• Mr. Jesko was in-house corporate counsel for an independent exploration and production oil and gas company
• As in-house counsel, he frequently advised the CEO, COO, General Counsel, CFO, Executive Vice Presidents, and top senior management on complex oil and gas related legal issues
• He has experience negotiating and drafting numerous legal documents including, without limitation to, leases, lease amendments, ratifications, lease assignments, credit facility agreements, right-of-ways, surface use agreements, water impoundment agreements, disposal agreements, road use agreements, lease swap agreements, agreements to lease, drill to earn and farm-out agreements, letters of intent, purchase sale agreements, confidentiality agreements, joint operating agreements, settlement agreements and various other litigation motions, disclaimers, releases, and license agreements
• Before attending law school, Mr. Jesko worked in corrections
• Professional Accomplishments •Appointed by Governor Mike DeWine to a four-year term on Ohio’s Oil & Gas Land Management Commission (2024-2028) Speaking Engagements •“Steps for Ohio’s Orphan Well Plugging Program at Ohio.gov” (Co-Speaker)
• Ohio Oil & Gas Association (OOGA) 2020 Annual Meeting
• Columbus, Ohio
• 3/4-3/6/2020 •“Navigating Ohio’s Legal Landscape” (Co-Speaker)
• Ohio Oil & Gas Association (OOGA) Winter Conference
• Columbus, Ohio
• 3/6-3/8/2019 •“Handouts and Paybacks: Remedies for Payments Made to the Wrong Party” (Co-Presenter/Co-Author)
• Energy & Mineral Law Foundation Special Institute
• Post-Corban
• December 2016 •“Key Partner or Potential Adversary?
• The Bureau of Land Management’s Role in the Leasing and Development of the Wayne National Forest” (Co-Presenter)
• Ohio State Bar Association Oil and Gas Update
• November 2016 Publications •“Model Chapter 13 Plan” (Author), United States Bankruptcy Court - Western District of Michigan, presented at 21st Annual FBA Bankruptcy Section Seminar, 7/24/2009 Community •Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Partners Board (Member) Articles 12/2/2020 Articles Ohio Supreme Court Decides West v
• Bode, Holding that Both the Dormant Mineral Act and the Marketable Title Act May Apply to Severed Oil and Gas Interests 12/17/2018 Articles Ohio Supreme Court Issues Opinion in Blackstone v
• Moore - The First Cornerstone in the DMA v
• MTA Supremacy Debate 12/3/2018 Articles Sharp v

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Continued Refinement of the Notice Requirement Under Ohio’s Dormant Mineral Act 3/19/2018 Articles Shilts v

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Firming Up Notice Under Ohio’s Dormant Mineral Act 12/15/2016 Articles Anthony Jesko and John Seeds Present at the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation Special Institute 11/30/2016 Articles How to Lease BLM land in the Wayne National Forest Press Releases 1/4/2019 Press Releases Dickie McCamey Elects Five New Shareholders 4/14/2016 Press Releases Dickie McCamey Welcomes Back Oil and Gas Attorney