Why Your Emails Could Cost You Everything in Court | TLD 053

Avoiding lawsuits as a landman starts with agency disclosure, ethical conduct, and rock-solid documentation in every deal.

Contract disputes, agency confusion, and field decisions gone sideways can put any landman at legal risk. In this deep dive, Lee, Brian, and Brent lay out the best practices they use every day to protect themselves and their clients. Drawing on real cases from both the field and the company side, they clarify where landmen most often stumble, especially when representing principals without clear disclosure, or flipping leases without understanding the resulting liabilities.

Practical advice anchors the discussion: always clarify your status as agent, know the indemnity details in lease assignments, and understand the critical differences between notary and witness requirements across states like Louisiana and Texas. The team shares why shoddy documentation or misrepresentation opens doors for litigation, emphasizing that ethical, transparent practices (“don’t be shady”) are the best defense.

Land professionals working in high-stakes negotiations, whether for oil and gas leases, right-of-way, or renewables, will learn concrete steps for reducing risk: communicate agency clearly, keep contracts tight and thoroughly reviewed, document every assignment, and always follow local procedures to the letter. With millions riding on each project, this clip is a roadmap for getting deals done the right way and staying out of court.

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