Kurth, McClelland, and Pavlik Join Babst Calland
PITTSBURGH, PA, May 11, 2017 – Jordan M. Kurth, Matthew J. McClelland and Anthony T. Pavlik recently joined law firm Babst Calland as associates in the Firm’s Mineral Title Services and Energy & Natural Resources groups.
Mr. Kurth’s practice focuses on advising clients on transactional matters related to energy, oil and gas and mineral title issues and opinions. A 2013 graduate of West Virginia University College of Law, he previously worked in land administration and as an analyst in the title group of an oil and gas company where he managed matters related to acquisition and distribution of assets, including lease and acreage discrepancies and curative title and opinion analysis.
Mr. McClelland’s practice focuses on counseling various energy, oil, gas, and mineral-related clients on transaction matters, including title examination, title curative, oil and gas title opinions, and due diligence. A 2014 graduate of Duquesne University School of Law, he previously worked as an associate at a mid-sized law firm in Wexford, Pa. where he worked on title and curative measures, as well as represented creditors in bankruptcy court.
Mr. Pavlik’s practice focuses on counseling various energy, oil, gas and mineral-related clients on transaction matters as they relate to oil and gas title issues, opinions, and due diligence. A 2012 graduate of Duquesne University School of Law, he previously worked as an in-house attorney for a natural gas exploration and production company focusing on title and curative matters.