Justin A. Rubenstein

Representative Experience

• Defended publicly traded oil and gas operator, including obtaining a favorable verdict in a jury trial involving leasehold royalty interpretation
• Defended oil and gas operators in claims involving royalty disputes
• Obtained summary judgment in federal court in favor of oil and gas company in a matter involving rights of first refusal for the leasehold interest
• Defended a major energy producer in matters related to disputes of ownership, including those held by production leases

Licensed In

• Pennsylvania
• West Virginia

Education

• J.D. West Virginia University College of Law

• B.A. Washington & Lee

Memberships

• The Order of the Coif, WVU College of Law
• Executive Publication Editor, The West Virginia Law Review, 2004-2005
• Associate Editor, The West Virginia Law Review, 2003-2004
• Energy & Mineral Law Foundation
• American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL)
• Certified Professional Lease & Title Analyst (CPLTA), National Association of Lease & Title Analysts (NALTA)
• Board of Directors, United Way of Washington County Pennsylvania
• Member, Institute of Energy Law
• Michael Late Benedum Chapter of AAPL

Achievements

• The Best Lawyers in America®, Energy Law (2025)
• CALI Award for Constitutional Law II

Speaking Engagements

• Intermediate Issues in Mineral Title Examinations: “Tax Sales in West Virginia and Pennsylvania,” Abstracting Titles in the Appalachian Basin, Energy & Mineral Law Foundation, March 2011

Publications

• Intermediate Issues in Mineral Title Examinations: “Tax Sales in West Virginia and Pennsylvania,” Abstracting Titles in the Appalachian Basin, Energy & Mineral Law Foundation, March 2011