Lyle B. Brown
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(614) 458-9826
lyle.brown@steptoe-johnson.com
Office: Columbus
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J.D. Ohio State University
B.A. Haverford College
Licensure: OH
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Biography

Lyle Brown is a Member in Steptoe & Johnson’s office in Columbus, Ohio.  He focuses his energy and business litigation practice on protecting his clients’ interests.  He works with large oil and gas producers to protect their assets located throughout eastern Ohio, in a variety of litigation matters such as: mineral title and landowner lease disputes in Ohio state and federal courts; proceedings before state appellate courts and the Supreme Court of Ohio; foreclosure litigation involving lessors' residential and commercial mortgages and delinquent property taxes; and bankruptcies filed by lessors.  In addition to his work for the firm’s energy clients, Lyle represents business entities in litigation matters.  He also has experience in administrative agency litigation and appeals, long-term care litigation, and probate litigation.

Know-How

Webcast

Energy Webcast - “Ohio Energy Law Update: Recent Court Rulings and Other Issues Impacting Energy Operators In Ohio."
Federal District Court Applies the “At the Well” Rule to Ohio Leases in a Decision for the Producer

Alert

OH Court Limits Surface Rights from Mineral Reservation
Ohio Supreme Court Holds Lease Not Perpetual, Not Subject to Implied Covenants
Ohio Supreme Court Reconciles Application of the 1989 and 2006 Versions of Dormant Mineral Act
Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Appellate Court Decision in Dormant Mineral Act Case

Work Experience

2010 Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
2009-2010 Carpenter Lane, LLC
1998-2009 Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Speaking Engagements

Speaker at meetings and seminars: Energy & Mineral Law Foundation, 35th Annual Institute (2014); Steptoe & Johnson Energy Leadership Summit (2013); Tri-Village Rotary Club (2010); AOPHA Annual Conference and Trade Show (2008); Columbus Sail and Power Squadron (2006); National Business Institute continuing legal education seminars on advanced trial advocacy (2004, 2006); Ohio Environmental Service Industries Association (2003)

Co-author, “The Landscape of Oil and Gas Law Is Changing: Supreme Court to Issue Decisions Interpreting the Dormant Mineral Act," Ohio Oil & Gas Association Bulletin (July 2016)

Co-author, "Evolving Theories of Lease Termination Litigation," 35th Annual Energy & Mineral Law Institute (EMLF 2014)

Contributing Editor, "The Developing Labor Law" Treatise, American Bar Association (Section of Labor and Employment Law) and BNA Books (2000-2009)

Author, "The Joint Effort to Supervise and Treat Elderly Offenders: A New Solution to a Current Corrections Problem," 59 Ohio St. L.J. 259 (1998)

Key Experience

Defended oil and gas companies in mineral title and landowner lease dispute litigation in Ohio state and federal courts, including lease termination and Dormant Mineral Act litigation
Represented oil and gas companies in mortgage and delinquent tax foreclosure litigation in Ohio state courts to protect clients' oil and gas lease interests throughout the foreclosure process
Drafted briefs and presented oral argument on behalf of clients in Ohio state supreme court and appellate courts

Memberships & Awards

Professional
Ohio State Bar Association
Columbus Bar Association
Industry/Civic
Energy & Mineral Law Foundation
Ohio Oil & Gas Association
Coach of The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law team, National Energy & Sustainability Moot Court Competition, 2018
Past President (2015-2016) and Director (2011-2017), Rotary Club of Upper Arlington/Grandview (Tri-Village)
Past Member, Board of Trustees, The Wellington School, 2011-2013
Past President, The Wellington School Alumni Association, 2011-2013
Past District Chairman, Buckeye District, Simon Kenton Council, Boy Scouts of America, 2011-2012
Capital Club Ladder Society Business Leadership Program, 2010-2011
Past Law Officer, Columbus Sail and Power Squadron, 2001-2007
Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America