Practice Areas:
- Civil Litigation
- Appellate Practice
- Natural Resources
- Oil and Gas Law
Education:
University of Wyoming, B.A., 2001
Gonzaga University, J.D., magna cum laude, 2004
Professional Affiliations:
Colorado Bar Association
Bar Admissions:
Colorado – 2004
U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
Wyoming – 2005*
U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming
Montana – 2005
U.S. District Court, District of Montana
Experience:
Mr. Pickett handles all matters related to mining and oil and gas development with a special emphasis on litigation. He has substantial experience with many issues that natural resources companies face, including disputes related to contracts, title, oil and gas leases, and employment arrangements. Mr. Pickett has litigated industry-specific issues, such as farmout agreements, leases, options and preferential rights, joint operating agreements, areas of mutual interest, drilling contracts, surface use matters and regulatory issues.
During both undergraduate and law school, Mr. Pickett worked as a roughneck for various drilling companies throughout the western United States. He started out on the floors and worked his way up to the derricks. His experience has given him a unique, ground-up approach to cases he has litigated for oil and gas companies involving negligence, operator errors and down-hole tool failures.
* "The Wyoming State Bar does not certify any lawyer as a specialist, or expert. Anyone considering a lawyer should independently investigate the lawyer's credentials and ability, and not rely upon advertisements, or self-proclaimed expertise."
-- Rule 7.2, Wyoming Rules of Professional Conduct
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