Timothy B. Pettorini

Shareholder
Wooster
121 N. Market Street
4th Floor
Wooster, OH 44691
P 330.762.7968
F 330.376.4577
P 330.762.7968 | F 330.376.4577

Overview

Tim has extensive experience in commercial litigation, insurance defense, and creditors' rights. He focuses his practice on business and commercial disputes in a variety of formats from trial work to mediation and arbitration. He has experience as lead counsel in over 90 civil trials, including 18 jury trials, and has managed a collection practice of over 150 active cases. He has also appeared in over 50 hearings before the Industrial Commission. In addition, Tim has represented the legal needs of a major window manufacturer.

Tim's oil and gas practice consists primarily of work in lease negotiations, pipeline negotiations, mineral title and lease interpretation disputes, and mineral trespass litigation. He has maintained a practice in the industry for over 15 years, including extensive work in the shale plays in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

In addition, Tim has experience estate planning, real estate transactions, and forming s-Corps and LLCs.

Services

Industries

Education

  1. The University of Akron School of Law, J.D.
    • cum laude
    • Akron Law Review
  2. The College of Wooster, B.A., Political Science

Credentials

Bar Admissions
  1. Ohio
  2. Pennsylvania
Court Admissions
  1. U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
  2. U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
  3. U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania

Recognitions

  • Leadership Wooster, Class of 2000

Affiliations

Professional Affiliations
  • Wayne County Bar Association
  • Ohio State Bar Association
    • National Resources Law Committee, Past Chair
  • American Bar Association
  • The Ohio Oil and Gas Association (OOGA), Member
Community Affiliations
  • Hospice and Palliative Care of Greater Wayne County
    • Past Board Member
    • Past President
    • Past Capital Campaign Chair
  • Wayne County Community Improvement Corporation, Secretary / Treasurer
  • Goodwill Industries
    • Past Board Member
  • College of Wooster, W Association
    • Member
    • Past Board Member
  • Wooster Hall of Fame Board
    • Past Board Member

Insights

  1. Alerts
    Court of Appeals Issues Significant Mineral Trespass Opinion Upholding Multi-Million-Dollar Future Damages Award (Feb 14, 2023)
    Court of Appeals Rules That Oil and Gas Company Has Ongoing Obligation to Restore Property Despite General Release of Damages in Surface Use Agreement (May 6, 2022)
    One Less Way for Ohio Landowners to Challenge Royalty Severances (Mar 7, 2022)
    Ohio Appellate Court Further Clarifies 'Reasonable Diligence' Standard Under the Dormant Mineral Act (Jan 31, 2022)
    Ohio Supreme Court Provides Guidance on Key Marketable Title Act Issue Regarding Preservation of Severed Mineral Interests (Mar 19, 2021)
  2. Firm News
    Firm's Akron Office Bets on Growth in the "Rubber City" (Feb 22, 2016)
    Roetzel's Akron Office Adds 11 Attorneys (Jan 13, 2016)

Overview

Tim has extensive experience in commercial litigation, insurance defense, and creditors' rights. He focuses his practice on business and commercial disputes in a variety of formats from trial work to mediation and arbitration. He has experience as lead counsel in over 90 civil trials, including 18 jury trials, and has managed a collection practice of over 150 active cases. He has also appeared in over 50 hearings before the Industrial Commission. In addition, Tim has represented the legal needs of a major window manufacturer.

Tim's oil and gas practice consists primarily of work in lease negotiations, pipeline negotiations, mineral title and lease interpretation disputes, and mineral trespass litigation. He has maintained a practice in the industry for over 15 years, including extensive work in the shale plays in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

In addition, Tim has experience estate planning, real estate transactions, and forming s-Corps and LLCs.

Education

  1. The University of Akron School of Law, J.D.
    • cum laude
    • Akron Law Review
  2. The College of Wooster, B.A., Political Science

Credentials

Bar Admissions
  1. Ohio
  2. Pennsylvania
Court Admissions
  1. U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
  2. U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
  3. U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania

Recognitions

  • Leadership Wooster, Class of 2000

Affiliations

Professional Affiliations
  • Wayne County Bar Association
  • Ohio State Bar Association
    • National Resources Law Committee, Past Chair
  • American Bar Association
  • The Ohio Oil and Gas Association (OOGA), Member
Community Affiliations
  • Hospice and Palliative Care of Greater Wayne County
    • Past Board Member
    • Past President
    • Past Capital Campaign Chair
  • Wayne County Community Improvement Corporation, Secretary / Treasurer
  • Goodwill Industries
    • Past Board Member
  • College of Wooster, W Association
    • Member
    • Past Board Member
  • Wooster Hall of Fame Board
    • Past Board Member

Insights

  1. Alerts
    Court of Appeals Issues Significant Mineral Trespass Opinion Upholding Multi-Million-Dollar Future Damages Award (Feb 14, 2023)
    Court of Appeals Rules That Oil and Gas Company Has Ongoing Obligation to Restore Property Despite General Release of Damages in Surface Use Agreement (May 6, 2022)
    One Less Way for Ohio Landowners to Challenge Royalty Severances (Mar 7, 2022)
    Ohio Appellate Court Further Clarifies 'Reasonable Diligence' Standard Under the Dormant Mineral Act (Jan 31, 2022)
    Ohio Supreme Court Provides Guidance on Key Marketable Title Act Issue Regarding Preservation of Severed Mineral Interests (Mar 19, 2021)
  2. Firm News
    Firm's Akron Office Bets on Growth in the "Rubber City" (Feb 22, 2016)
    Roetzel's Akron Office Adds 11 Attorneys (Jan 13, 2016)