Sara E. Fanning
Shareholder
41 South High Street
Huntington Center, 21st Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
P 614.723.2097
F 614.463.9792
P 614.723.2097 | F 614.463.9792
Overview
Sara focuses her practice in the areas of energy and oil and gas, and is a member of the firm’s Business Litigation Group. Sara assists clients in both transactional and litigation matters, including negotiation of oil and gas leases and pipeline rights-of-way, and oil and gas litigation involving the Ohio Dormant Mineral Act, Ohio Marketable Title Act, and oil and gas lease disputes. She also has extensive experience drafting title opinions and performing title curative work for producers in the Marcellus and Utica Shale Formations.
Services
Industries
Education
- Capital University Law School, J.D.
- Butler University, B.A., Political Science
Credentials
Bar Admissions
- Ohio
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
Recognitions
- Selected to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Real Estate Law (2021)
Affiliations
Professional Affiliations
- The Ohio Oil and Gas Association (OOGA)
- The Ohio State Bar Association
- The Columbus Bar Association
Insights
Alerts
Ohio Supreme Court Provides Guidance on Key Marketable Title Act Issue Regarding Preservation of Severed Mineral Interests (Mar 19, 2021)
Ohio Supreme Court Adopts “Reasonable Diligence” Standard for Surface Owners Seeking to Abandon Severed Mineral Interests Under the Dormant Mineral Act (Dec 17, 2020)
Ohio Supreme Court Rules That the Marketable Title Act Is Applicable to Severed Mineral Interests (Dec 2, 2020)
New Liability Protection for Purchasers of Contaminated Properties in Ohio (Oct 23, 2020)
Case Law Update: Ohio is One Step Closer to Learning Whether the DMA and MTA Both Apply to Mineral Rights (Apr 20, 2020)
Firm News
Eight Roetzel Attorneys Promoted to Shareholder in 2021 (Jan 1, 2021)
Eleven Roetzel & Andress Attorneys Selected to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (Aug 20, 2020)
Roetzel's Akron Office Adds 11 Attorneys (Jan 13, 2016)
Overview
Sara focuses her practice in the areas of energy and oil and gas, and is a member of the firm’s Business Litigation Group. Sara assists clients in both transactional and litigation matters, including negotiation of oil and gas leases and pipeline rights-of-way, and oil and gas litigation involving the Ohio Dormant Mineral Act, Ohio Marketable Title Act, and oil and gas lease disputes. She also has extensive experience drafting title opinions and performing title curative work for producers in the Marcellus and Utica Shale Formations.
Education
- Capital University Law School, J.D.
- Butler University, B.A., Political Science
Credentials
Bar Admissions
- Ohio
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
Recognitions
- Selected to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Real Estate Law (2021)
Affiliations
Professional Affiliations
- The Ohio Oil and Gas Association (OOGA)
- The Ohio State Bar Association
- The Columbus Bar Association
Insights
Alerts
Ohio Supreme Court Provides Guidance on Key Marketable Title Act Issue Regarding Preservation of Severed Mineral Interests (Mar 19, 2021)
Ohio Supreme Court Adopts “Reasonable Diligence” Standard for Surface Owners Seeking to Abandon Severed Mineral Interests Under the Dormant Mineral Act (Dec 17, 2020)
Ohio Supreme Court Rules That the Marketable Title Act Is Applicable to Severed Mineral Interests (Dec 2, 2020)
New Liability Protection for Purchasers of Contaminated Properties in Ohio (Oct 23, 2020)
Case Law Update: Ohio is One Step Closer to Learning Whether the DMA and MTA Both Apply to Mineral Rights (Apr 20, 2020)
Firm News
Eight Roetzel Attorneys Promoted to Shareholder in 2021 (Jan 1, 2021)
Eleven Roetzel & Andress Attorneys Selected to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (Aug 20, 2020)
Roetzel's Akron Office Adds 11 Attorneys (Jan 13, 2016)