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Josh Abrams

Josh Abrams

USA 2026

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Practice Areas

Conveyancing and Curative

Drilling Contracts

General Oil and Gas Advice

Master Service Agreements

Oil and Gas Leasing

Oil, Gas and Mineral Transactions

Operating Agreements, Participation Agreements, and AMI’s

Strategic Business Planning

Surface Use

Title Matters

Unitization and Pooling

Career

Josh advises clients on title opinions, division order title opinions, regulatory matters, and complex upstream oil and gas and mineral transactions. He works with top energy companies and private equity-backed startups nationwide.

His practice encompasses areas such as purchase and sale agreements, due diligence, unitizations, regulatory compliance, and corporate solutions, delivering clear and actionable legal strategies for even the most intricate matters. Josh has recently played a key role in completing multiple acquisitions, addressing complex pooling and storage issues, and navigating dormant mineral act and marketable title act challenges—all with a client-centered and collaborative approach.

Professional Memberships

Michael Late Benedum Chapter of the AAPL

Work Highlights

Handled forfeiture of unreleased oil and gas leases to remove an encumbrance to complete a sale of land.

Handled quiet title actions.

Represented a multi-national energy company in the trade of oil and gas assets.

Pre-litigation dispute resolution involving claims of inappropriate post-production expenses/reductions and overriding royalty interest payments.

Education

Capital University Law School

J.D.

DePauw University

B.S.

Awards

Up and Coming

Chambers and Partners

2025

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Energy & Natural Resources - Ohio

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Josh Abrams is an up-and-coming attorney with a robust oil and gas practice. He assists clients with regulatory issues including title matters and upstream transactional matters.

Strengths

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  • Josh has become a go-to contact for all complex issues.

    Energy & Natural ResourcesChambers Guide to the USA

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Ohio

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