Beth Knotts Email & Phone Number

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Review title for purchase/leasing for the Business Development and Advance Leasing groups. I do production checks, lease reviews and determine defects and curative for third party transactions. I also prepare the supporting documents for the asserted defects. I set up all new firms in our systems, ensure they receive training for same. Train all tech/examiner new hires. Create and present powerpoint presentations for training purposes within the company. I originally worked in the Chas, WV office and was transferred to Pittsburgh, PA in 2012. In the Chas office, I was responsible for making sure all wells in SWV and Area 1 of NWV were ready to be title clear by the date due. I reviewed the planned rectangles for any possible issues. I requested all necessary wellbore title, made sure any lease mods were executed and recorded, did the production checks and made notes in our system for the landman, attorneys and techs to refer to. I would also review all farm-outs, farm-ins and summarize how that affected the Subject Tract. I reviewed all title/abstracts upon receipt and would flag any issues. I then, drafted the curative memo and made sure the file and all curative was complete and that it was ready for attorney signoff. After attorney signoff, I made sure the file was scanned into the system and filed for later unit work. I worked hand in hand with the abstractors doing landman title, the leasing and drilling landmen and the landmen in Special Projects to ensure all curative was complete for lease acquisitions, etc. I attended area meetings and took detailed notes that the attorneys could reference and depend on for meetings, telephone conversations, etc. I was responsible for processing all firm invoices for certified title and making sure they were paid in a timely manner. I worked closely with the IT Dept to have reports created that our team needed. Lastly, I was responsible for preparing all of the numbers for the quarterly reports for the Title Dept.

Charleston, West Virginia

Managed abstractors, review/ edit certified title opinions prior to atty signoff, manage all office duties, contact between o/g companies and atty, manage forced pooling mailings/hearings, prepared division order title opinions.

Charleston, West Virginia

Drafted bankruptcy paperwork, met with clients, set hearings..saw clients through the bankruptcy process from the initial consultation through discharge. Plaintiff attorney/civil (school law, personal injury, class action, bankruptcy, employment law)...I was responsible for all filings, preparing interrogatories/discovery, scheduling hearings, trustee meetings, mediations, consultations.

Charleston, West Virginia

Real estate closings/law, tax sale mailings/paperwork, instituting suits for our corporate clients and preparing, tracking, calendaring all filings for same. Witnessing/Notarizing wills/trusts, responsible for all office duties, some o/g title, typing legal descriptions. I was responsible for coordinating with county fiduciary office, court reporter and Mr. Elmore, who was a Fiduciary Commissioner, to set up fiduciary hearings to settle estates.