Justin Rammell

Education Excellence

Mr. Rammell graduated from the University of Nebraska College of Law in 2007, with distinction. In 2013, he earned an LL.M. degree in Natural Resources from the University of Utah College of Law. During his LL.M. he was awarded a scholarship from the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation and was a David C. Williams Memorial Graduate Fellow.

Since Lawschool

Justin has served as counsel to oil and gas operators and mineral owners since 2007. He is involved locally as the Regional Director of the American Association of Professional Landmen and is a past President of the Utah Association of Petroleum Landmen (2013-2014). Recently, he spoke at the Rocky Mountain Land Institute of the American Associate of Petroleum Landmen on curing mineral title through probate actions. Justin has been involved with the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation on program committees and is a past update author of the American Law of Mining, 2d.

In his free time, Justin enjoys the great outdoors with his children, reading voraciously, and beekeeping.

Experience When it Counts

Mr. Rammell has conducted mineral title opinions across the Rocky Mountain region for oil and gas/mining/geothermal exploration companies of all sizes. He has served as counsel for investors, developers, and financing institutions in a variety of natural resource transactions.

Mr. Rammell was part-owner and operator of Andromeda Oil, LLC, a Nevada oil and gas partnership that drilled several producing wells. He understands the mineral business from the perspective of an operator.

Currently, in addition to practicing law, Mr. Rammell assists his wife’s successful digital fabric and wallpaper printing company, Raspberry Creek Fabrics and he holds a patent for web-to-print automation software.

Representative Cases

  • Unitized 25,000+ acres of Federal (BLM) and State administered mineral rights in Grand County, Utah for exploratory oil and gas drilling.

  • Successfully defended a Trustee in three years of litigation over fiduciary duties, obtaining a dismissal of all counts and a settlement for the Trustee’s attorney fees.

  • Recorded oil and gas liens against delinquent operator with subsequent successful action to foreclose liens in San Juan County, Utah.

  • Assisted ranch owners with water title and permit transfers with administrative agencies in State of Utah.

  • Probated an estate from 1920’s for newly discovered mineral rights that included significant international genealogical research.

  • Obtained order in property boundary dispute using boundary by acquiescence.

  • Settled a contested mineral rights/probate case involving 200+ descendants resulting in formation of a family company to administer rights.

  • Assisted oil and gas operator with sale of working interest and field equipment; provided title and escrow services for closing, for a transaction valued at over $1,000,000.00.

  • Petitioned State of Utah for an “Other Business Arrangement” to secure thousands of mineral acres for oil and gas development via direct (non-competitive) leasing.

  • Obtained significant funds for client from the Utah State Treasury - Unclaimed Property Division for mineral rights proceeds by curing mineral title and proving ownership.

  • Regularly provide mineral title opinions for oil and gas, mining, and geothermal operations.

  • Regularly cures title suspense for mineral owners by probate estates, drafting curative mineral deeds and other title documents.