Snapshot
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- Oil and gas and mineral title
- Right-of-way (pipeline and electric)
- Oil and gas and solar leasing
- Surface and site acquisition
- Due diligence
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- Oil & Gas Operators
- Midstream & Pipeline Companies
- Renewable Energy Developers
- Electric Utilities
- Land Services Companies
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- Former ONEOK land manager for the Bakken
- Led Continental Resources pad and water line acquisition
- Builds AI tools for title and records work
- U.S. Army veteran, Iraq; Army Commendation Medal
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- Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas
- Louisiana, New Mexico, Colorado
- North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming
- West Virginia, Illinois, Nebraska, Pennsylvania
Details
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- University of Oklahoma College of Law, JD, 2025
- University of Oklahoma, BA, 2022
Joshua L. Emerson
Paralegal
Josh Emerson has spent more than a decade on the land side of the energy business, in title, right-of-way, leasing, and site acquisition, and brings that field experience to Feighny Hartle’s title practice.
From the field to the firm
Josh has managed land acquisitions in the Bakken including hundreds of miles of well connects, as well as hundreds of surface pads and water lines across Oklahoma. He has handled title, oil and gas leasing, electric right-of-way, solar leasing, and due diligence in Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, and West Virginia.
Service
Josh earned the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service during combat operations while deployed to Iraq in 2008.
Outside the office
Josh earned his JD from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 2025, including a summer studying at Oxford. He and his wife have three kids. When he isn’t working, he’s traveling, trying out new technology, or watching OU and Arsenal.
Recognition
Army Commendation Medal, U.S. Army, Iraq, 2007–2008
