Kristin Burnham
Attorney
Kristin.Burnham@learlaw.com - 801-538-5022
Kristin provides legal guidance to clients in the exploration, permitting and production of oil and gas. Her practice focuses on conducting complex mineral title examinations and preparing drilling and division order title opinions for fee, federal, and state lands in the Permian Basin. She is licensed to practice law in New Mexico and Utah.
Kristin advises independent oil and gas producers, working primarily with their land departments in matters related to the acquisition and development of oil and gas properties. She has extensive experience in advising clients on the interpretation and application of joint operating agreements and unit agreements. She also regularly assists clients in preparing transactional instruments and title curative documents.
Practice Areas
Title
Drilling & Division Order Title Opinions
Acquisition Opinions
Financing Opinions
Supplemental Title Opinions
Curative Title Documents
Oil & Gas
Joint Operating Agreements
Pooling, Unitization, and Communitization
Acquisitions of Mineral Interests on Federal, State & Private Lands
Well Siting and Spacing
Compliance & Regulation
Permitting
Due Diligence
Transactions
Public Leasing & Permitting
Mineral Development
Surface Use & Conservation Easements
Admissions
Kristin is admitted to practice in the following jurisdictions:
New Mexico
Utah
Professional & Civic Organizations
Utah State Bar, member
State Bar of New Mexico, member
Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, member
Utah Association of Professional Landmen, member
Women Lawyers of Utah, member
Women’s Energy Network, member
Education
University of Utah (J.D., 2012)
Cornell University (B.A., 2006) (Economics)