
Brad has over 12 years of experience preparing title opinions in North Dakota. He has examined lands with various attributes and considerations, from state, federal, and Indian ownership to lands affected by townsites, railroads, water bodies, and production-related issues. He has prepared title opinions predominantly in North Dakota but also has experience in Montana, Colorado, and Texas. His title opinions include original, supplemental, and division order title opinions for mineral rights involving navigable bodies of water, overlapping spacing units, and private, state, federal, and tribal ownership, as well as acquisition, lending, and surface title opinions.
Brad also advises on wind land leases and solar agreements. He is well-versed in handling complex legal matters involving operational issues, lease validity and maintenance, royalty payments, disputes of title, and renewable wind projects. Brad has extensive experience in conducting title examinations related to a major carbon sequestration facility and advising clients concerning the treatment of state oil and gas leases covering navigable waterways in North Dakota and Montana. He also prepares various curative instruments, such as corrective conveyances, lease assignments, right-of-ways, affidavits of heirship, and stipulations and cross-conveyances of interest.
Brad’s practice also extends to managing dormant mineral claims and advising clients on the purchase of Native American trust lands administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the process of trust-to-fee conversion, and the probate procedures required before such interests become eligible for purchase. His efforts have also led the State Water Commission to drop claims over disputed statutory mineral reservations.
Brad works remotely from Bismarck, North Dakota.