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MICHAEL W. BEZEK, Attorney at Law

601 Woodland Drive | Zelienople, PA 16063 | 610.759.8780 | m_bezek@

OIL & GAS ATTORNEY | TITLE ABSTRACTOR

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TITLE ABSTRACTOR & OWNER, MWB Resources, LLC 2010 - Present

Title abstracting services for the oil & gas industry

Title Abstractor Job Summary

Search/analyze public records to prepare units of land for certified title. Prepare, examine, research and complete abstracts. Examine property and tax assessment records, as well as deeds, oil and gas leases, easements and rights of way, liens, judgments, mortgages, maps and plats to verify legal description, ownership and restrictions. Submit reports reflecting said public records research so as to verify oil and gas and surface ownership. Create and review run sheets, deed plots, and flowcharts for abstracts and title opinions. Position requires the ability to read and interpret maps including GIS mapping. Research PA and WV DEP oil & gas mapping websites to confirm oil & gas well locations.

Assignments

M. W. Gary & Associates, Canonsburg, PA (8/18-Present)

▪ Review of full drill site title and bringdown abstracts for Greene and Fayette County, Pa. leaseholds. Work with abstractors to ensure quality of final product submitted to client. Title abstracting projects in Allegheny County, Pa.

Long Consulting Group, Wellsboro, PA (4/13 - 7/13; 7/14-2/15)

▪ Title Abstracting services including drill site title and due diligence projects throughout various PA counties.

Continental Land Resources, LLC, Wellsboro, PA (6/10 - 4/13)

▪ Title abstracting services for energy firms in PA, WV, IN, and IL involving drill site title, due diligence and HBP projects.

Oil & Gas ATTORNEY 2013 – Present

Obermayer, Rebmann, Maxwell & Hippel, LLP (contract attorney) (12/17-6/18)

Drafted oil and gas title opinions for leaseholds in Washington County, Pa.

Babst Calland, Pittsburgh, PA (contract attorney) (11/16 - 9/17)

Drafted oil & gas title opinions for leaseholds in PA, OH and WV.

Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, Pittsburgh, PA (contract attorney) (8/13 - 7/14)

▪ Drafted title opinions embodying curative recommendations to identify, address, and resolve clouds of title concerning leaseholds in PA, OH, and WV.

▪ Analyzed run sheets, abstracts, contracts, oil & gas leases, probate documents, mineral and well reports, court cases, and mortgages for advisement to clients.

▪ First Reviewer (including corrections and revisions) of title opinions drafted by other attorneys in the firm’s Oil & Gas Group.

OTHER ATTORNEY EXPERIENCE 2008 - 2016

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, Wheeling, WV (5/15 - 11/16)

▪ As Contract Document Review Attorney, examined documents relevant to pending litigation and regulatory investigations.

Associate Attorney, McCarthy Law Offices, Hellertown, PA (2008 - 2010)

▪ Full-case civil practice management including: motion practice, drafting of briefs, oral arguments, settlement negotiations, and appellate practice.

PARALEGAL

Pierce & Dally, LLP, Nazareth, PA 2004 - 2008

* Conducted legal research, drafting of briefs, and other legal documents.

MICHAEL W. BEZEK, Attorney at Law -2-

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OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DUN & BRADSTREET CORPORATION, Bethlehem, PA 1994 - 2002

▪ Provided customer advice and consultation on various types of reports and products specific to their concerns and needs.

▪ Dealt with company owners, CEOs, Treasurers, and Administrators with focus on upselling products and services.

Job Progression Summary

Customer Resource Manager (2000 - 2002)

Assistant Editor, (Exporter’s Encyclopedia publication) (2000)

International Customer Support Analyst (1998 - 2000)

Customer Support Analyst (1997 - 1998)

Business Research Analyst (1994 - 1997)

EDUCATION

WIDENER UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL, Wilmington, DE

Juris Doctorate Degree, 2006

Admitted to Pennsylvania Bar, 2008

Certificates of Achievement: Supreme Court Seminar & Environmental Law

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, University Park, PA

B.A. – Political Science

Computer Skills: MS Office Word and Excel proficiency

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