The variety in style and particular client needs have resulted in a lack of standardization amongst title opinions. That, combined with the vast amounts of land in Texas with bad title, has made a well-written, professional title opinion a negotiable instrument in a dispute.

This CLE course will explain how these opinions are routinely sold between owners and oil and companies and are then used as the basis for future title opinions, sometimes decades later. Presented by Oil and Gas attorney Josh Stein, the course will address the different types of title opinions, their content and the common problems that may arise in drafting them. The course will help attorneys avoid potential errors in drafting title opinions and provide strategies for correcting titles.