Seamon, Davin L.

Category: Business

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Description: Davin Seamon concentrates his practice primarily in real estate transactions, mineral law, commercial transactions, business formation and governance, and intellectual property. Mr. Seamon works in many aspects of real estate law, including title insurance, mineral ownership and development, commercial real estate closings, complex multi-tract transactions, and commercial leasing. His experience runs the gamut from assisting single families in purchasing their first home to helping large developers acquire thousands of acres comprised of hundreds of individual parcels; from helping local businesses sell their assets to assisting large publishing clients in acquiring additional mastheads and other assets.

Mr. Seamon is a professional pianist and keyboardist. He has played on numerous studio recordings and is currently performing live with A Rare Blend, a jazz trio based in Harrison County, West Virginia

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

Represented mid-sized oil and gas operator in administering its drilling programs, including performing title examinations, rendering title opinions, and curing title defects
Provided title insurance and closing support services in a large timber sale affecting approximately 22,000 acres
Managed and coordinated title examinations and numerous additional aspects of due diligence during representation of a mineral client in the large-scale acquisition of approximately 20,000 net acres of mineral interests
AREAS OF CONCENTRATION

Real estate
Mineral law
Title insurance
Commercial transactions
Intellectual property
Business formation
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2000 Steptoe & Johnson
1999 Intern, Recording Industry Association of America
1998 Intern, Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Energy and Mineral Law Foundation
Intellectual Property Section, American Bar Association
Entertainment & Sports Section, American Bar Association
Business & Commercial Transactions, American Bar Association
Technology Section, American Bar Association
Young Lawyers Section, Maryland State Bar
Young Lawyers Section, West Virginia State Bar
Harrison County Bar Association
Vice President, G.W. Entertainment & Sports Law Association
INDUSTRY/ CIVIC MEMBERSHIPS

Clarksburg-Harrison Cultural Foundation
United Way of Harrison County – composed and recorded campaign theme songs
Shinnston-Lincoln Scholarship Foundation
National Italian American Foundation Youth Advisory Board
AWARDS / HONORS

Nathan Burkham Memorial Legal Writing Competition, 1999
Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts Rising Star Award, 1998
Who’s Who Among American Law Students, 1998-99
Graduated summa cum laude, West Virginia University
University Honors Scholar
Phi Kappa Phi
Golden Key National Honorary
PUBLICATIONS / SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Horrors of the Record Room, 28 Energy & Min. L. Inst. ch. 13 (2008)
The Samuel N. Hecsh Window on the Working World of Law Profile, AFB Online, 2008
Overview of Mineral Title Examinations, 31st Energy & Mineral Law Foundation Annual Meeting, 2006
Music For Nothing But the Drinks Aren't Free - The Effects of the Fairness in Music Licensing Act of 1998, ASCAP Online, 1999
Common Legal Questions of Musicians and Record Producers, Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts Works On Paper Series, 1998
Case Digests, Portfolio - Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts Newsletter, Winter 1998