James G. Flaherty
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 41 years of experience
Energy, Oil & Gas Law
216 S. Hickory, P.O. Box 17, Ottawa, KS 66067
About James G. Flaherty
Practice Areas
- Energy, Oil & Gas Law
Education
- Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, KansasJ.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
- Rockhurst College, Kansas City, MissouriB.A., Bachelor of Arts
- Honors: magna cum laude
Representative Cases
- Coover v. Neosho Ridge Wind LLC, 2019 WL 11695617
- Kansas Petroleum, Inc. v. Colorado Interstate Gas Co., 710 F.Supp. 758, 1989, D.Kan., 1989056833
- Greeley Gas Co. v. State Corp. Com'n of State of Kan., 807 P.2d 167, 1991, Kan.App., 1991049012
- Amoco Production Co. v. Charles B. Wilson, Jr. Inc, 266 Kan. 1084, 976 P.2d 941 , 1999
- Water District No. 1 of Johnson County v. Mission Hills Country Club, 265 Kan. 355, 960 P.2d 239 , 1998
- Sprint Communications Co. L.P. v. Corp. Commission, 45 Kan. App. 2d 460, 249 P.3d 1210 , 2011
- Hiji v. City of Garnett, 248 Kan. 1, 804 P.2d 950 , 1991
- Osborn Energy, LLC v. Atmos Energy Corp., 265 P.3d 599 , 2011
- Gas Service Co. State Corp. Com’n, 15 Kan. App. 2d 285, 807 P.2d 167 , 1983
- Mobil Exploration & Producing U.S. Inc. v. State Corp. Commission, 258 Kan. 796 908 P.2d 1276 , 1995
- Greeley Gas Company v. State Corp. Com’n, 15 Kan. App. 2d 285, 807 P.2d 167 , 1991
- Southwest Kansas Royalty Owners Association v. State Corp. Commission, 244 Kan. 157, 769 P.2d 1 , 1989
- Farmland Industries, Inc. v. Kansas Corp. Com’n, 26 Kan. App. 2d 1031, 37 P.3d 640 , 2001
- Midwest Gas Users Ass’n v. State Corp. Com’n, 30 Kan. App. 2d 61 , 2002
- Flint Hills Tallgrass Prairie Heritage Foundation v. Scottish Power, PLC, 2005 WL 427503 , 2005
- United Cities Gas Co. v. Brock Exploration, 984 F. Supp. 1379 (1977); 995 F. Supp. 1284 , 1998
- Kansas Mun. Gas Agency v. Vesta Energy Co., Inc., 840 F. Supp. 814 (1993); 843 F. Supp. 1401 , 1994
- Maisch v. Hunt Midwest Mining, Inc., 1997 WL 94234 , 1997
- Aquila, Inc. v. State Corp. Com’n., 115 P.3d 794 , 2005
- BOC Gases v. State Corp. Com’n., 117 P.3d 151 , 2005
- J. P. Morgan Trust Co., v. Mid-America Pipeline Co., 473 F. Supp. 2d 1162 (2007); 413 F. Supp. 2d 1244 , 2006
- State Corp. Comm. V. F.C.C., 787 F.2d 1421 , 1986
- Gas Service Co. State Corp. Com’n, 662 P.2d 264, 1983
- Catron v. Colt Energy, Inc. 2014 WL 2828683
- Lutz v. Petro-D Corp. 1989 WL 9331, 1989
- National Helium Corporation v. Seward County, Kansas; Kansas Court of Appeals 1992 WL 12944849, 1992
- Wallis v. Dog Day, Inc. 317 P.3d 148, 2014
- United Steelworkers of America, Local No. 4706 v. Kansas Com’n on Civil Rights, 855 P.2d 905, 1993
- Mid-Gulf, Inc. v. Bishop, 1992 WL 133902
- Williams Natural Gas Company, Inc. v. State Corporation Commission 1995 WL 18253364
- J.W. Lange Petroleum, Inc. v. Lange, 787 F. Supp. 975, 1992
- Citizens’ Utility Ratepayer Board v. State Corp. Com’n of Kansas, 202 P.3d 109, 2009
- Coover v. Neosho Ridge Wind LLC, 2019 WL 11695617
- Kansas Petroleum, Inc. v. Colorado Interstate Gas Co., 710 F.Supp. 758, 1989, D.Kan., 1989056833
- Greeley Gas Co. v. State Corp. Com'n of State of Kan., 807 P.2d 167, 1991, Kan.App., 1991049012
- Amoco Production Co. v. Charles B. Wilson, Jr. Inc, 266 Kan. 1084, 976 P.2d 941 , 1999
- Water District No. 1 of Johnson County v. Mission Hills Country Club, 265 Kan. 355, 960 P.2d 239 , 1998
- Sprint Communications Co. L.P. v. Corp. Commission, 45 Kan. App. 2d 460, 249 P.3d 1210 , 2011
- Hiji v. City of Garnett, 248 Kan. 1, 804 P.2d 950 , 1991
- Osborn Energy, LLC v. Atmos Energy Corp., 265 P.3d 599 , 2011
- Gas Service Co. State Corp. Com’n, 15 Kan. App. 2d 285, 807 P.2d 167 , 1983
- Mobil Exploration & Producing U.S. Inc. v. State Corp. Commission, 258 Kan. 796 908 P.2d 1276 , 1995
- Greeley Gas Company v. State Corp. Com’n, 15 Kan. App. 2d 285, 807 P.2d 167 , 1991
- Southwest Kansas Royalty Owners Association v. State Corp. Commission, 244 Kan. 157, 769 P.2d 1 , 1989
- Farmland Industries, Inc. v. Kansas Corp. Com’n, 26 Kan. App. 2d 1031, 37 P.3d 640 , 2001
- Midwest Gas Users Ass’n v. State Corp. Com’n, 30 Kan. App. 2d 61 , 2002
- Flint Hills Tallgrass Prairie Heritage Foundation v. Scottish Power, PLC, 2005 WL 427503 , 2005
- United Cities Gas Co. v. Brock Exploration, 984 F. Supp. 1379 (1977); 995 F. Supp. 1284 , 1998
- Kansas Mun. Gas Agency v. Vesta Energy Co., Inc., 840 F. Supp. 814 (1993); 843 F. Supp. 1401 , 1994
- Maisch v. Hunt Midwest Mining, Inc., 1997 WL 94234 , 1997
- Aquila, Inc. v. State Corp. Com’n., 115 P.3d 794 , 2005
- BOC Gases v. State Corp. Com’n., 117 P.3d 151 , 2005
- J. P. Morgan Trust Co., v. Mid-America Pipeline Co., 473 F. Supp. 2d 1162 (2007); 413 F. Supp. 2d 1244 , 2006
- State Corp. Comm. V. F.C.C., 787 F.2d 1421 , 1986
- Gas Service Co. State Corp. Com’n, 662 P.2d 264, 1983
- Catron v. Colt Energy, Inc. 2014 WL 2828683
- Lutz v. Petro-D Corp. 1989 WL 9331, 1989
- National Helium Corporation v. Seward County, Kansas; Kansas Court of Appeals 1992 WL 12944849, 1992
- Wallis v. Dog Day, Inc. 317 P.3d 148, 2014
- United Steelworkers of America, Local No. 4706 v. Kansas Com’n on Civil Rights, 855 P.2d 905, 1993
- Mid-Gulf, Inc. v. Bishop, 1992 WL 133902
- Williams Natural Gas Company, Inc. v. State Corporation Commission 1995 WL 18253364
- J.W. Lange Petroleum, Inc. v. Lange, 787 F. Supp. 975, 1992
- Citizens’ Utility Ratepayer Board v. State Corp. Com’n of Kansas, 202 P.3d 109, 2009
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Kansas, 1982
- U.S. Federal Court, 1982
Other Affiliations
- Kansas Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Energy Bar Association
- Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association
- Eastern Kansas Oil and Gas Association
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- 58 years of experienceEstate Planning, Real Estate, Energy, Oil & Gas Law, Elder Law
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