Christian Turak
Christian E. Turak is an oil and gas lawyer and partner at Gold Khourey & Turak.
Because he focuses his practice on oil and gas law, Christian provides his clients with a wealth of knowledge and experience when it comes to oil and gas issues. Whether he is representing a client in a lease negotiation, pipeline negotiation, or a multi-million-dollar royalty dispute, Christian makes sure that he gives each and every client and their case the personal attention they deserve. After all, Christian’s job is not just about obtaining the very best result possible, it’s about making the journey there as stress free as possible for his clients.
Christian has represented hundreds of landowners with lease negotiations, pipeline negotiations, surface use negotiations, oil and gas sales, and other similar oil and gas transactions. In these hundreds of oil and gas transactions, Christian consistently delivers value for his clients by obtaining greater compensation and landowner-friendly contracts that protect his clients, their family, and their legacy.
Christian also fights for landowners who have been wronged by oil and gas companies. Christian handles a wide-array of oil and gas lawsuits, including oil and gas royalty disputes, trespass issues, nuisance claims, and ownership disputes/quiet title actions. Christian’s skills and experience litigating oil and gas lawsuits speak for themselves.
Christian E. Turak is one of only a few lawyers in West Virginia and Ohio that focuses his practice almost exclusively on oil and gas cases.
- Energy, Oil & Gas Law
- Utilities
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Free Consultation
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Contingent Fees
Attorney hired on a contingency fee agreement.
- New York
- New York State Office of Court Administration
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- Ohio
- Supreme Court of Ohio Office of Attorney Services
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- West Virginia
- West Virginia State Bar
- ID Number: 12633
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- English
- New York Law School
- J.D. (2011)
- Honors: Cum Laude
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- George Washington University - Mount Vernon campus
- B.A. (2008)
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- Rising Stars
- Super Lawyers
- West Virginia State Bar # 12633
- Member
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- Ohio State Bar Association
- Member
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- New York State Bar Association
- Member
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- Oil and Gas Lease Informational Meetings, Various locations throughout West Virginia
- Gold, Khourey & Turak
- 2015 - 2016
- Landowner Informational Series, Various locations throughout West Virginia
- Gold, Khourey & Turak
- 2015 - 2018
- National Association of Royalty Owners Fuel Yourself With Knowledge Seminar, National Association of Royalty Owners (NARO) Fuel Yourself With Knowledge Seminar, New Martinsville, WV
- NARO
- From Tawney to Today: West Virginia Royalty Language and the Loopholes Producers Use to Deduct Post-Production Expenses, National Association of Royalty Owners (NARO) Fuel Yourself With Knowledge Seminar, Moundsville, WV
- NARO
- Lease Clauses 101, National Association of Royalty Owners (NARO) National Convention, Pittsburgh, PA
- NARO
