Delainey D. Banks

Delainey D. Banks is an associate with Steptoe & Johnson in Wheeling, West Virginia, whose practice focuses on energy and mineral law. Banks works on oil and gas title matters, due diligence, and related transactions, helping clients evaluate ownership and property issues that affect energy assets. The practice includes review of title records and transaction documents where accurate identification of mineral interests is important to development, acquisition, and ongoing operations.

Banks earned a J.D. from the University of Toledo College of Law and a B.S. from Bowling Green State University. This education supports legal research, document analysis, and the careful interpretation of deeds, leases, assignments, and other instruments that can affect mineral ownership. Banks applies that training to energy matters requiring a detailed understanding of title history and the legal relationships between surface interests, subsurface rights, and contractual arrangements.

Banks assists energy clients with mineral title review, oil and gas matters, and due diligence connected with transactions. The work can include tracing ownership through historical documents, identifying potential defects or gaps, analyzing leasehold interests, and helping transaction teams understand title-related risks. By organizing complex property records into usable legal conclusions, Banks supports decisions about acquisitions, development, curative work, and other steps involving energy and natural-resource assets.

Delainey D. Banks provides focused support for energy clients whose transactions and operations depend on clear mineral ownership and reliable title analysis. Banks’s practice emphasizes detailed document review and practical communication of title issues. By identifying relevant property interests and explaining potential risks, Banks helps clients approach oil and gas projects, acquisitions, and due diligence with a better understanding of the legal record that supports or limits the rights involved.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
• Member, Ohio State Bar Association
• Member, The West Virginia State Bar
• Board Member, North American Coalbed Methane Forum
• Previous Fundraiser Organizer, American Cancer Society
• Team Coach, Belmont County Swim Team Memorial Park

Licensed State

• Ohio
• West Virginia

Education

• University of Toledo College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Bowling Green State University
  Bachelor of Science (BS)

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