Forrest C. Stobaugh

Forrest C. Stobaugh is a partner at PPGMR Law, PLLC, in Little Rock, Arkansas. His practice focuses on environmental law, oil and gas, brine and lithium regulation, natural resources, and related litigation. He advises energy companies on legal and regulatory matters and handles property and land use issues. His work includes proceedings before administrative agencies and disputes at trial and appellate levels.

Forrest earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, summa cum laude, from the University of Central Arkansas. He later received his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the University of Arkansas School of Law. He served as a Note and Comment Editor on the Arkansas Law Review. His law school honors include a moot court best brief award and the Bard Rogan Natural Resources Award.

Forrest previously clerked for US District Judge Susan O. Hickey of the Western District of Arkansas. He handles matters involving mineral rights title work, property use, oil and gas regulation, environmental disputes, and commercial litigation. His clients include companies across upstream, midstream, and downstream energy operations. He assists with matters involving the Environmental Protection Agency, Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality, and Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission.

Forrest C. Stobaugh is admitted in Arkansas, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, and federal district courts in Arkansas. His professional affiliations include the Arkansas Bar Association, Pulaski County Bar Association, and Arkansas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners. His profile identifies him as chair-elect of the bar association’s Natural Resources Section. He also presents and writes about title, resource ownership, and legal ethics issues.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, PPGMR Law, PLLC
• Chair-Elect, Natural Resources Section, Arkansas Bar Association
• Member, Pulaski County Bar Association
• Member, Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel
• Member, Arkansas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners (AIPRO)

Licensed State

• Arkansas

Education

• University of Arkansas School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD) Magna Cum Laude
• University of Central Arkansas
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) Summa Cum Laude

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