Grace E. George

Grace E. George is an associate with Steptoe & Johnson in Wheeling, West Virginia, whose practice focuses on energy law with an emphasis on mineral title and property issues. George prepares oil and gas title opinions, including drilling and division-order title work, and assists with due diligence for acquisitions. The practice helps energy clients understand ownership, leasehold interests, and title concerns that can affect development, transfers, and payment obligations.

George earned a J.D. from Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law and a B.A. from High Point University. This education supports detailed legal research and document analysis in a practice where ownership may depend on historical deeds, leases, assignments, estates, and other instruments. George applies that training to mineral-title questions and due diligence projects that require a careful reconstruction of property interests over time.

George’s work includes drilling title opinions, division-order title opinions, mineral-title review, and due diligence connected with energy transactions. These matters can require tracing surface and subsurface ownership, reviewing oil and gas leases, identifying potential defects or competing interests, and explaining how the record affects a client’s planned operations. George works within the firm’s Division Order Title Opinion Team and broader Energy and Mineral Title & Due Diligence services.

Grace E. George provides focused title support for energy clients operating in a property environment where small details in historical records can affect present rights. George’s practice emphasizes accurate ownership analysis and clear communication of title issues. By reviewing the documents that define mineral interests and identifying concerns before transactions or development proceed, George helps clients make better-informed decisions about acquisitions, drilling, distributions, and other oil and gas activities.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
• Member, Ohio State Bar Association
• Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Member, The West Virginia State Bar
• Former Secretary, Ohio County, West Virginia Bar Association
• Member, Phi Alpha Delta Legal Honor Society
• Member, American Inns of Court
• Member, Michael Late Benedum Chapter, American Association of Professional Landmen
• Member, Women’s Energy Network
• Scholarship Reviewer, Community Foundation of the Ohio Valley (2025-2026)
• Member, Merit Selection Panel for the Reappointment of U.S. Magistrate Judge James P. Mazzone for the Northern District of West Virginia (2026)
• Member, Leadership Wheeling (Class of 2025)

Licensed State

• Ohio
• Pennsylvania
• West Virginia

Education

• Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• High Point University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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