James A. Carr II
Practice Areas
Industries
Education
- Duquesne University School of Law, J.D., 2007
- Ashland University, M.B.A., 2011, summa cum laude
- Grove City College, B.S., 2004, cum laude
Bar & Court Admissions
James (“Jay”) A. Carr II is an associate in the Columbus office and a member of the energy, finance and real estate group. His practice and experience span several areas, including oil and gas transactional matters, title review and due diligence, and litigation. He routinely prepares original title opinions and division order title opinions as well as assignments, amendments and ratifications, and releases of oil and gas leases for producers. He also litigates, or assists others in litigating, claims involving breach of an oil and gas lease, wrongful payment of royalties, and title to leasehold properties.
Jay received his B.S. cum laude in business management from Grove City College, his J.D. from Duquesne University, and his MBA summa cum laude from Ashland University. He is admitted to practice in the State Ohio, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the State of West Virginia as well as the United States District Courts for the Western District of Pennsylvania and Southern District of West Virginia.
Professional and Community Activities
- Columbus Bar Association, Member
- Columbus Bar Association Real Property Law Institute Planning Committee, Member, 2015 - Present
- Ohio State Bar Association, Real Property Law Section, Member
- Energy & Mineral Law Foundation, Member
Events
- 10/4/2018On October 4, 2018, Vorys Associate James Carr spoke at the American Association of Professional Landmen’s 2018 Appalachian Land Institute in Washington, Pennsylvania.
- 11/17/2017Vorys Associate, Jay Carr presented at the Ohio State Bar Association’s 2017 Oil and Gas Update on November 17, 2017. Jay spoke on Ohio’s Marketable Title Act Post Corban.
- 5/23/2017Vorys attorneys Jay Carr and Michael Vennum were speakers at the 38th Annual Energy & Mineral Law Foundation Institute on May 23, 2017.
- 3/17/2017Vorys attorneys Jay Carr and Jacinto Nunez were speakers at the Akron Bar Association's Estate Planning, Elderlaw and Probate Law Section meeting on March 17, 2017.
- 12/12/2016Vorys attorneys Ilya Batikov, James Carr and Greg Russell were speakers at the Ohio Dormant Mineral Act Special Institute on December 12, 2016.
- 12/8/2016Vorys attorney James Carr was a speaker at the Oil and Gas Title Law A-Z webinar hosted by the National Business Institute on December 8, 2016.
- 11/18/2016Vorys attorneys James Carr and Greg Russell were speakers at the 2016 Oil and Gas Update hosted by the Ohio State Bar Association on November 18, 2016.
- 12/9/2015Vorys attorneys Ilya Batikov and James Carr presented a seminar titled “Ultimate Guide to Oil and Gas Title Law” hosted by the National Business Institute on December 9-10, 2015.
- 12/3/2015Vorys attorneys Ilya Batikov, James Carr and Peter Lusenhop were speakers at the Ultimate Guide to Oil and Gas Title Law hosted by the National Business Institute on December 3-4, 2015.
- 6/12/2014Vorys attorneys James Carr and Ilya Batikov were speakers at the Oil, Gas and Mineral Land Titles Seminar on June 12, 2014.
- 3/22/2013James A. Carr presented "A Practitioner’s Approach to Resolving Oil & Gas Issues in Ohio" in in Columbus, Ohio on March 22, 2013. This presentation highlighted the statutory remedies available to cure common title defects associated with oil and gas production.
Insights
- 12/14/2018On December 13, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio clarified the preservation of interests under the Ohio Marketable Title Act (OMTA).
- 9/26/2016On September 15, 2016, many oil and gas producers and surface owners of Ohio properties awoke to problematic news: the Supreme Court of Ohio, in Corban v. Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C., et al., Slip Opinion No. 2016-Ohio-5796, held that the 1989 version of the Ohio Dormant Mineral Act (R.C. § 5301.56) (1989 DMA) was not self-executing (i.e., did not automatically abandon and vest dormant mineral interests in the surface owner of the property by operation of law).
- 9/15/2016On September 15, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued numerous decisions concerning the application of the Ohio Dormant Mineral Act.
- 6/18/2015On June 18, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued its first decision analyzing one aspect of the much contested Ohio Dormant Mineral Act.
- 2012-2013