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Area of Practice: Energy Law

Jeremy is an experienced commercial litigator who, for more than a decade, has focused on energy, with an emphasis on oil and gas litigation. His extensive experience in the shale and hydraulic fracturing arena spans the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and includes work in administrative proceedings, state trial and appellate courts, and federal trial and appellate courts. Also licensed in Ohio and West Virginia, Jeremy has represented industry clients in those jurisdictions as well.

He represents E&P operators in the Marcellus and Utica Shale plays and frequently speaks at energy-related CLEs and industry trade group meetings. His work on behalf of the industry includes defending against lease invalidity claims, defending royalty and failure to develop claims, defending litigation matters alleging contamination, health effects, and nuisance from drilling operations, defending class actions and mass plaintiff actions, pursuing injunctive actions, enforcing access rights, rights-of-way and easements, prosecuting trespass actions against activists, and counseling clients on their obligations relative to government agencies and regulations, including zoning.

In addition to his work on behalf of the industry, Jeremy represents clients in general commercial disputes in state and federal courts in Ohio and Pennsylvania. He also represents individuals and charitable organizations pro bono, including representing plaintiffs in civil rights litigation in federal court.

Jeremy previously served as a law clerk to United States Magistrate Judge Nancy A. Vecchiarelli in the United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio and to the Franklin County (Ohio) Municipal Court. Jeremy is a frequent author on industry-related topics.


Jeremy Mercer is not a current member of Lawyers of Distinction

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