Uriah Price is a partner in Crowley Fleck’s Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Department. Uriah is licensed in Montana, North Dakota and Wyoming. His practice encompasses multiple areas of energy and natural resources law, including oil and gas, energy and mineral litigation, energy and mineral transactions, regulatory and administrative affairs, Indian law and title examination. Uriah represents clients in front of the Montana Board of Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, the Bureau of Land Management and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Additionally, he handles oil and gas related litigation and administrative appeals, complex title examination, and due diligence. Uriah has served on numerous committees for The Foundation of Natural Resources and Energy Law (formerly the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation) where he was a Trustee at Large (2016-2017), a founding member of the Young Professionals Committee and currently serves as faculty for the Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Short Course. Uriah obtained his Juris Doctorate, with honors, from Washburn University School of Law where he focused on oil and gas and natural resources law. Prior to law school, he obtained his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Kansas.
Practice Areas
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- Business Organizations
- Litigation
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- Oil and Gas
- Indian Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Lobbying, Regulatory and Administrative Affairs
- Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
- Title Examination
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- Regulatory and Administrative Affairs
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- Due Diligence
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- Real Estate
- Access, Title and Property Disputes
- Commercial Real Estate Acquisition, Sales and Leasing
Bar Admission
Montana, 2011
U.S. District Court, District of Montana, 2011
North Dakota, 2012
U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota, 2012
Wyoming, 2013
U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming, 2013
Education
2011 – J.D., Washburn University School of Law
2004 – B.S. Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas
Honors & Awards
Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Scholar (2010-2011)
Natural Resources Law Certificate, with Distinction
Professional Affiliations
State Bar of Montana
North Dakota State Bar Association
Wyoming State Bar Association
The Foundation of Natural Resources and Energy Law
Montana Petroleum Association
Presentations & Publications
Holding a Wolf by the Ears: A Look Into BLM’s Policy on the Retroactive Adjudication of Operating Rights Transfers – 63rd Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law
Institute (2017, co-authored with Jared Hembree, Hinkle Shannor LLP)
Assignments and Transfers of Interest; Lessee and Transferee Qualifications; and Options and Rights to Acquire – Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, Federal
Oil and Gas Leasing Short Course (2017, co-presented with Heidi Hande, QEP Resources, Inc.)
State, Federal and Indian Title Examination – Mineral Title Course, Washburn School of Law (2014, 2015, 2017)
A Primer on Oil & Gas Law – Montana State Bar, Annual Bankruptcy Seminar (2016)
Common Issues in Preparation of a Title Opinion, (co-authored with Brian Bjella, Crowley Fleck) – Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, Nuts and Bolts of
Mineral Title Examination (2015)
Natural Resources and the Law: Fractional Interests, Common Title Issues, Royalties, and Water Use for Energy Development (2014)
Federal and State Carbon Regulation: Regulatory Update – Wyoming Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute (2014)
Common Title Issues Encountered in Oil and Gas Development, Montana State Bar, CLE and Ski (2013)
Oil and Gas Development in Montana: Fractional Interests, Common Title Issues, Royalties, and Water Use (2013)