Stephen W. Brown is an attorney licensed to practice in Kansas and Oklahoma with over 30 years of experience. He received his Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Fort Hays State University and his Juris Doctor from the University of Kansas. His areas of legal expertise include oil and gas, probate, and real estate law. He has experience examining and drafting title opinions, leases, contracts, and other legal documents related to the oil and gas industry. He is currently a partner at Megaffin & Brown, Chartered in Pratt, Kansas where he focuses on general legal work and oil and gas title determination.
1. STEPHEN W. BROWN
Address: 512 NW 12th St., Oklahoma City, OK 73103 and 223 S. Oak, Pratt, KS 67124
Email: lawy@cox.net
Oklahoma Tel.: 405-227-0085 and Kansas Tel.: 620-672-5626 Cell.: 620-770-9098 Fax: 620-
672-6774
SPECIAL
SKILLS: Oil & Gas, Probate and Real Estate.
EDUCATION
HISTORY:
Fort Hays State
University
Hays, Kansas
Degree Bachelor of Science
Political Science
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas
Degree Juris Doctor – Law
WORK
EXPERIENCE:
Williamson Cubbison,
Hardy & Hunter
Kansas City, Kansas
Clerk Research & brief Medical
malpractice defense issues
Eudora Municipal Judge
Eudora, Kansas
Judge Adjudicate Municipal court actions
Megaffin & Brown,
Chartered
223 S. Oak
Pratt, Kansas 67124
Lawyer General office practice with
emphasis in oil and gas title
determination
OIL & GAS
EXPERIENCE:
Title examination:
Review and draft:
Litigation:
Title opinions (acquisition, pre-lease, drillsite,
division order)
Oil & gas leases, drilling contracts, buy-sell
agreements, like kind exchange documentation,
unitization agreements, gas storage leases,
present and future interest conveyances, farm
(out/in) contracts, entity formation (articles, by-
laws, minutes, etc.)
Partition mineral interests
LICENSES: Admitted to practice in Kansas and
Oklahoma
2. OTHER POST-
SCHOOL
EXPERIENCES:
Bank Board of Director, President of Chamber of Commerce, President of
Rotary Club, Investor in oil and gas exploration and Investigator of
complaints against attorneys for the Kansas Disciplinary Administrator.
REFERENCES:
Steve McClain, President
Sterling Drilling Company
P. O. Box 1006
Pratt, Kansas 67124
(620) 672-9508 steve@sterlingdrilling.com
Kevin McCoy, President
McCoy Petroleum Corporation
8080 E. Central, Ste. 300
Wichita, Kansas 67206
(316) 636-2737 kevin@mccoypetroleum.com
Roscoe Mendenhall, President
Victory Operating Inc.
6 N. Scottsdale
Wichita, Kansas 67230
(316) 648-5633 rsmend@cox.net
Randal D. Haley, Managing Member
LADD, L.L.C.
101 SW 27th St.
El Reno, OK 73036
(405) 262-9116 RDHEnt@sbcglobal.net