PPGMR Law, PLLC

Experience & Knowledge

PPGMR Law is a full-service business-oriented law firm with widely recognized proficiency in Energy, Oil and Gas, Environmental, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Construction, Arts, and Innovation Law. Our attorneys offer experience with Business Transactions, Intellectual Property Rights, Commercial Litigation and Insurance Defense, and a range of related business matters. The firm frequently represents clients in state and federal trial and appellate courts and before administrative agencies in Arkansas and nationally. We strive to provide exceptional service, extraordinary value, and excellent results. When experience matters, we can help.

Meet our attorneys

Oil & Gas Law

PPGMR lawyers are among the most recognized and experienced oil & gas and energy attorneys in Arkansas. We represent oil and gas operators, producers, pipeline companies, industry groups, mineral owners, and service providers in every aspect of energy matters. PPGMR attorneys routinely represent a host of clients before the Arkansas Oil & Gas Commission and other state and federal agencies. Our attorneys’ knowledge of the oil & gas business, as well as the law, is invaluable in assisting both industry clients and private individuals.

Complex Commercial Litigation

Attorneys at PPGMR are experienced trial lawyers with an active practice in complex commercial litigation in state and federal courts, especially cases related to our other practice areas. We represent manufacturers, distributors, and operators in a wide cross-section of industry and have considerable complex litigation experience, including large environmental cases, mass torts, and class action cases, among others.

Insurance Defense

Our attorneys have been representing insurance companies and self-insured businesses in and out of court for more than 25 years. Our lawyers have considerable experience handling insurance coverage issues, subrogation, claims resolution, premises liability, and related issues in both state and federal trial and appellate courts. We pride ourselves on personal attention and exceptional service to our insurance defense clients.

Recently posted to News

Gulf of Mexico Shallow Water Leases Offered at Reduced Royalty Rate

Posted on July 19, 2017

On July 13, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced the availability of 75.9 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico for lease for the purpose of oil and gas exploration. The sale will be held on August 16, 2017 in New Orleans. To encourage oil and gas exploration, shallow water leases will have a reduced royalty rate. Leases in less than 200 meters of water will have a 12.5% royalty rate, and those in depths greater than 200 meters are subject to an 18.75% royalty rate. The sale will include 14,220 unleased blocks, from three to 231 miles offshore in water depths from nine to 11,115 feet. This sale is the first offshore sale of the Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program, which was created as required by the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands Act. The Leasing Program covers the years 2017-2022 was approved in early 2017. It scheduled 11 potential lease sales in two program areas in all or parts of 4 OCS planning areas: 10 sales in the combined Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Program Area, and one sale in the Cook Inlet Program Area offshore Alaska.

PPGMR’s role is to assist in attaining goals and solving problems that are important to the client. We work hard to be sensitive to our clients' concerns and creative in our approach. Get in touch today and see how PPGMR can help.