PAUL A. STRICKLAND is a partner in the Shreveport law office of Kean Miller LLP. He has over forty years of experience in oil and gas title examination and oil and gas contract matters. He received a Bachelor’s Degree from Louisiana State University and a Law Degree from the LSU Law Center. He is a member of the Louisiana Mineral Law Institute Advisory Council and the Ark-La-Tex Association for Professional Landmen, where he served as Education Chairman. He is a frequent lecturer on oil and gas topics and presented several papers to the Louisiana Mineral Law Institute, the National Association of Division Order Analysts, and various landman associations in the State of Louisiana and in the State of Texas.