Kimbleompanies/ Red hill claims to have an old lease

I have been contacted by a land man named Jack Brady  for Red Hill/ Kimble Companies.  He claims that they have an old lease on 20 acres of my land.  He wants to give me $1000 to sign a contingency lease pending a decision from the Ohio Supreme court.  If the ruling does not favor the old lease then I would have to sign a new lease with them for $6500.  This is the total payment and not a per acre fee.

I asked for a copy of the old lease.  I want to verify his claims and to determine if I am owed any back royalties!  

To Date a copy of the old lease has not been provided.  Either way this looks like a bad deal for the land owner.

Has anyone else been approached with this offer?  Is it legit or a scam?

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Permalink Reply by wandering juju on June 8, 2015 at 6:49am

Nathan vaughn would be the unScrupulous Lawyer working with Red Hill you speak of.. he took allot of folks  as he was working with Kugliak and Wilkins out of Canton   or KWGD  as they refer to them selves..  Self serving Lawyers without your interest in mind..   

Permalink Reply by Mark Anders on June 8, 2015 at 7:35am

Yep that's him. When i Interviewed with him, the Marketing/PR lady (Nancy?) and Keith Kimble... I got a very good idea of what type of company they were. They dealt all their cards and couldn't fool me. 

Everyone needs to be careful around those guys.

Permalink Reply by Buckets on June 8, 2015 at 8:21am

Mark Anders is correct about Redhill/Kimble.  I don't want to go into too many details but I am quite familiar with their organization. Not providing a copy of the old lease up front is not good landwork and is a constant complaint from landowners whom they have approached.  If they want to cut a deal the least they can do is be prepared and provide a copy of the lease when they knock on your door.  They avoid doing this for a reason.  Please take all of the information you have to a good mineral attorney.  I would recommend Jude Streb out of Canton, Ohio  (330) 458-2172. He worked with a couple of my clients concerning mineral issues and contingency leases, did a nice job and didn't rip them off.  Until you see an attorney do NOT sign anything with Redhill.  They have an absolutely terrible reputation, will do anything to step on landowners and not think twice about it.  As for their attorney, Nathan Vaughan.  I have no respect for him.  He's basically a trumped up "yes man".

Permalink Reply by Robert and Valorie Fulton on June 9, 2015 at 4:33am

GREAT advice!! SO true about the Kimbles. If they say it, I DIS-believe it!!!!

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