Leverage Energy Ohio: who are they? (Nexus pipeline)

I received a letter from Leverage Energy Ohio yesterday.  They are having an "informative"  meeting regrading the Spectra Nexus pipeline.  Refreshments and a raffle are being offered.  No other details about who this company is.

I think I can guess who they are representing, but I am curious if anyone has any info.  A google search did not turn up anything.  They have a local phone number but no address is listed.  (google search of the phone number shows that this person has a 2005 Corvette with a custom paint job for sale).

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Mike MurphyPermalink Reply by Mike Murphy on September 17, 2015 at 3:26am

Leverage Energy Ohio, LLC is an Ohio Domestic Limited-Liability Company filed on July 30, 2015. The company's filing status is listed as Active and its File Number is 2415773.

The Registered Agent on file for this company is United States Corporation Agents, Inc. and is located at 3250 West Market Street, Suite 205, Fairlawn, OH 44333.

The company has 1 principal on record. The principal is Legalzoom.com, Inc..

Sounds like a contract landman operation  just recently formed to aquire right of way for the pipeline CARPET BAGGERS  landowners beware
0ym9x5ag7ury2Permalink Reply by 0ym9x5ag7ury2 on September 17, 2015 at 2:18pm

Good job getting down to who these folks are Mike.

Pipeline ROWs as we know, need to specify:

1) Number of Pipes

2) Size of Pipes

3) Content of Pipes

4) Pressure inside the Pipes

5) Include a Survey with exact location of ROW

And the following provided by John Capwell a GMS.com member who had some additional comments on what a good ROW contract needs to include. Plus a whole lot more.

Several comments for the discussion: the Right Of Way (ROW) is precisely that. This pipeline is in the ground for perpetuity. The land is yours as are the taxes and the liabilities. So when negotiating this remember to have your attorney include clauses which assign responsibility for any problems to the leasing company. Make sure that any problems caused to propery, yours or neighbors, outside of the pipeline is their issue to resolve. Legal expenses and investigations that you incure to resolve an issue as the result of their negligence are to be reimbursed by them (no limits).

If timber is to be harvested, have your own appraisal performed and compare it to their estimate. Negotiate this price. Specify how the harvest is to be done and state clearly how the logs are to be stacked. Then sell the logs yourself. If they complain, point out that trees are a farm crop and that within the ROW that you, or your children, will never be able to harvest trees again. If they further complain, then state that they will have to pay under timber theft provision of Pennsylvania Law. Don't tell them that this statute requires a threefold price increase over you valuation. Also require, in you addendums, that all stumps be pulled and ground into mulch and that the mulch be spread within a specific time period. Include an addendum that establishes a financial penalty for non performance.

Specify what ROW plantings need to be made for purposes of reclamation of the site. Many of us prefer a planting which will support specific wildlife. Do not accept their standard seed mix. Specify Crown Vetch free seed mix.

Specify that the company who owns the pipeline is responsible for maintaining the plantings for as LONG as the pipe is in the ground.

During construction, any fuel leakage or lubricant leakage is their cleanup responsibility and that clean must be to DEP, EPA and OSHA standards.

Specify that when the pipeline is no longer used for transporting gas that it may not be converted to other uses. The tendency is to convert these to fiber optic line carriers and the landowner receives no compensation for access. If at any time they refuse an addendum, jack the per foot price up or walk away. Both are effective negotiating strategies.

State in your addendums that the only access that employees have is to the pipeline ROW and not to any adjacent ground. Further, since this is still your land, any time access to the pipeline ROW is needed the company must contact you 48 hours prior to their entry on your land.

And this may be the most important point. This pipeline will divide your land and it does have the potential for limiting your access to both sides of your land. The pipeline company may say that to protect their pipe that any truck or vehicle in excess of 8 tons may not cross the pipe. If you log or use heavy machinery this is a problem. Specify, even if you do not currently use heavy machinery, that specific sites on the pipeline be constructed in such a manner to support 80,000 lbs (road legal logging trucks). Do not be convinced that mats can be rented to lay over the pipeline so that you move your machinery over the pipe. Do not be convinced that they will take care of it for you, they won't. Remind them whose land this is.

If after all of your work, they will not agree, do not sign since you are giving this away forever. The money they wave in your face is taxable and a one time payment for a lifetime with a pipeline.

Permalink Reply by JT Ring on October 19, 2015 at 6:59am

Leverage Energy Ohio is a company conceived by a group of experienced, professional landmen from Canton, Ohio. We negotiate landowner interests in everything from mineral leases and ROW easements to construction and damage settlements. Backed by one of the oldest law firms in Ohio, we have successfully negotiated numerous easement compensation packages, doubling our landowners' settlement in most cases. We are not attorneys, we are landmen, thus our negotiation fee is significantly less, saving the landowner money. So the previous post saying, "landowners beware", is exactly on point. Beware of the energy company agents who will not offer you the maximum compensation you are entitled to.

Mike MurphyPermalink Reply by Mike Murphy on October 19, 2015 at 4:03pm

JT RING

Leverage energy is an Ohio Domestic Limited-Liability Company filed on July 30, 2015. The company's filing status is listed as Active and its File Number is 2415773.

Backed by one of the oldest law firms in Ohio, so a lawyer must be your boss

is just like the others out to make money in their pockets ......so don't come on like your there for the landowners because you have a contract with the pipeline company to gather ROW for them..........you working for the pipeline company and are being paid for every foot you gather for them at the cheapest price you can get it for ......BIGGEST thing about landmen is they are professional liars......they like to say what you will believe ....nothing but carpetbaggers and washed up use car salesman ......also you can not promote your business on this web site......the last thing you want is for a landowner to seek legal advice if that happens the pipeline company will have to pay more money lessing your payday what did you do before July 30th 2015 ......sell shoes??? are you the nice guy or the tuff guy on your negotiating team .........that was really nice you having townhall meetings and giving prizes away and feeding everybody.....who paid for that........I suppose you too it out of your pocket LOL

Permalink Reply by JT Ring on October 19, 2015 at 4:13pm
Pretty bold statements sir, albeit false as they are. I have no need to promote business on this venue. You, however are misleading landowners. We work for them and have no interest in acquiring anything, including compensation from the energy companies. Landowners are encouraged to seek alternative legal advise if they are so inclined. We just offer a service at a reduced cost. Yes, we do it for profit. Who works for nothing? Do you? I doubt it.
Mike MurphyPermalink Reply by Mike Murphy on October 19, 2015 at 4:27pm

so your charging the landowner for your service ?????isn't that what lawyers do.....if your not lawyers hw can you legally give legal advice funny how you formed a Corp..at the same time Nexs started gathering ROW

Permalink Reply by JT Ring on October 19, 2015 at 4:33pm
Ding ding ding! What do we have for the lucky winner, Johnny? What part of "reduced cost" did you not understand? Maybe it would be wise for you to do a little more research before you give advice to landowners on this forum. This landowner was asking a legitimate question that I just happened to be able to answer, based on fact, not speculation.
Mike MurphyPermalink Reply by Mike Murphy on October 19, 2015 at 4:47pm

(google search of the phone number shows that this person has a 2005 Corvette with a custom paint job for sale

selling used cars on the side LOL

Permalink Reply by JT Ring on October 19, 2015 at 4:53pm
Wow, that's something to be very concerned about. What's the relevance? This will be the last reply to your obvious ignorance regarding this landowner's question. Goodbye.
Mike MurphyPermalink Reply by Mike Murphy on October 19, 2015 at 5:00pm

leverage is working for spectrum and when  the ROW is secured it will be gone

Permalink Reply by Joe Bezel on October 19, 2015 at 5:44pm

JT, please check out the solicitation policy on this website.  If you have a service to sell, I'm sure you can purchase an ad.  If this "oldest law firm in Ohio" needs to wrap itself in a new label to get business, it is a sad commentary on said law firm.  Your personal attacks on a respected poster speak volumes to the community at gomarcellusshale.com.  Thanks for exposing this charade of a firm by your comments.

Mike MurphyPermalink Reply by Mike Murphy on October 19, 2015 at 5:59pm

thank you Joe

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