Hello. My name is
Ben.
I study law and I write about it. I research and I write about it. I think and dream and I write about it. I also play music.
Some of the places I've been, things I've done, and the people whose company I've shared along the way.
Landman.
Contract with NorthStar Energy in Denver, CO. 2020.
I researched, tracked, and cured title. I worked the Powder River and Green River Basins. In the field and in the BLM. I worked in-house as a lease analyst with PDC Energy, Inc.. My team reviewed PDC's Permian and Delaware Basin assets in BOLO and prepared them for migration to Quorum.
Contract with McAfee Land Management in Amarillo, TX. 2016 to 2017.
I researched leasehold positions and built abstracts. I worked with landowners and cured title. I even drafted mineral ownership reports.
Contract with Drake Land Services in Denver, CO. 2015.
I tracked title and imaged in the Powder River Basin.
In-House with EnergyNet in Amarillo, TX. 2011.
I prepared leases and properties for sale on their online brokerage platform. Due diligence and graphic design.
Marketing Manager.
The Castleton Festival in Castleton, VA and offices in Washington, DC. 2012 - 2014.
I managed the advertising. I worked the marketing. We produced print, digital, TV, and radio. I negotiated contracts with the Washington Post, WETA Radio and Television, BBC, and Gramophone. I designed the ads, programs, brochures, and inserts. I supervised and cultivated sponsorships with businesses in the region. Worked business development and box office. I also taught kids about opera! Over 400 students in the area.
PR/Marketing Intern (2012) > Development and Patron Management Associate (2012 - 2013) > Marketing Manager.
I started at the bottom.
River and Hiking Guide / Lewis and Clark Guy.
Lewis and Clark Trail Adventures in Missoula, MT. Spring through Winter of 2016.
I guided folks on the upper Missouri River and over the Lolo Trail of the Bitterroot Mountains while telling stories about Lewis and Clark. I helped them feel comfortable and safe and set up their camps in the same spots as the Corps of Discovery.
English Teacher and Cultural Ambassador.
Junta De Castilla y Leon in Leon and Palencia, Spain. Winter 2015 into Spring 2016.
I served as a cultural ambassador of the United States and as an English Language Assistant in two bilingual publish schools. I also taught many a private student.
Getting to know me. Getting to know all about me:
I am a law student and legal tech consultant who researches property rights and ownership. I find remaindermen and explain property rights and interests to landowners. I work with law firms and take their cases to the cloud where they can organize trial strategy and evidence from anywhere. I have contracted with energy companies helping to organize and clean lease data associated with billions in assets.
I am focused on policy issues and increasing awareness of entheogenics and emerging psychedelics medicine as well as the possibilities of digital assets and blockchain technology in title and regulatory environments. I study and work around the ongoing effect of U.S. drug policy. I am dedicated to
I have worked with a variety of people in myriad settings and landscapes throughout the American West, learning its history in fee simple absolute along the way. I am a Jeffersonian who believes, "It is superiority of knowledge which can alone lift you above the heads of your competitors, and ensure your success...Lose no moment in improving your head, nor any opportunity of exercising your heart in benevolence."
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