Energy and commercial litigation attorney Collin Ketelsleger helps oil-and-gas operators, producers, utility companies, and mineral owners resolve disputes over interest ownership, royalty calculation and payment, and well or lease valuation. He litigates title and royalty conflicts, non-participating royalty interest disputes, Oklahoma Corporation Commission proceedings, and breach-of-contract and damages claims across Oklahoma. A former petroleum engineer with an M.B.A. in energy, Collin brings an insider’s command of the technical and financial records that decide and influence these cases.
- Helped secure the complete dismissal of an action through successful dispositive motion practice.
- Conducted the deposition of a key witness.
- Presented oral argument before Oklahoma courts in various matters.
- Prepared dispositive and discovery briefing, mediation statements, and demonstrative exhibits in support of trial and mediation strategy, resulting in favorable outcomes for the client.
- Prepared and filed applications and orders before the Oklahoma Corporation Commission on behalf of oil-and-gas operators.
Admissions
- Oklahoma
Memberships
- Mineral Lawyers Society, 2025
- Federal Bar Association, 2025
Education
- J.D., University of Oklahoma College of Law, 2025
- Highest Honors
- Top 5% of class
- American Jurisprudence Awards—Brief Writing; Oral Advocacy; Professional Responsibility; Secured Transactions; Oil & Gas Contracts and Tax
- Comfort Top 10 Scholarship Recipient
- Top 10 Speaker Award
- M.B.A., Energy Specialization, University of Oklahoma, Gene Rainbolt Graduate School of Business, 2019
- Frakes Scholarship Recipient
- Dean’s Honor Roll
- President’s Honor Roll
- B.S., Petroleum Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Mewbourne College of Earth & Energy, 2019
- Oklahoma Regents Scholar
- Dean’s Honor Roll
- President’s Honor Roll
Clerkships
- Law Clerk, Fox Rothschild LLP, Oklahoma City, OK, 2024
- Law Clerk, Fellers Snider Blankenship Bailey & Tippens, P.C., Oklahoma City, OK, 2023