Stanton D. Ernest

Stan Ernest, born Salem, Illinois, January 19, 1950 has over 30 years experience in the coal, oil and gas industry. He is an experienced civil trial lawyer. He is a retired Captain in the United States Navy Reserve, Judge Advocate General's Corps.

Bar Admissions

• State of Illinois
• State of Indiana
• State of Kentucky
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana
• U.S. Supreme Court

Areas of Practice

Estates & Trusts; Business Organization & Administration; Coal, Oil and Gas Law; Commercial Litigation.

Education

University of Illinois (B.S., 1974); Hamline University (J.D., cum laude, 1976).

Memberships

• Energy & Mineral Law Foundation (Member of Board of Trustees)
• Wabash County Bar Association
• Evansville Bar Association
• Illinois State Bar Association (Committee on Legal Education, Admission and Competence, 1988-1994)
• Kentucky State Bar Association
• Indiana State Bar Association

Military Service

• Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy Reserve 1983-2008
• U.S. Army 1969-1971

Publications

Slurry and Coal Refuse Disposal - Underground Disposal of Slurry and Coal Refuse in Mine Voids: Does the Coal Owner/Lessee Have the Legal Right to Dispose of Slurry and Coal Refuse in Mine Voids? 28 Energy & Min. L. Inst. Ch. 11 (2008).