“The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.”
MANAGING PARTNER
Jereme Cowan
Jereme graduated from Duke University School of Law and then began a career as a landman at a major independent oil and gas company in Oklahoma City. After serving as a landman, he transferred to an in-house attorney group with that same company, where in 2007 he began his practice focusing on oil and gas land titles, drafting and interpreting assignments, and preparing drilling and division order title opinions. On February 1, 2013, Jereme left the corporate world to form his own law firm, which merged with Marc Fleischer's firm in late 2013 to become Cowan & Fleischer, PLLC. Along with managing the operations of the firm, Jereme oversees the firm's practice for lands situated in Oklahoma and contributes to the firm's legal positions in the state of Ohio.
Education
Duke University School of Law
Juris Doctor, 2005
Southern Nazarene University
Bachelor of Science, 2002
MANAGING PARTNER
Marc Fleischer
Marc graduated cum laude from Oklahoma City School of Law in 2005, where he served as an articles editor for the law review. He began his career as a landman at a major independent oil and gas company and then advanced to the position of senior title attorney during his almost 7 years in-house at that company. In the summer of 2012, he decided to leave the corporate world and begin his own firm. Almost a year later, Marc merged his firm with the law practice of Jereme Cowan, forming Cowan & Fleischer, PLLC. Marc manages the operations of the firms, including input on all administrative matters. He also continues his law practice by overseeing the firm's practice area for lands situated in Ohio and in North Dakota.
Education
Oklahoma City School of Law
Juris Doctor, 2005
University of Mary
Bachelor of Arts
Hesston College
Associate of Arts
Partner
Matthew Fleischer
Matthew C. Fleischer graduated with honors in 2005 from Oklahoma City School of Law, where he served as an articles editor for the law review. From 2006 to 2014, he worked as an in-house prospect landman for a major independent oil and gas producer. He joined Cowan & Fleischer in March of 2014 to begin his legal practice with oil and gas land titles. Matt became Partner in January 2017.
Education
Oklahoma City School of Law
Juris Doctor, 2005
Southern Nazarene University
Bachelor of Science, 2002
Partner
Lisa Kaulaity
Lisa graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 2002. She began her practice that year by joining an Oklahoma based law firm that focused on energy law. In 2005, Lisa then joined an exploration and production company in Oklahoma City, first as a Landman but later as in-house counsel. While at the E&P company, she prepared Oklahoma and Ohio title opinions and advised various departments in the development of oil and gas and the acquisitions of other assets. In 2013, Lisa left the corporate world to help create her own firm. Ultimately, Lisa joined Cowan & Fleischer in 2016, where she now serves as Partner. She continues her practice focusing on oil and gas land titles for lands situated in both Ohio and Oklahoma.
Education
Univeristy of Oklahoma College of Law
Juris Doctor, 2002
Cameron Univesity
Bachelor of Arts, 1999
Partner
Andrea Painter
Andrea graduated cum laude from Oklahoma City University School of Law, where she was a Resource Editor on the Law Review, President of the Women's Law Student Association, and a member of Phi Delta Phi Honor Society. Prior to being employed at Cowan & Fleischer, Andrea worked as in-house counsel for a major independent oil and gas company. Andrea is licensed in Oklahoma and Ohio, and focuses her practice on the preparation of Drilling Title Opinions. She is a member of the Oklahoma City Real Property Lawyer's Association and the Oklahoma City Association of Professional Landmen.
Education
Oklahoma City School of Law
Juris Doctor
Washburn University
Bachelor of Arts
Senior Associate
Devon Antonia Cantrell
Devon Antonia Cantrell graduated from the University of Tulsa, College of Law where she served as Executive Notes and Comments Editor of the Energy Law Journal. Prior to joining Cowan & Fleischer, Devon obtained experience in energy law while interning with a major independent hydrocarbon exploration and production company based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and moved into preparing Drilling and Division Order Title Opinions at a law firm in Boulder, Colorado. She currently focuses her practice on title opinions for land located in Oklahoma, Colorado, and Wyoming.
Education
University of Tulsa College of Law
Juris Doctor
University of California, Davis
Bachelor of Arts
Senior Associate
Elise Hayes
Elise graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Law, where she received the Dean's Award for Advocacy. As an undergraduate, she was one of OU's highly-recruited National Merit Scholars. Prior to joining Cowan & Fleischer in 2015, she spent ten years in general practice, pursuing title examination, probate, adoption, and other civil matters. She currently focuses her work on Drilling Title Opinions for lands located in Oklahoma.
Education
University of Oklahoma, College of Law
Juris Doctor
University of Oklahoma
Bachelor of Business Administration
Associate
Jason Hubbert
Jason graduated with honors from the University Of Oklahoma College Of Law, where he served as an Articles Editor for the Oklahoma Law Review. While there, he completed a one-semester internship in the U.S. State Department’s Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Private International Law. Jason obtained experience in energy law as a summer intern with Cowan & Fleischer, where he began working as an associate upon admittance into the Oklahoma Bar. His primary practice area is oil and gas property law.
Prior to attending law school, Jason served on staff and as an adjunct professor at a private liberal arts university in the Midwest. He holds advanced degrees in Christian theology and Hebrew Bible.
Education
University of Oklahoma, College of Law
Juris Doctor, 2016
Nazarene Theological Seminary
Master of Arts
Southern Nazarene University
Bachelor of Science; Master of Arts
Associate
Jeremy Miller
Jeremy graduated from Oklahoma City University School of Law. Before joining Cowan & Fleischer, Jeremy worked for an Oklahoma City title company where he examined abstracts for residential and commercial property transactions. Currently, his practice is focused on preparing Drilling Title Opinions.
Education
Oklahoma City School of Law
Juris Doctor
Southern Nazarene University
Bachelor of Arts
Associate
Austin Proctor
Austin Ray Proctor graduated from Oklahoma City University School of Law in 2012 and began his career in domestic litigation. Since then, he has transitioned into oil and gas title examination, focusing on the rendering of Drilling Title Opinions since 2014.
Education
Oklahoma City School of Law
Juris Doctor
Southern Nazarene University
Bachelor of Science