OKLAHOMA CITY / AGILITYPR.NEWS / February 04, 2025 / OKLAHOMA CITY – S&J Land Administration Services LLC has named Bree Nelson as its new Director of Land Administration. Nelson will work alongside Team Leader and attorney Sandra K. Fraley in overseeing the team that provides administrative land services to clients in the energy industry.

Nelson brings nearly 30 years of experience to the role with a background in client management and overseeing large teams of employees. She has worked with clients in nearly a dozen states and is a member of the American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL), Oklahoma City Association of Professional Landmen (OCAPL), and the Oklahoma City Association of Professional Land and Title Analysts.

Nelson succeeds former Director Paula M. Rauchfuss, who will continue to serve in an Advisor role through the remainder of 2025 ahead of her retirement from an amazing 41 year career. Rauchfuss was instrumental in developing and building the service offerings during and after the launch of S&J Land Administration Services in February 2020. “I am grateful for the chance to follow in Paula’s footsteps,” Nelson said. “Her dedication and contributions were critical and valuable during the launch of S&J Land Administration Services, and I will do my best to carry it forward with the same high standards.”

S&J Land Administration Services LLC is a subsidiary of national law firm, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC. S&J Land Administration Services guides and assists energy clients with lease records maintenance and land system management, division order preparation and administration, renewable support, contract administration, acquisition and divestiture due diligence, and provides additional departmental support for special projects. The team is staffed with senior-level analysts who bring a depth of familiarity with multiple basins across the country and knowledge of the major land administration software programs.

About Steptoe & Johnson

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC is a law firm nationally recognized for its strengths in energy law with more than a century of know-how in the areas of business, labor and employment, and litigation. Steptoe & Johnson has over 400 lawyers and other professionals practicing in 18 offices in Colorado, Kentucky, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, and West Virginia.

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