Staff

All of the landmen and abstracters in the Lafayette office work exclusively for Allen & Kirmse; most have college degrees and all have substantial oil and gas experience. Most have been affiliated with this firm for between three and thirty years. Allen & Kirmse provides office space and secretarial and computer support to them. All of this brings a cohesiveness, organization and a level of motivation which ensure a consistently high quality work product and a consistently high quantity of output per man-day. All legal issues and questions are addressed by the in-house attorneys.

For more than thirty years, we have earned a reputation for professional excellence, integrity and adherence to the Standards of Practice of the American Association of Professional Landmen. Our clients know that we take great pride in meeting and surpassing their expectations every day.

Durell Allen
Durelle Allen received a Bachelor Degree in Economics from Louisiana State University in 1974, and his law degree from LSU Law School in 1977. After completing the Louisiana bar exam, he went to work as an independent landman for David Parnell & Associates. After two (2) years in that capacity, in early 1980, he left the Parnell organization to practice law with the Lafayette law firm of Andrus & Preis. In 1981, he returned to Parnell & Associates, where he was in charge of supervising the land division of that organization. In February, 1982, he started Allen & Kirmse, Ltd. he is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, AAPL, LAPL, and is a Certified Professional Landman.
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David Allen
David Allen received a Bachelor Degree in Political Science from Louisiana State University in 1976, and his law degree from LSU Law School in 1980. He worked for a year with the oil and gas law firm of Plauche, Hartley, Lapeyre & Ottinger. David joined Allen & Kirmse in 1982. In 1989, he left this firm to work for Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO), where he was a senior South Louisiana landman. In 1994, David rejoined Allen & Kirmse, and has been a supervisor with this firm since that time. David is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, AAPL and LAPL.
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Jennifer Molbert
Jennifer Molbert graduated from the University of Southwestern Louisiana with a degree in Business Administration in 1988. She joined this firm in 1990, and became a supervisor in 1998. Jennifer is a member of AAPL.
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Melissa Powell
Melissa Powell graduated from Centenary College in Shreveport, Louisiana with a degree in Political Science in 1990. She began oil and gas abstracting in 1996, joined this firm in 2002, and became an abstracting supervisor in 2003.
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Paul Hebert
Paul Hebert graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2002, with a degree in Professional Land and Resource Management along with a minor in Business Administration. He joined this firm in 2002, and became a supervisor in 2011. Paul is a member of AAPL and LAPL.
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Christine Bila
Christine Bila graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2002, with a degree in Business Administration. She joined this firm in 2002, and a became a supervisor in 2010.
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