Gene Wasson joined the Brunini Firm in 1991. He concentrates his practice primarily in the areas of energy law and environmental law.

Gene’s energy law practice includes all aspects of oil and gas exploration and production, including preparing title opinions, handling oil and gas related transactions, and representing clients before the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board. He has also dealt with coal, bentonite, and other minerals. Additionally, Gene has extensive experience with energy infrastructure projects such as interstate natural gas pipelines, natural gas storage facilities, and power plants, including preparing and negotiating utility easement agreements, gas storage leases, and other transactional documents, overseeing right-of-way acquisition projects, and litigating right-of-way and property disputes.

Gene’s environmental practice has included numerous cases involving cost recovery under CERCLA, citizen suit claims under RCRA and CWA, and common law claims related to environmental contamination. Gene has also represented clients in enforcement actions before state and federal authorities, including MDEQ, EPA, and USACE, under RCRA, EPCRA, CAA, and CWA. In addition, Gene advises clients on all aspects of environmental compliance, permitting, due diligence, and contracting. He has also advised clients on OSHA compliance and has contested OSHA citations.

Speeches & Publications

• Contributing Author, Brownfields:  A Comprehensive Guide to Redeveloping Contaminated Property (ABA SONREEL 2d Ed 2002 and 3d Ed 2010)
• Contributing Author, ACHMM Hazardous Materials Management Desk Reference (McGraw-Hill 1999) and Second Edition (ACHMM 2005)
• Mississippi Oil and Gas Lawyers Association (12th Triennial Seminar 2005)
• Mississippi Association of Petroleum Landmen (Oil and Gas Update)
• Ark-La-Tex Petroleum Landman (Oil and Gas Update)
• Mississippi Supreme Court Clerk's In-House CLE (Oil and Gas Overview)
• Half-Moon LLC (Oil and Gas Exploration Agreements 2009)
• Half-Moon LLC (Easements 2007)
• Numerous speeches on OSHA enforcement, citation contests and appeals at seminars of the Mississippi Manufacturers Association
• Numerous speeches on Mississippi Oil and Gas Law including exploration agreements and environmental compliance

Community & Professional Activities

• The American Bar Association (Member, Sections of Environment, Energy and Resources; Water Quality and Wetlands Committee)
• Mississippi Bar Association (Member, Section on Natural Resources and Environmental Law)
• Mississippi Oil and Gas Lawyers Association