More Than 120 Years of Combined Oklahoma Experience

Steve is an attorney at SettlePou, PC in Dallas, with more than 44 years of experience representing entrepreneurial clients from formation through every stage of the business lifecycle. He provides corporate counsel to companies across a broad range of matters. Steve guides clients through the complexities of federal and state securities regulations, assisting them in raising capital through both private and public offerings. He also represents clients in asset and entity acquisitions, drafting and negotiating asset and equity purchase agreements across multiple industries, representing both buyers and sellers, and helps design and execute due diligence processes for prospective transactions. Steve earned his B.A. in Economics from Oberlin College and his J.D. from Southern Methodist University School of Law.

Bruce Miller earned his Master of Science in Geology in 1983. He oversaw an extensive drilling program encompassing more than 100 wells across the Central Oklahoma Platform. He has consulted with numerous clients throughout eastern Oklahoma on geologic wellsite supervision and evaluation of oil and gas prospects within the Central Oklahoma Platform, generating multiple successful vertical oil and gas prospects in Payne, Lincoln, and Creek counties. Working alongside a geophysicist, he developed and executed a 3D seismic program covering over 100 miles to identify and assess drilling locations using 3D seismic data, geological mapping, open hole log analysis, mud logs, and vertical production history. He has also directed geologists and landmen through all aspects of spacing proceedings before the Oklahoma Corporation Commission and has contributed to the generation and development of both vertical and horizontal conventional and unconventional oil and gas projects throughout the Mid-Continent region.