Michael Joy combines his unique experience as a lawyer and geologist into a practice focused on conventional and unconventional oil and natural gas development. He primarily serves oil and natural gas exploration and production companies, oil field service providers, and land service companies. Michael is a nationally recognized authority on the administrative and regulatory processes of well-spacing and compulsory integration. His broad experience spans public relations, energy policy, and lobbying; mergers, acquisitions, and property transaction production; land leasing and development acreage transactions; and litigation issues associated primarily with oil and natural gas development in the Northeastern United States.

Michael has authored and co-authored dozens of scientific works and is a highly sought after lecturer and speaker. His work on the Trenton and Black River Group carbonates and Utica Shale is still widely used in the exploration for unconventional shale gas in New York and Pennsylvania. Michael is still active as a geologist and consults with clients on technical matters associated with developing unconventional shale gas programs.