Matt Warnock is a proud #GirlDad, starting his 16^th year at Bricker Graydon after serving two years as Deputy General Counsel for an entrepreneurial company in the industrial power industry. Matt brings deep experience across the energy and real estate sectors, with a practice that spans litigation, policymaking, and transactional work.   

The breadth of Matt’s experience after 15+ years in private practice and two (2) years in-house includes everything from building and growing an oil and gas practice from the ground up to handling appellate arguments (including three before the Ohio Supreme Court) to serving as outside counsel to a diverse group of energy companies to regulatory work before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio and Ohio Power Siting Board, and to leading Bricker Graydon’s pro bono partnership with the City of Columbus to #SavetheCrew and keep professional soccer in central Ohio. Matt also has significant experience working through complicated contracts and title issues (particularly those involving mineral rights) and finding creative solutions for clients.

Matt previously served as Deputy General Counsel at One Power Company, an entrepreneurial, vertically integrated company focusing in the development, construction, ownership, and operation of on-site power solutions for large industrial power users. While in-house, Matt had the unique opportunity to help manage outside counsel relationships, participate in the evaluation of business and financing risks, and learn new areas of the law (e.g., employee benefits, immigration, IP, and general corporate).

Education

Capital University Law School, JD, Summa Cum Laude (2007)

Ohio Wesleyan University, BS in History, Summa Cum Laude (2004)

Distinctions

Listed, Ohio Super Lawyers (Energy & Resources), 2023

Columbus Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers in America (Energy Law; Energy Regulatory Law; Oil and Gas Law), 2021, 2023

Listed, Best Lawyers in America (Energy Law; Energy Regulatory Law; Oil and Gas Law), 2016–2023

Recognized, ChambersUSA, Natural Resources & Environment - Band 1, 2023; Band 3, 2020–2022; Band 4, 2018–2019; Up and Coming, 2016–2017; Associate to Watch, 2014–2015

Rising Star, Ohio Super Lawyers (Energy & Natural Resources; Utilities), 2014–2021

Recipient, “Graduate of the Last Decade” (G.O.L.D.) Award, Capital Law School, 2017

Listed, "Who's Who in Energy," Columbus Business First, 2013–2015

Professional Activities

• Member, Ohio State Bar Association (2013-Present)
• Member, Association of Corporate Counsel (2023-June 2025)
• Member, Energy & Mineral Law Foundation (2012-2023)
• Member, Ohio Oil and Gas Association (2012-2023)
• Member, Institute for Energy Law (2019-2023)
• Participant, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (2020-2021)
• Participant, Ohio Supreme Court Mentoring Program (2015-2020)
• Member, National Association of Royalty Owners (2011-2014)
• Member, Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer American Inn of Court (2010-2014)

News

Blog Posts

Speaking Engagements

Publications

Additional Items

• Oil and Gas Chapter of Ohio Real Estate Law (Baldwin's Ohio Practice), 2012-2023
• "Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Financing: The Ohio Story," published by Electricity  Journal, December 2010 (co-author)

• ABA Climate Change, Sustainable Development, and Ecosystems, 2009 and 2010 Annual Report (contributor)

• "Municipal Electric Aggregation: A Valuable Tool to Enhance Residential and Small Customer Access to Retail Markets" Capturing the Power of Electric Restructuring, American Bar Association, July 2009 (contributor)

• Speaker, "Environmental Effects of Hydraulic Fracturing," Ohio State Bar Association's
• Environmental, Energy and Resources Law Seminar, March 2019

• "What the Frack? An Update on All Things Oil and Gas in Ohio," Ohio State Bar Association
• Environment, Energy and Resource Law Seminar, April 2018

• “Managing Risk in Shale Development,” OHIO Shale Policy and Technology Symposium, April 2018

• "Careers in Energy Law," Capital University Law School (hosted by the EMLF), November 13, 2017
• “Litigation Update—Hot Topics and Future Disputes,” 8th Law of Shale Plays Conference, September 2017

• “Utilizing RUMAs Across Ohio,” Ohio Township Association Winter Conference, January 2017
• “Arguing – Corban: How We Got There; Where Are We Going?” EMLF Special Institute on Ohio’s Dormant Minerals Act, December 2016

• “Road Use Maintenance Agreements,” Ohio Township Association Township Law Directors’ Group Meeting, December 2016

• "Ohio Dormant Mineral Act Update," EMLF Webinar, October 2016
• “Ohio Dormant Minerals Act Update,” Ohio State Bar Association Environmental, Energy and Resources Law Seminar, April 2016

• “Pipeline Rights of Way and Related Issues,” Ohio State Bar Association Oil and Gas Update, November 2015

• “Oil and Gas Law 101,” Columbus Bar Association Real Estate P.R.E.P Series, November 2015
• “Mineral Rights in 60 Minutes Flat,” Conestoga Title seminar, November 2015