Landman Ethics: Next Right Thing - Cake or Pie? Sept. 10, 2025
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Date: September 10
Live webinar
Time: 11am to 12pm CDT
Presenter: Jimmy Sledge
1 Ethic CEU
This presentation looks at Ethics both within the Oil & Gas Industry and also within the daily lives of the Land Professional. We have a history of landmen who have been great mentors to us, but also examples of landmen who modeled ethical behavior as well. Ethics is not the avoidance of doing the wrong things, but always seeking to do the Next Right Thing. While there are acceptable practices in many aspects of what we do, there are also defined elements of right and wrong.
Objective:
- To show that: Ethics is more than avoiding the wrong thing. It is doing the Next Right Thing.
- To remember that: The Golden Rule and treating others as you would like to be treated is still applicable to the daily practices of Landmen.
- To emphasize that: To do the Next Right Thing, it is important to have a right view of the industry.
- To reflect on the AAPL Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice and how to apply those in our spheres of influence as Landmen.
- To remind everyone that: Doing the Next Right Thing is not a new concept and that we have a history of mentors who did the Next Right Thing.
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LockedJames R. Sledge
Certified Professional Landman
James R. Sledge, CPL, L.L.C.
James R. Sledge is a Certified Professional Landman from Ruston, Louisiana. He is a graduate of Louisiana Tech University with a B.S. in Business Administration. Jimmy and his wife, Sandee, celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary earlier this year. They have one son, JJ, who works as a Staff Landman at James R. Sledge, CPL, L.L.C., which is a Professional Land Services Company with a focus in Louisiana. Jimmy and his wife are members of The Bridge Community Church in Ruston, Louisiana.
Jimmy is a member of the American Association of Professional Landmen and the Ark-La-Tex Association of Professional Landmen. He has had the privilege of giving the Ethics Presentation at the 2021, 2022, 2024 and 2025 Ark-La-Tex Association of Professional Landmen Educational Seminars. He previously served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Ark-La-Tex Association of Professional Landmen from June of 2019 through May of 2022. Jimmy considers it an honor to have been asked by the AAPL Education Committee to give this presentation.
