Jessica C. Tully, Esq.

Jessica C. Tully is an award-winning attorney with over 16 years of legal experience. Her specialized knowledge in transactional law encompasses estate planning, probate, real estate transactions and title disputes, and business law. She is also a licensed notary and real estate broker in the U.S. Virgin Islands, overseeing her brokerage, The Virgin Islands Property Group, LLC.

Tully's rich academic background includes a B.A. in Political Science and History (double major) from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, earned in 2005, and a J.D. from Duquesne University School of Law in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, obtained in 2008. During her time in law school, she served as the Executive Editor of the Duquesne Law Review and authored an article on the legality of U.S. military commissions in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba that was published therein.  She also served two federal judicial internships in the United States District Court and one federal judicial internship in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Recognized for her exemplary academic performance, Tully was awarded the CALI Award for the highest grade earned in International Law and was inducted into the Louis L. Manderino Honor Society for her appellate advocacy skills.

At the onset of her career in 2008, Tully served as assistant in-house counsel for a mid-sized oil and gas company in Pennsylvania. Two years later, she joined the Business Services Department of Babst Calland, a prominent Pittsburgh law firm, becoming the first oil and gas title attorney in their Energy and Natural Resources Practice Group. In 2012, Tully joined the Energy Transactions and International Energy Practice Group of the esteemed international law firm Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC, where she represented global leaders in oil and gas exploration and production.

In 2014, Tully co-founded the law firm Tully & Barry, representing a diverse range of clients in business, energy, estate planning, oil and gas, and property law issues. In 2016, she moved to the U.S. Virgin Islands and served as Of Counsel with the largest law firm in the USVI. In 2019, she established her own practice, opening Tully Law, PLLC.

Throughout her illustrious career, Tully has received numerous accolades, including being featured in Duquesne Alumni Magazine in 2018 for her numerous charitable contributions, and receiving the "Top 40 Under Forty Award" from the Shenango Valley Chamber of Commerce in 2014.

Tully's reputation as a thought leader has been fortified through her many engaging presentations. She has given presentations on USVI estate planning to the USVI government, reflecting her authoritative knowledge on the topic. With an exclusive contract with LexisNexis, a global leader in legal research, on matters of USVI estate planning law, Tully is a leader in her field as an estate planning attorney in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Licensed to practice law in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, Tully is renowned for her ability to navigate complex cross-jurisdictional issues. 

Jessica C. Tully isn't just a legal practitioner; she is an educator and an entrepreneur driving transformative changes in the legal landscape. With her personable and empathetic approach, Jessica continues to provide exceptional, client-centered legal services in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

• "Inner Reward By Helping Others" Duquesne Alumni Magazine (2018)
• “Top 40 Under Forty Award” Shenango Valley Chamber of Commerce (Apr. 2014) 

• "USVI Real Estate Update 2018," Chambers, 2018.
• “The Joys of Title Law,” Virginia State Bar Real Property Section newsletter, The Fee Simple (Jun. 2014); republished in AAPL Landman Magazine (July/Aug. 2014). 
• “Pennsylvania Title Washes Upheld” Energy Alert (June 2014) 
• “Shale Gas and Oil Prospects Loom Large for Argentina,” International Energy and Natural Resources Committee of the International Law Section of the ABA newsletter (Mar. 2014) “Conducting Business in Conflict Zones,” International Bar Association newsletter (Dec. 2012) 
• “PA Law Opens More State Lands for Energy Resource Development,” S&J Energy Alert (Oct. 2012) 
• “A Call to Young Lawyers: Be Kind to Your Secretary,” Young Lawyer’s division of the Allegheny County Bar Association newsletter, At Issue (Mar. 2013) 
• “Conducting Business in Conflict Zones,” International Bar Association newsletter (Dec. 2012) 

• “2014 Survey on Oil and Gas: Illinois Oil and Gas Update,” Texas A&M Law Review, Vol. 1 (Mar. 2014) 
• “2013 Survey on Oil and Gas: Illinois Oil and Gas Update,” Texas Wesleyan Law Review, Vol. 19 (Mar. 2013) 
• “Military Commissions Are Governed by Military and International Law: Hamdan v. Rumsfeld,” Duquesne Law Review, Vol. 45 (Jun. 2007)

• “Oil & Gas Title Law A-Z,” presentation at National Business Institute Seminar in Pittsburgh, PA (Jun. 2016)
• “Basics of Oil & Gas Title Law,” presentation at 2016 Pennsylvania Land Conservation Conference in State College, PA (May 2016) 
• “Conducting Due Diligence: Drilling, Division Order and Leasehold Purchase Title Examination,” National Business Institute seminar on “The Ultimate Guide to Oil and Gas Title Law” in Harrisburg, PA (Dec. 2015)
• “Preparing Oil and Gas Title Opinions for Complex Title Projects,” presentation for National Business Institute “Ultimate Guide to Oil and Gas Title Law” seminar in Harrisburg, PA (Dec. 2015) 
• “Conducting Due Diligence: Drilling, Division Order, and Leasehold Purchase Title Examination,” presentation for National Business Institute “Ultimate Guide to Oil and Gas Title Law” seminar in Harrisburg, PA (Dec. 2015) 
• “Shale Gas and Oil: Tomorrow’s Dominant Energy Source Today,” presentation at Miami University, Oxford OH, February 2015. 
• “Horrors of a Record Room,” presentation for the Northern Appalachian Landman’s Association (NALA) regional chapter of AAPL (Mar. 2014) 
• “2014 Survey on Oil and Gas: Illinois Oil and Gas Update,” Texas A&M Law Review, Vol. 1 (Mar. 2014) 
• “Steptoe & Johnson 2013 Energy Leadership Summit,” presentation on litigation-resistant mineral title (Sep. 2013) 
• “Act 13 in 3D: Drilling, Doctors, and Disclosure,” presentation on the chemical disclosure provision in Act 13 (Feb. 2013)