Top Environmental And Natural Resources Lawyers Near Me in Denver Area

Welcome to my Avvo Profile! I am pleased you decided to stop by. Please let me know if there is anything I can do for you, and enjoy peeking around.. MistyEwegen is an attorney with a passion for children and the environment. Her areasof concentration are Children’s Advocacy and Environmental Law. Shepractices as a Child and Family Investigator, a parenting coordinator, a Guardian ad Litem, andan Environmental attorney.. Ms.Ewegen has worked with the Center for Biological Diversirsity toprotect the Mississippi Gopher Frog. She has experience working to protect species in the District of Columbia courts. In law school she assisted environmental groups with research on the White Tailed Prarie Dog and land use planning.. Ms.Ewegen is a highly trained child advocate with experience in domestic violence parenting negotiations, dependancy and neglect, parental rights termination, adoption, and child and family investigation in domestic relations. She trained with the Rocky Mountain Children’s Law Center from 2004to 2006, both as an intern and in the Child Advocacy clinic.. In 2004 she worked as a Child and FamilyInvestigator in dozens of restraining order cases in Denver County Court. In 2004and 2005 Ms. Ewegen participated in the Rocky Mountain Children’s LawCenter’s Child Advocacy Clinic where she represented several childrenas a Guardian ad Litem in dependency and neglect proceedings from 2004through 2006, assisted in preparing legislation for children’s issues.. Ms. Ewegen has also worked with voting rights issues, death penalty issues, family law, and civil litigation.

Jason Robinson is a senior litigation attorney with over fourteen years of experience whose practice focuses primarily on complex commercial, environmental, and business litigation. Throughout his career, Jason has represented and advised clients in all facets of their business operations, including developing strategies to both prosecute and defend a wide variety of litigation disputes. Although Jason specializes in managing large, multiple-party litigation, Jason also advises clients on a variety of non-litigation matters. Jason was recently selected to the 2015 Colorado “Super Lawyers” list, a distinction reserved for those lawyers who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. No more than five percent of the lawyers in Colorado are selected to be on the list, and Jason is the youngest lawyer in the law firm – by over a decade – to receive such a distinction. Additionally, Jason was one of nine attorneys selected to participate in the Meritas Leadership Institute, a year-long program designed to identify future leaders of Meritas, a global alliance of 178 independent, full service law firms. In addition to his professional recognition, Jason is also a leader in the community, especially in the Denver Arts scene. Jason serves on the Board of Directors of two non-profit organizations: Swallow Hill Music Association; and (2) the Art District on Santa Fe. Jason’s professional and community service was recently recognized and featured in the Denver Business Journal’s “Making Their Mark” series. Jason received his J.D. from Washington University in May 2000 and graduated summa cum laude from Truman State University in May 1997. Jason is admitted to practice before the Courts of Colorado and the United States District Court for the District of Colorado as well as the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.

IAN WESLEY FERRELL. 3100 E Warren Ave • Denver, CO 80210 • •. Colorado Bar Association—Registration #: 47589. EDUCATION. UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA JAMES E. ROGERS COLLEGE OF LAW, Juris Doctor—Class of 2014. . Journal Membership: Associate Editor from 2012 to 2014 for the ARIZONA JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY, ranked as nation’s top environmental law journal in 2013-2014 by ExpressO, a central marketplace and ranking service for law reviews and journals.. . Published Work: “Colorado H.B. 14-1026—Model Legislation or a Trojan Horse?” Available at  ents/colorado-hb-14-1026/, see also Jones, P. Andrew, “Colorado Water Markets”, May 19, 2015, available at .pdf (article reference in footnote 66). . Substantial Paper: “Texas v. New Mexico: Another Chapter in a Regional Dispute, A Mere Prelude to a Future Crisis”, written under the guidance of Prof. Robert Glennon, one of the nation’s thought leaders and commentators on water law & policy, see. . Academic Awards: James E. Rogers College of Law Dean’s List, 2013 Spring Semester and 2013 Fall Semester. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, B.A. with honors in Sociology modified with History—Class of 2010. . Honors Thesis: “The Business of America is Business: Corporate America’s Reassertion of Political & Economic Power and the Divergent Responses of American Labor Unions”. . Academic Awards: 2010 Sociological Imagination Award, Certificate of Distinction in Sociology. EMPLOYMENT & EXPERIENCE. CAZIER & MCGOWAN, Associate Attorney, Grand County, CO—January 2015 to Present. . Working both under the guidance of partner Stanley Cazier and solely representing a broad spectrum of clients as an associate attorney for Cazier & McGowan law firm serving clients in Grand County and the greater Rocky Mountain region. . Representing clients in matters that include water rights, estate planning, probate administration, property transactions, zoning and land use regulation, construction projects, and administration/oversight of municipal board meetings, transactions and court filings/disputes. . Clients include municipalities/special districts, corporations, partnerships and LLCs, real estate owners and developers, and water, natural resource and environmental clients regarding matters which include water rights, estate planning, probate estate administration, property transactions, and zoning and land use regulation. BENSON & CASE LLP, Law Clerk, Denver, CO—June to August in 2012 & 2013. . Worked under guidance John Case, Joe Stengel and Kari Jones at an “AV” rated firm by Martindale-Hubble. . Assisted in litigation process by leading focus groups, interviewing clients, preparing clients for depositions, conducting legal research, drafting legal briefs, demand letters, lay and expert witness disclosures, motions in limine along with various other legal briefs and tasks. REALTY CAPITAL SOLUTIONS LLC, Analyst, Denver, CO—July 2010 to August 2011. . Served as analyst at real estate finance firm evaluating economic feasibility of Plans of Reorganization in Chapter 11 by performing market research for expert witness reports, aiding in the production of final reports and advising attorneys on business portions of motions and prepared demonstrative exhibits for court. LEADERSHIP & ACTIVITIES. COLORADO HEADWATERS LAND TRUST, Member of Board of Directors, Grand County, CO–July 2016 to Present. . Assisting in the process of obtaining, monitoring and protecting conservation easements, a voluntary binding legal document between the landowner and the land trust that identifies the conservation values that qualify a property and permanently protects those values by restricting development, subdivision and other non-compatible uses. . Participating in decision-making at Board meetings, overseeing governance and management of trust, helping the development of the trust’s strategic plan and objectives, assuring appropriate committee and staff resource allocation to achieve the trust’s goals, and participating in trust fundraising efforts. FRASER VALLEY LACROSSE CLUB, Volunteer Assistant Coach, Grand County, CO–Spring 2016 to Present. SAL POINTE HIGH SCHOOL MEN’S VARSITY LACROSSE TEAM, Volunteer Assistant Coach, Tucson, AZ—Spring 2012. BOYS 6TH GRADE DENVER CITYLAX TEAM, Volunteer Head Coach, Denver, CO—Spring 2011

I grew up in Boulder, Colorado where I attended high school and received my undergraduate degree in philosophy.  During law school I became a board member of the Transportation Law Journal, a research assistant for a law professor, and a member of the DU Mediation Clinic where I received certification as a professionally trained mediator.  I completed a number of internships which included working at the Arapahoe District Attorney’s Office, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and Denver District Court where I interned for Judge Michael A. Martinez.  Before starting my own practice, I worked as a law clerk/paralegal for Kennedy, Childs, & Fogg where I assisted in medical malpractice defense litigation.  Additionally, I worked as a contract attorney for a number of attorneys on a variety of different projects which included research for workers’ compensation defense cases, discovery assistance for a large legal malpractice defense case, and preparation of a continuing legal education lecture on effective use of expert testimony in family law.. I enjoy playing tennis, painting, playing with my labradoodle "Dudley," and hiking.

Harris Sherman represents clients in a wide range of natural resource issues including energy (both renewable and nonrenewable), water development, water quality, public lands, Native American projects, outdoor recreation and skiing, forestry, mining, and agriculture. He has pioneered methods to streamline environmental review and permitting processes at the federal, state and local levels. He also has played a central role in major infrastructure and real estate projects throughout the country. Mr. Sherman was the head of Arnold & Porter's Denver Office from 1980 until 2000.. Mr. Sherman served as Under Secretary for Natural Resources and the Environment for the US Department of Agriculture (2009-2013) where he oversaw the US Forest Service and the Natural Resources Conservation Service. He was the USDA representative on numerous White House councils and initiatives including the US Tourism Task Force, the Advisory Council for Historic Preservation, America's Great Outdoors, and the Steering Committee on Federal Infrastructure Permitting.. During his career, he has twice served as Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources and a cabinet member under two Colorado governors. In these posts, Mr. Sherman oversaw Colorado's water, energy, forestry, mining, wildlife, parks, and state land programs. He also has served as Chairman of the Colorado Oil & Gas Commission, Chairman of the Colorado Water Quality Control Commission, and Chairman of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board. He has been Colorado's representative on a wide range of interstate commissions including the Western States Water Council, National Governors Association, and Western Governors' Association.

As a wildlife biologist and natural resource attorney, I am able to couple a deep understanding of the scientific principles underpinning environmental and natural resource issues with a thorough grasp of the law to represent my clients’ interests in private and public land use and development.  I am an experienced litigator, primarily specializing in litigation focused on administrative appeals, judicial review of administrative decisions, and state and federal land use plans and determinations involving wildlife management, mining claims, oil and gas development, timber harvest, livestock grazing, and other uses of public and private lands.. Additionally, I regularly prepare comprehensive original, updated, and supplemental drilling, division order, and acquisition mineral title opinions involving fee, state, and federal lands.  I have authored numerous title opinions covering lands in the Bakken, Niobrara, Powder River, and Denver-Julesburg Basins, and frequently assist clients in title curative matters, including negotiating and drafting varied mineral and surface title instruments.