Boulder, Colorado, United States
Admitted to practice law in Colorado, California, Idaho, and Oregon.
Court Reports Editor, University of Denver Water Law Review
• Assisted attorneys by researching legal issues and preparing internal memoranda or spreadsheets on a variety of subjects, including: CA & CO Rules of Professional Conduct; CO non-tributary groundwater rights; “beneficial use” in CO; expansion of transbain water rights in CO; 1041 powers in CO; CA SWRCB delta watershed emergency regulations and curtailment orders; SWRCB SSO ACL Stipulation Orders; CA public official personal liability for improper expenditures; attorneys fees under the ESA; NEPA and ESA requirements vis-à-vis discretionary federal agency action; administration of water rights under the Walker River Decree in CA/NV; trial preparation for interstate compact litigation before U.S. Supreme Court. • Helped prepare: Motion to Intervene in Idaho state court; two “Water Alerts” on firm website; maps and tables depicting water rights and structures on client property.
- Assisted attorneys by researching legal issues and preparing internal memoranda on a variety of subjects, including: First Amendment rights, Colorado Open Records Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Colorado Construction Defect Action Reform Act, “Taking” claims, Rights-of-Way and Easements, Colorado water rights applications and condemnation power, CWA, NEPA, Federal Court Jurisdiction, Contract law, Employment law. - Helped prepare: water court litigation discovery request, federal district court litigation memorandum in support of motion to dismiss. - Completed FOIA request and received National Labor Relations Board documents. - Attended various internal and external legal meetings; met with other branches of the organization (e.g., Planning, Engineering) to learn its other aspects.