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730 East Durant Avenue, Suite 200
Aspen, Colorado 81611 (Pitkin Co.)
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 Free Initial Consultation (Main Office) The firm practices exclusively in the areas of water rights, water resource planning, water rights litigation, water quality and related municipal, special district and environmental law. The firm serves clients in a number of western states as well as internationally, emphasizing water, wastewater and utility related legal matters. The firm provides special counsel services to many general practitioners and out-of-state law firms. The firm employs attorney, law clerks, paralegals and a paratechnical assistant to aid in all aspects of water law. The firm regularly practices in the states of Arizona, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas and Wyoming, through attorneys licensed in those states. The firm has offices in Aspen, Denver, Phoenix and Tulsa. Statement of PracticeWater Rights, Water Quality, Municipal, Environmental and Natural Resources. Year Established: 1985
Firm Size: 8
ClientsSPECIAL COUNSEL FOR: Aspcol Corporation, N.V.
Cornerstone Holdings
Challenge Aspen
Leslie Wexner Investments
Telecam Partnership II, Ltd.
Snowmass Land Co.
Roaring Fork Club, L.P.
The Canyon Ranch Corporation
Koelbel and Company
Telluride Regional Airport Authority
Tarrant Regional Water District
Petroleum Development Corporation
Dallas Creek Water Company
Bellyache Ridge Metropolitan District
Town of Gypsum
Bricol, N.V.
Fairway Pines Golf Club/Log Hill Village Investors, Ltd.
Roll International Corp.
Buttermilk Metropolitan District
Special Master, Big Horn River Adjudication, Wyoming
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ByersView Metropolitan District.
Reference:Alpine Bank, Aspen.
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Address730 East Durant Avenue, Suite 200
Aspen, CO 81611, (Pitkin Co.)
PhonePhone: 970-920-1028
Fax: 970-925-6847
Toll Free: 800-282-5458
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Website
http://www.waterlaw.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesPhoenix, Arizona: 2415 East Camelback Road Suite 700 85016. Telephone: 480-921-4044. Fax: 480-921-8688.
Denver, Colorado: 999 18th Street 30th Floor 80202. Telephone: 303-893-9700. Fax: 303-893-7900.
Tulsa, Oklahoma: 7633 East 63rd Place Suite 300-18 74133. Telephone: 918-459-4634. Fax: 970-925-6847.
Kevin L. Patrick (Partner) born Munich, Germany, July 4, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2003, Oklahoma; 2006, Texas and U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma; 2008, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.A., 1974); University of Tulsa (J.D., 1978). Author/Speaker: "Water Rights and Permitting: Issues Created in Wetland Sites and Wetland Banking," CLE International's National Wetlands Conference, Las Vegas, NV, 2007; "Interstate Water Transfers," Keynote address, Western Coalition of Arid Western States Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX, 2007; "Unique Characteristics of Water Supply Planning for Resort Communities," CLE International's Resort Development Conference, Vail, CO, 2006; "Water and Wastewater Security in the International Market Place," Center for International Legal Studies' Congress of Fellows Convocation, Montreal, Canada, 2006; "Water Supply Issues: Challenges and Opportunities," CLE International's 5th Annual Colorado Water Law Conference, Denver, CO, 2006; "Bringing Water to Town - The Developer's Perspective: Balancing Municipal Considerations with Developer Goals," American Bar Association 23rd Annual Water Law Conference, San Diego, California, 2005; "Drought and Global Warming Implications for Mountain Resort & Golf Water Supply Planning," Colorado Water SuperConference, CLE International, Denver 2004; "Water and Wastewater Privatizations: Protecting Foreign Investment," Protecting Foreign Investment Conference, Center for International Legal Studies, Kitzbühel, Austria 2004; "Water Rights and Water Quality Due Diligence for Developers and Lenders," 8th Annual Real Estate Development Conference CLE International, Denver, CO 2003; "State and Federal Permits for Wetlands Outside the Clean Water Act," 5th Annual Colorado Wetlands Conference, CLE International, Denver, CO, 2002; "Water Supply Planning for Golf, Resort and Mountain Development," CLE International, Vail, CO, 2002; "From the Colorado River to the River Jordan: Transboundary Water Disputes," Keynote address, Interstate Water Conference, National Energy-Environment Law & Policy Institute, Tulsa, OK, 2002; "Water Right and Permitting Issues for Wetland Sites," 4th Annual Colorado Wetlands and Mitigation Banking Conference, CLE International, Denver, CO, 2001; "Water and Wastewater Infrastructure and Resource Planning: Representation of the Utility," Inter-American Bar Association 37th Annual Conference, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 2001; "Multidisciplinary Practice," Session Moderator and Chair, Center for International Legal Studies and American Bar Association International Law and Practice Conference, Kitzbühel, Austria, 2001; "Wetland Banks and Mitigation Sites, Water Right and Permitting Issues," CLE International, Denver, CO, 2000; "Water and Wastewater Resource and Infrastructure Master Planning, Financing & Conflicts," International Project Finance, International Business Law Practice Series, Transnational Publishers, 2000; "Water and Wastewater Resource and Infrastructure Planning," International Project and Infrastructure Planning," International Project Finance Conference, Center for International Legal Studies and American Bar Section International Law and Practice Conference, Kitzbuhel, Austria, 2000; Creation of Wetland Banks: Permitting and Water Right Issues, CLE International, Denver, CO, 1999; "A Practitioner's Guide to Working with the Colorado State Engineer's Office and the Colorado Water Conservation Board," Annual Colorado Water Law Conference, Denver, CLE International, 1998; "Federal and State Conflicts Respecting the Endangered Species Act," Annual Oklahoma Water Law Conference, Tulsa, CLE International, 1998; "A Comparison of State Ground Water Laws, Tulsa Law Journal, vol. 30 no. 1, 1994; "Federal Involvement: The Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act and their Reauthorization, CLE International, Oklahoma City, OK, 1994; Lecturer and Author: "Water Wars: The Return of the Riparian," The Energy Law Journal and National Energy Law and Policy Institute, Tulsa Oklahoma, 1994; "Water Wars: A Renewed Focus On Water Rights, the Energy Law Journal and National Energy Law and Policy Institute, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1994. Co-Author and Lecturer: "Western Water Law," Institute for Energy Development, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1981; "Water Law, Land Use and Hydrology," WCC Snowmase Village CO, 1983. Member: Ninth Judicial District, Colorado (Member, Sections on: Environmental Law; Water Law), Oklahoma, Colorado (Member, Environmental Law Section Advisory Council) and American (Member, Sections On: Natural Resources and Environment; Energy and Resources; International Law Committee) Bar Associations; International Bar Association (Member, Energy and Resources Law Section). Fellow: Center for International Legal Studies (Salzburg, Austria). Practice Areas: Water Rights; Water Quality; Environmental Law.Email: Kevin L. Patrick
Scott Carpenter Miller (Shareholder) born Stamford, Connecticut, August 27, 1964; admitted to bar, 1995, Colorado. Education: University of Colorado/Boulder (B.S., International Business and Marketing, 1987); Vermont Law School (Masters Environmental Law, cum laude, 1995); Vermont Law School (J.D., 1995).. Member, Moot Court Advisory Board. Speaker/Moderator, Bench Bar Committee Conference, Water Division No. 5, CLE Accredited, Glenwood Springs, CO, March 2004 and May 2006. Speaker, "Water Law in Dry Time," American Bar Association Water Resources Committee, Half Day Brown Bag Conference, Telluride, CO, September 2003. Speaker/Moderator," Eastern Water Resources," American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy and Resources, Miami, Florida, May 2006. Author: "Colorado Supreme Court to Address Groundwater Rules and the Legislatively-Imposed Standard of Sustainability" 11 Western Water Law & Policy Reporter 299, October 2007; "Colorado Groundwater Management, Conjunctive Use and Water Banking," 10 Western Water Law & Policy Reporter 125, March, 2006; "Colorado: Water Supply and The Land Use Connection," 9 Western Water Law & Policy Reporter, September, 2005; "Colorado Interstate and International Water Issues," 9 Western Water Law & Policy Reporter, 124, March 2005; "Colorado-Enforcement of Water Quality Regulation and Penalties," 8 Western Water Law & Policy Reporter 289, September, 2004; "Endangered Species Act, Issues Impacting Colorado," 8 Western Water Law & Policy Reporter 121, March 2004; "Issues Facing Colorado's Rivers and Streams," 7 Western Water Law & Policy Reporter 305, Sept. 2003; "Developments Spurs Revisions in Ditch Easement Case Law in Colorado," 7 Western Water Law & Policy Reporter 267, Aug. 2003; "New Ditch Easement Law in Colorado," American Bar Association Water Resources Committee Newsletter, February 2002. Co-Author, "A Practitioner's Guide to Working With the Colorado State Engineer's Office and Water Conservation Board," Annual Colorado/Water Law Conference, Denver, CLE International, 1998. Chairperson, Water Bench Bar Committee, Division No. 5 Water Court, Colorado. Member: Pitkin, Colorado (Member, Water Law Section) and American (Member: Water Resources Committee; Environment, Energy and Resources Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Water Resources; Water Quality; Environmental Law; Administrative Law; Municipal Law; Special Districts.Email: Scott Carpenter Miller
Ramsey Laursoo Kropf (Partner) born Aspen, Colorado, November 16, 1961; admitted to bar, 1992, Colorado; 1993, Arizona; 1995, Wyoming. Education: University of Denver (B.S., B.A., Business Administration, magna cum laude, 1984); University of Colorado at Boulder (J.D., M.B.A., 1991). Special Master, Big Horn River Water Rights Adjudication, 1995. Program Co-Chair, Colorado Water Law Conference (2008). Author and Speaker: "General Stream Adjudications, Water Management and a Crystal Ball," American Bar Association 25th Annual Water Law Conference (2007); "Mixing Gas with Water: Produced Water Impacts on Western Water Law," American Bar Association (2006). Speaker: "Trends in Water Litigation," Trial and Appellate Advocacy for Water Lawyers, Colorado Bar Association (2005); "Historical Development of Water Law," New Mexico Judicial Education Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico (2005). Co-Author: "Dividing Western Waters: A Century of Adjudicating Rivers and Streams," University of Denver Water Law Review (Spring 2005, Part I; Spring 2006, Part II). Author/Speaker, Lessons From Wyoming's Big Horn River Adjudication," Dividing The Waters XI Conference, Jackson, Wyoming, 2005. Moderator/Speaker, "Best Science in Water Management," American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy and Resources 12th Annual Fall Meeting, San Antonio, Texas (2004). Author/Speaker, "Colorado Groundwater Law: Colorado's SystemIntegration (or Not?) of Groundwater and Surface Water," 49 Rocky Mt. Min. L.Inst. 7-B1 (2003). Speaker/Moderator, Update on Indian Law, American Bar Association's Annual Water Law Conference, San Diego, CA, 2003. Speaker: University of Wyoming, Summer Field Course on Water Law and Administration, May, 2001; American Bar Association's Annual Water Law Conference, San Diego, CA, 2000; "Stream Adjudications," New Mexico General Assembly, 1999. Author, Editorial Board Member, Western Water Law and Policy Reporter, 2001: "An Insatiable Thirst," Natural Resources and Environment, Spring 2001; "Colorado Water Law Update," American Bar Association Water Resources Committee Newsletter, May 2000; "General Stream Adjudications: What Works and What Doesn't," Western Water Law Conference, University of Colorado, Boulder, 1999; "Water On the Web," Water Resources Information on the Internet, Water Resources Committee Newsletter, Dec. 1998; "Dividing Western Waters, A Century of Adjudicating Western Rivers and Streams," CLE Presentation, Conference of Judges and Special Masters, Big Sky, Montana, 1997; "General Stream Adjudications: Issues, Problems and Successes, Moderator American Bar Association Section of Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law, 15th Annual Water Law Conference, San Diego, CA, 1997. Member: The Colorado Bar Association (Executive Council and Member, Water Law Section, 1992); American Bar Association (Chair and Member, Water Resources Committee; Council Member, Section on Environmental, Energy and Resources, 2006-2008); State Bar of Arizona; Wyoming State Bar, Pitkin County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Water Rights; Water Quality; Municipal Water Planning.Email: Ramsey Laursoo Kropf
Paul L. Noto (Shareholder) born New Haven, Connecticut, November 13, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Colorado. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., 1997; J.D., 2002). Recipient, Natural Resources Award, University of Colorado, 2002. Recipient, Glen G. Saunders and John U. Carlson Legal Scholarship, Colorado Water Congress, 2003. Co-Author: "Meeting Water Needs in the Face of Diminished Supply - The Role of Conservation and Reuse," 7 Western Water Law and Policy Reporter, 120, March 2003; "Ditch and Water Structure Authorizations Across Federal Lands: New Case Law Supporting Bypass Flow Requirements," 9 Western Water Law and Policy Reporter 27, Dec. 2004. Member: Pitkin County, The Colorado (Member, Water Law Section) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Water Rights; Water Quality; Environmental Law; Municipal Law; Special Districts.Email: Paul L. Noto
——————————Craig V. Corona (Associate) born Houston, Texas, 1966; admitted to bar, 2006, Colorado. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 1988); University of Colorado School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: The Colorado and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Water Rights; Water Quality; Water Utilities; Environmental.Email: Craig V. Corona
Laura C. Makar (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Colorado. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., magna cum laude, 2004; M.S., 2008); University of Colorado School of Law (J.D., 2008). Recipient: Woodruff Fellowship in Natural Resources; University Fellowship Grant. Law Clerk, Moses, Wittemyer, Harrison & Woodruff, P.C., 2007-2008. Research Associate, Natural Resources Law Center, 2005-2006. President, Environmental Law Society. Board Member, Women's Law Cancus. Practice Areas: Water Rights; Environmental Law.Email: Laura C. Makar
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