MEMBERS OF FIRM
L. Richard Bratton (Member) born Salida, Colorado, 1932; admitted to bar, 1957, Colorado; 1959, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2008, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Western State College of Colorado (B.A., 1954); University of Colorado at Boulder School of Law (LL.B., 1957). Recipient: Aspinall Leadership of the Year Award, Colorado Water Congress, 2002; Outstanding Alumnus of the University of Colorado School of Law in the Field of Small Firm Practice, 1991; Award of Merit, Young Lawyers Section of the Colorado Bar Association, 1961; Outstanding Alumnus of Western State College, 1989; Honorary Doctorate, Western State College, 1975. Counsel, Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District, 1961-2006. Former Chairman: Colorado Water Resource and Power Development Authority; The Colorado Water Congress. Chairman, Upper Colorado River Commission, 2002. Co-Founder: Gunnison Area Foundation; Western State College Foundation; Western State College Water Workshop, 1975; Agricultural and Western Law Roundup. Member: The Colorado Bar Association (Former Chairman, Water Law and Agricultural Law Sections). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Water; Land Use and Zoning; Business Entities.Email: L. Richard Bratton
John R. Hill, Jr. (Member) born Canton, Mississippi, 1936; admitted to bar, 1978, Virginia; 1980, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: United States Military Academy (B.S., 1958); Stanford University (M.S., Civil Engineering, 1963); George Washington University National Law Center (J.D., 1978). Author: "The 'Right' to Float Through Private Property in Colorado: Dispelling the Myth," 4 D.U. Water L. Rev. 331, 2001; "Colorado Court Recognizes Federal Reserved Rights to Instream Flows in Rocky Mountain National Park," 4 Rivers 243, 1993; "Expert Testimony in an Instream Flow Case" (A Review of a U.S. Government Publication), 5 Rivers 300, 1995; "Federal Reserved Rights," Proceedings of the Western Regional Instream Flow Conference, October 20-21, 1989; "Problems in Quantifying Federal Reserved Rights for Natural Areas," Proceedings of the Western Regional Instream Flow Conference, 1993. Co-Author: with Lance D. Wood, "Wetlands Protection: The Regulatory Role of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers," 4 Coastal Zone Management Journal 371, 1978. With U.S. Department of Justice, 1978-1991. Member: The Colorado Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Water; Environmental; Agricultural Law). [U.S. Army, 1958-1978]. Reported Cases: City and County of Denver v. United States, 935 F.2d 1143 (10th Cir. 1991); Sierra Club v. Yeutter, 911 F.2d 1405 (10th Cir. 1990); United States v. Bell, 734 P.2d 631 (Colo. 1986); United States v. Jesse, 744 P.2d 491 (Colo. 1987); Closed Basin Landowners v. Rio Grande Water Conservation District, 734 P.2d 627 (Colo. 1987); Park Center Water District v. United States, 781 P.2d 90 (Colo. 1989); May v. United States, 756 P.2d 362 (Colo. 1988); Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District v. Twin Lakes Associates, 770 P.2d 1231 (Colo. 1989); Matter of Sage Creek Drainage Area, 763 P.2d 644 (Mont. 1988); Riverside Irrigation District v. Andrews, 758 F.2d 508 (10 Cir. 1985). Practice Areas: Water Law; Litigation; Environmental Law; Natural Resources.Email: John R. Hill, Jr.
Marcus J. Lock (Member) born Norfolk, Virginia, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Colorado. Education: Arizona State University (B.S., Wildlife Conservation Biology, summa cum laude, 1997); University of Colorado at Boulder School of Law (J.D., 2001). Order of the Coif. Recipient: Leon and Dora Wolf Scholarship, 2000-2001; Thomas and Claire Brown Scholarship, 2000-2001; Francis J. Knauss and Emma Gurr Knauss Scholarship, 1999-2000; Bernard J. Seeman Scholarship, 1998-1999. Recipient: Don W. Sears Award, 2000-2001; Dean's Honor Roll, 1998-2001; West Group Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award, 1998-2001. Member, 1999-2001 and Articles Editor, 2000-2001, University of Colorado Law Review. Law Clerk to: Hon. Zita L. Weinshienk, United States District Court for the District of Colorado, 2002-2003; Hon. Nancy E. Rice, Colorado Supreme Court, 2001-2002. Author: "Increasing Access to Justice for Colorado's Poor: Expanding the Role of Nonlawyers in the Delivery of Legal Services to Colorado's Indigent," 72 Colo. L. Rev. 459, 2001; "Braving the Waters of Supreme Court Takings Jurisprudence: Will the Fifth Amendment Protect Western Water Rights from Federal Environmental Regulations," 4 U. Denv. Water L. Rev. 76, 2000. Summer Associate: Holland and Hart, LLP, 2000; Chrisman, Bynum, and Johnson LLC, 1999. Assistant Legislative Liaison, Arizona Game and Fish Department, 1997. Associate: Reilly, Pozner & Connelly, LLP, 2004-2007; Bratton & McClow, LLC, 2003-2004. Member: Colorado Bar Association (Member, Ethics Committee). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Water Law; Real Estate; Land Use; Appellate Practice.Email: Marcus J. Lock
Rufus O. Wilderson (Member) born Cortez, Colorado, December 23, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Metropolitan State College (B.S., 1980); University of Denver (J.D., 1984). Order of St. Ives. Member, Denver Law Journal, 1983-1984. Member: Seventh Judicial District and Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Water Law; Real Estate; Corporate Law; Land Use.
ASSOCIATES
Jacob A. With (Associate) born Lakenheath, England; admitted to bar, 2008, Colorado. Education: Colorado State University; Baylor University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2008). Dean's List. Order of the Barrister. Recipient: Dean's Academic Excellence Scholarship; Dean's Academic Merit Scholarship; Leighton B. Dawson Award; Buck J. Wynne Natural Resources Award. Member, Baylor Law Review. Practice Areas: Litigation; Real Estate; Trusts and Estates; Probate.Email: Jacob A. With
Kendall Burgemeister (Associate) born 1983; admitted to bar, 2009, Colorado. Education: Boise State University (B.Bus., summa cum laude, 2006); University of Colorado Law School (J.D., 2009). Recipient, The "Wall Street Journal Award," Outstanding Graduate from the College of Business & Economics, 2006. Brown Scholar. Member: The Colorado Bar Association. Practice Areas: Water Law; Civil Litigation; Real Estate; Business Law; Estate Planning.Email: Kendall Burgemeister