PARTNERS OF FIRM
Paul J. Hickey (Partner) born Cheyenne, Wyoming; admitted to bar, 1975, Wyoming and U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court; 1990, Colorado. Education: University of Wyoming (B.A., 1972; J.D., 1975). Omicron Delta Kappa; Delta Theta Phi. Law Clerk to Honorable James E. Barrett, 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1975-1976. Assistant County Attorney, 1977-1979. Attorney, Laramie County School District #1, 1979 - 2002. Member, Wyoming Water Development Commission, 1987-1993 and Wyoming Natural Gas Pipeline Authority, 1987-1991. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2001-2006. American College of Trial Lawyers, 2005. Board of Visitors, University of Wyoming College of Law, 2000-. Order of the Coif, 2009; Historical Society of Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, Chairman, 2012. Member: Laramie County (President, 1984-1985) and American (Member, Section on Public Utility Law) Bar Associations; Wyoming State Bar (President, 1997-1998 ); Wyoming State Bar Foundation (President, 1993-1994); Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association; Past Member, Tenth Circuit Advisory Committee; Best Lawyers In America; Mountain States Super Lawyers; Fellow: Fellow American Bar Association. Reported Cases: Union Telephone v. Wyoming Pubic Service Com'n et al. 142P.3d 678 (Wyo. 2006); Pine Bar Ranch, LLC et al. v. Homer Luther et al. 152 P.3d 1062 (Wyo. 2007); US West v. Wyoming Public Service4 Com'n, 989 P.2d 616 (Wyo. 1999); State v. Campbell County School Dist., 19 P.3d 518, (Wyo. 2001); State of Nebraska v. Kirkwood, et al., Nebraska court of Appeals Case No. A-05-001226; Colorado Insterstate Gas Co. v. Natutal Gas Pipeline Co. of America, 962 F 2d 1528 (10th Cir. 1992); Colorado Interstate Gas Co. v. Natutal Gas Pipeline Co. of America. 885 F.2d 683 (10th Cir. 1989). Jensen v Solvay Chemicals Inc., 625 F.3d 641 (10th Cir. 2010). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Utility Law; Natural Resources; Personal Injury; Trusts and Estates; Employment Law.Email: Paul J. Hickey
David F. Evans (Partner) born Kemmerer, Wyoming; admitted to bar, 1978, Wyoming; 1994, Colorado. Education: University of Wyoming (B.A., 1974; J.D., 1978). Co-author: "Problem Loans and Creditor Options in Wyoming," National Business Institute, 1984. Trustee, United States Bankruptcy Court, 1981-1983. Secretary, Wyoming Industrial Siting Council, 1987-1993. Member: Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities, 2002; American Judicature Society Board of Directors, 1988-1996; Wyoming State Board of Continuing Legal Education, 1991-1994; Chairman, Wyoming Bench-Bar Relations Committee, 1993-1995; Wyoming Continuing Legal Education Committee, 2000-2002. Member: Laramie County (President, 1994-1995) and American Bar Associations; Wyoming State Bar; The Colorado Bar Association. Reported Cases: Zola and Ernest Butts v. Ruth M. Gierse, 573 P.2d 1365 (Wyo. 1978); Ronald Leroy Kennedy v. The State of Wyoming, 595 P.2d 577 (Wyo. 1979); Cheyenne Dodge Inc. v. Reynolds & Reynolds Company, 613 P.2d 1234 (Wyo. 1980); Carroll L. Hess v. O'Dell Motors, 693 F.2d 113 (1982); In the Matter of the Parental Rights of PP. v. Laramie County Department of Public Assistance and Social Services, 648 P.2d 512 (Wyo. 1982); Robert F. May v. Interstate Moving & Storage Co., 739 F.2d 521 (1984); Keith O. White v. Exeter Drilling Company, 731 P.2d 1193 (Wyo. 1987); The Trustees of the Wyoming Laborers Health and Welfare Plan, et al v. Morgen & Oswood Construction Company, Inc. of Wyoming, 850 F.2d 613 (10th Cir. 1988); Dept. of Transportation v. Union of Operating Engineers, 908 P.2d 970 (Wyo. 1996); Hansen v. Little Bear Inn Co., 9 P.3d, 960 (Wyo. 2000); BHP Petroleum (Americas), Inc. v. Texaco Exploration and Production, Inc., 1P. 3d 1253, 147 Oil & Gas Rep. 611 (Wyo., Mar. 31, 2000). Practice Areas: Labor Law; School Law; Commercial Law.Email: David F. Evans
John M. Walker (Partner) born Rock Springs, Wyoming; admitted to bar, 1984, Wyoming. Education: University of Wyoming (B.A., 1981; J.D., 1984). Phi Beta Kappa. Co-author: "Administration of Estates in Wyoming," National Business Institute, 1991; "Elder Law," National Business Institute, 1995; "Practical Guide to Estate Administration" National Business Institute, 1997. Assistant County Attorney, Laramie County, 1984-1992. Attorney, Eastern Wyoming Community College, 1991-2007. Member: Wyoming State Bar; Southeast Wyoming Estate Planning Council (Member, Board of Directors, 1992-1998; President, 1998-1999). Reported Cases: Wyoming Community College Commission v. Casper College 31 P.3d 1242 (Wyo. 2001); McGuire v. Lowery 2P.3d 527 (Wyo. 2000); Laramie County School District #1 v. Robert Muir, 808 P.2d 797 (Wyo. 1991); Matter of Injury to Carpenter, 736 P.2d 1337 (Wyo. 1995); Mueller v. Hoblyn, 887 P.2d 500 (Wyo. 1994); Cotton v. City of Cheyenne, 85 P.3d 999 (Wyo. 2004); Brown v. Holy Name Church 80 F.Supp. 2d 1261 (d. Wyo. 2000). Practice Areas: Probate; Local Government Law; Trial Practice.Email: John M. Walker
Richard D. Bush (Managing Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Wyoming and U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Black Hills State College (B.S., History and Political Science, 1985); University of Wyoming (J.D., 1989). Staff, Land & Water Review, University of Wyoming, 1988-1989. Law Clerk, Supreme Court of the State of Wyoming, 1989-1991. Partner, Hickey & Evans, LLP. Reported Cases: State v. Campbell County School Dist., 32 P.3d 325; State v. Campbell County School Dist., 19 P.3d 518; BHP Petroleum (Americas), Inc., v. Texaco Exploration Production, Inc., 1 P.3d 1253; US West Communications, Inc. v. Wyoming Public Service Com'm. 958 P.2d 376; Union Telephone Co., Inc. v. Wyoming Public Service Com'n 910 P.2d 1362; Tri County Telephone Ass'n Inc. v. Wyoming Public Services Com'n, 910 P.2d 1359; US West Communications, Inc. v. Wyoming Public Services Com'n. 907 P.2d 343; Campbell County School Dist. v. State, 907 P.2d 1238; Feltner v. Casey Family Program, 902 P2d 206; Colorado Interstate Gas Co. v. Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America, 842 P.2d 1067; Union Telephone Co., Inc. v. Wyoming Public Service Com'n, 135 P.U.R. 4th 584, 833 P.2d 473. Practice Areas: Litigation; School Law; Administrative Law; Appellate Practice.Email: Richard D. Bush
John A. Coppede (Partner) born Niagara Falls, New York; admitted to bar, 1987, Wyoming and U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming; 1989, Colorado; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: State University of New York, Buffalo (B.A., cum laude, 1977); University of Wyoming (J.D., 1987). Special Counsel, Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons, 1999-2005; Associate, Sundahl, Powers, Kapp & Martin, 1991-1999; Law Clerk, Honorable Alan B. Johnson, U.S. District Judge, District of Wyoming, 1987-1990. Case Note Editor, Land and Water Law Review, 1986-1987. Author: The Clean Air Act: Ecological & Technological Feasibility in Setting Standards Under § 112.22 Land & Water Law Rev. 397, Spring, 1987; Wyoming Upholds a Resident Laborer Preference Statute, 21 Land & Water Law Rev. 291, Fall, 1986. Member: Laramie County Bar Association; Wyoming State Bar. Reported Cases: Case v. Outback Pipe Haulers, 2007 WY 181; Colorado Casualty Insurance Company v. Sammons, 157 P .3d460 (Wyo. 2007); Beuhner Block Co. v. Wyoming Dept. of Revenue, 139 P.3d 1150 (Wyo. 2006); Erpelding v. Lisek, 71 P.3d 754 (Wyo. 2003); Waid v. Burlington Northern RR, 996 P.2d 18 (Wyo. 1999); Southwestern Public Service Co. v. Thunder Basin Coal Co., 978 P.2d 1138 (Wyo. 1998); Ahrenholtz v. Time Ins. Co., 968 P.2d 946 (Wyo. 1998). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Insurance; Tort Law; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Creditor Bankruptcy; Collections; Contracts; Workers Compensation Defense; Appeals; Insurance Defense.Email: John A. Coppede
Howard V. Scotland, III (Partner) admitted to bar, 2003, Wyoming and U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming. Education: Colorado School of Mines (B.S., Mining Engineering); The Johns Hopkins University (M.Eng., Environmental Engineering); University of Wyoming (J.D., 2003). Registered Professional Engineer, Mining Engineering, Wyoming; Mining Engineer and Mine Manager. Member: Wyoming State Bar; Laramie County Bar; American Inns of Court, Ewing T. Kerr Chapter. Practice Areas: Probate; Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning; Business Entities; Real Estate.Email: Howard V. Scotland, III
O'Kelley Pearson (Partner) born Charlotte, North Carolina; admitted to bar, 2007, Wyoming. Education: Davidson College (B.A., International Studies, 1988); University of Wyoming (J.D., with honors, 2007). Order of the Coif, University of Wyoming College of Law. Staff, 2005-2006 and Managing Editor, 2006-2007, Wyoming Law Review. Author, "Fundamentally Flawed: Wyoming's Failure to Protect a Student's Right To An Education, R.M. v. Washakie County School District Number One, 102 P.3d 868 (Wyo. 2004)," 6 Wyo. L. Rev. 587, 2006. Member: Wyoming State Bar; Laramie County and American Bar Associations, American Inns of Court, Wyoming Mental Health Care Licensing Board, 2004-2007. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Administrative Law; Appellate Practice; Education Law; Utility Law.
OF COUNSEL
Roger C. Fransen (Of Counsel) born Denver, Colorado; admitted to bar, 1983, Wyoming. Education: South Dakota State University (B.S., 1971); University of Wyoming (J.D., 1983). Author: "Comparative Negligence Practice in Wyoming," Land and Water Law Review, Vol. XVIII, 1983. Co-Author: Administrative Law: Rulemaking and Contested Case Practice in Wyoming," Land and Water Law Review, Vol. XXXI, 1996. Staff, Land and Water Law Review, 1982-1983. Assistant and Senior Assistant Attorney General, Wyoming Attorney General's Office, 1983-1990. Staff, Wyoming Governor Mike Sullivan, 1990-1993. Director: Wyoming Office of Administrative Hearings, 1993-1995; Hickey & Evans, LLP, 1996-. Member: Wyoming State Bar. (Managing Partner). Reported Cases: Qwest Corp. v. Public Service Com'n of Wyoming, 161 P. 3d 495, (Wyo.2007); Pine Bar Ranch LLC v. Luther, 152 P 3d. 1062, (Wyo. 2007); Union Telephone Co. v. Wyoming Public Service Com'n, 142 P.3d 678, (Wyo. 2006); Ravenswood Inv. Co., L. P., v. Bishop Capital Corp., 374 F. Supp.2d 1055, (Wyo. 2005); PacifiCorp v. Public Serv ice Com'n of Wyo., 103 P. 3d 862, (Wyo.2004); Rock Springs Land and Timber, Inc. v. Lore, 75 P.3d 614 (Wyo. 2003); Sinclair Oil Corp. v. Wyoming Public Service Com'n, 63 P.3d 887, 2003 WY 22 (Wyo. 2003); Gore v. Sherard, 50 P.3d 705, 2002 WY 114 (Wyo. 2002); U.S. WEST Communications, Inc. v. Wyoming Public Service Com'n, 15 P.3d 722 (Wyo. 2000). Practice Areas: Public Utility Law; Administrative Law; Appellate Practice; Civil Litigation.Email: Roger C. Fransen
ASSOCIATES
Kristi M. Radosevich (Associate) born Fort Collins, Colorado; admitted to bar, 2002, Wyoming and Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Colorado State University (B.S., Biology, 1994); University of Wyoming (J.D., 2002). Member: Wyoming State Bar; Laramie County Bar; American Inns of Court. Reported Cases: Williams v. Solvay Chemicals Inc. 385 Fed. Appx. 820 (10th Cir. 2010); Dale v. S & S Builders, LLC, 2008 WY 84, 188 P.3d 554 (Wyo.2008); Three Sons, LLC v. Wyoming Occupational Health & Safety, 2008 WY 8, 175 P.3d 618, 22 O.S.H. Cas. (BNA) 1084 (Wyo. 2008); Three Sons, LLC v. Wyoming Occupational Health & Safety, 2007 WY 93, 160 P.3d 58. 21 O.S.H. Cas. (BNA) 2102 (Wyo.2007); Alcorn v. Sauer Drilling Co., 2006 WY 15, 126 P.3d 924 (Wyo.2006); Hicks v. State of Wyoming, Workers' Safety and Comp. Div., 2005 WY 11, 105 P .3d 462 (Wyo.2005); Anastos v. General Chemical Soda Ash, 2005 WY 122, 120 P.3d 658 (Wyo.2005). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Administrative Law; Litigation; Employment Law; Energy; Utility Law.
Robert J. Walker (Associate) born Laramie, WY; admitted to bar, 2010, Wyoming. Education: University of Wyoming (B.A., Political Science, 2007; J.D., 2010). J. Reuben Clark Law Society. Member: American Bar Association. Languages: English.Email: Robert J. Walker