Professional Recognition and Awards

Professional Boards and Activities


  • Past chairman and current member of Advisory Board, Colorado Oil and Gas Association


  • Former member, Advisory Board, Institute for Energy Law


  • Former trustee, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation


  • Former member, Energy Innovation Initiative Advisory Board, University of Colorado Law School


  • Past chair, Mineral Law Section, Colorado Bar Association


  • Natural Resources Practitioner in Residence, University of Denver School of Law, 1996


 

 






  • Recipient 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award, Colorado Oil and Gas Association



  • Best Lawyers in America®, 2024 Denver Lawyer of the year, Energy Regulatory Law, 2023 Denver Lawyer of the Year, Natural Resources Law; Tier 1 Best Law Firms 2018 - 23; ranked in Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law, and Energy Regulatory Law


  • Who's Who Legal: Energy 2018 - 23 


  • Who's Who Legal, Thought Leaders USA 2024


  • Denver Business Journal, Who's Who in Energy, 2012 – 2019


  • 5280 Magazine, Top Lawyer - Energy and Natural Resources Law, 2011-2015


  • ALM – Martindale-Hubbell, Top Rated Lawyer - Energy, Environmental, and Natural Resources, 2013 – 2023


  • Colorado Super Lawyers®, 2006-2014


  • Law Week Colorado, Best Oil & Gas Lawyer - Barrister's Best/People's Court, 2009, 2017


  •  Corporate Counsel Black Book, 2007


  • The Lawdragon 500, 2005


  • The Lawdragon 3000, 2006-2008