Martha Whitmore

Martha Whitmore

Martha Whitmore Law, LLC
Ridgway, CO

Martha Whitmore is an attorney at her firm Martha Whitmore Law, LLC, where her practice areas are primarily in water, environmental permitting and compliance, public lands, and natural resources law. Her experience includes representation of municipal water providers and other water users on both sides of the Continental Divide. Ms. Whitmore represents Ouray County on the Gunnison Basin Round Table, is co-chair of the Club 20 Water Committee, and is the Ouray County Board Member on the Colorado River Water Conservation District Board. Her water experience has included representation of municipalities, special districts, irrigators, mining companies, brewing company, ski area and land developers. Ms. Whitmore has planned and developed water supplies using ground water, non-tributary water, developed water, and surface stream water. She has appeared in Colorado Water Divisions 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7 in new water rights appropriations, changes of water rights, and diligence applications. She has also represented clients in negotiating and acquiring water rights in purchase and lease transactions. In addition, Ms. Whitmore has represented clients in water quality matters, including obtaining or renewing discharge permits, compliance matters, and rule making hearings. She has served as chief deputy attorney general for the state of Colorado under Attorney General Gale Norton; as general counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation during the chairmanship of Senator John McCain; and as an appointee in the George W. Bush Administration, working for Secretary Gale Norton as special assistant to the secretary of the interior, and chairing the Everglades Restoration Task Force. Ms. Whitmore earned her B.A. degree from the University of Denver and her J.D. degree from the University of Denver.

Martha Whitmore's Courses

  • California Land Use and Zoning From Start to Finish

    CA Specific

    Real Estate

    Credits Available
    Credit Status Total
    California CLE Approved 6 Total
    OnDemand
  • Boundary Law and Land Use Legal Toolkit

    Real Estate

    Credits Available
    Credit Status Total
    Alaska CLE Approved 6 Total
    Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
    California CLE Approved 6 Total
    Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
    Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
    Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
    Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
    Idaho CLE Approved 6 Total
    Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
    Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
    Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
    Missouri CLE Approved 6 Total
    Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
    Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
    North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
    Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
    New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
    New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
    Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
    New York CLE Approved 7 Total
    Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
    Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
    Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
    Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
    Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
    Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
    West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
    OnDemand
    6 Maine CLE
  • Water Rights in Colorado

    CO Specific

    Environmental Law

    Credits Available
    Credit Status Total
    Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
    New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
    OnDemand