is an attorney at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP. She brings public sector experience and deep knowledge of environmental law and policy to her natural resources practice. Ms. Duncan has specific insight into interstate water compacts, civil trial procedure and land use issues. Prior to Brownstein, she was an assistant attorney general in Colorado focused on legal issues related to Colorado River law and policy. Ms. Duncan also served as a law clerk to U.S. District Court Judge William Martinez in Denver and worked as an associate in Washington D.C., where she represented manufacturers, construction companies, industry associations and chemical companies in federal and state litigation and arbitration.

is senior counsel for the City of Boulder, Colorado. She brings over a decade of experience in litigation and transactions involving water law, administrative law, real property, and local government law. Ms. Behnampour's clients have ranged from municipalities and special districts, to ditch companies, non-profit entities, private companies, and individuals. With an emphasis on collaborative solutions to complex water rights disputes, she helps clients navigate water court and Colorado state agency processes, including designated basin proceedings. In addition, Ms.Behnampour has helped numerous clients with water rights due diligence reviews and water acquisitions. She received her B.A. from Whitman College and her J.D. from Lewis & Clark Law School. Ms. Behnampour is admitted to practice law in Colorado.

is a shareholder at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP. He is a leading western water law attorney with a focus on water court litigation, water acquisition strategy and water transactions in the west. He brings four decades of experience representing municipal utilities, industrial and mining projects, oil and gas developments and real estate developments in water adjudications and permitting. Mr. Sims represents clients in the Colorado Water courts as well as before the State Engineer and Groundwater Commission and the Boards of County Commissioners concerning 1041 permitting. He received his B.A. from the University of Colorado and his J.D. from University of Puget Sound School of Law. Mr. Sims is a Member of the Colorado Water Congress State Affairs and is Executive Council of the Colorado Bar Association - Water Law Section. He is admitted to practice law in Colorado, New Mexico, and before the U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, and U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico.

is a senior associate at Beatty & Wozniak, P.C., representing energy clients in a full range of oil and gas and natural resource development disputes. He regularly appears before state and federal courts, as well as regulatory bodies at all levels of government. Mr. Bell also has experience in environmental law, including the Clean Water Act. Before joining Beatty & Wozniak's team, he gained a broad range of litigation experience at various well-regarded defense firms in Denver. He handled civil, tort, construction defect, and workers' compensation cases for clients, gaining critical courtroom experience, including jury selection, hearings, and trials. Mr. Bell received his B.A. from the Colorado State University, where he was on the Dean's List, and his J.D. from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. He is a member of the Colorado Bar Association, Colorado Bar Association - Water Law Section, Denver Bar Association, and Colorado Defense Lawyers Association. Mr. Bell is admitted to practice law in Colorado and New Mexico, and before the U.S. District Court District of Colorado and U.S. District Court District of New Mexico.

is an attorney at Clark Hill PLC. He represents clients on a wide range of environmental and natural resources issues, including CERCLA, RCRA, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, NEPA and ESA matters, Brownfields, remediation, hazardous waste, real estate transactions, litigation, permitting, petroleum storage tanks, regulatory compliance, enforcement proceedings and regulatory rule making proceedings. Mr. Clark's practice also includes water rights, real estate, mineral leasing and land use proceedings. He frequently speaks at seminars and workshops on environmental liability, environmental issues in real estate transactions and water rights. Mr. Clark has been an adjunct professor of environmental law at the Colorado School of Mines. He is also a contributing author to the treatise Environmental Regulation of Colorado Real Property, published by Continuing Legal Education in Colorado, Inc. Mr. Clark devotes time to several professional and charitable organizations, including the Environmental Law Section of the Colorado Bar Association, of which he has served as the chair, Colorado Environmental Management Society, for which he has served as president, the Colorado Brownfields Foundation, for which he has served on the Board of Directors, and Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver, for which he has served as President. He earned his B.A. degree from DePauw University and his J.D. degree from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. Mr. Clark is admitted to practice law in Colorado and before the U.S. District Ct., District of Colorado, U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit, Supreme Court of Colorado, and U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Colorado Circuit.

is of counsel at Lyons Gaddis, P.C. She represents a variety of clients, such as local governments, water authorities, special districts, private individuals, and other entities, in all water rights matters, including litigation, transactional work, and well permitting. Ms. Kehrl earned her B.A. degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Georgia and her J.D. degree from the University of Colorado. She is admitted to practice law in Colorado.