Anthony M. Roeber
Associate
1401 Lawrence St., Suite 1800
Denver, CO 80202
303-830-2500 Main
303-376-4493 Direct
Licensed in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah
Overview
Anthony is a skilled litigator and trial attorney representing clients in a variety of civil litigation disputes and regulatory matters.
Anthony helps clients navigate and litigate matters ranging from mineral rights and oil and gas operations to real estate, construction, land use, and real property disputes to governmental regulations and agency actions.
In law school, Anthony was a member of the University of Denver’s National Trial Team where he competed and prevailed in numerous national trial competitions. He also served as a Managing Editor for the University of Denver Water Law Review and a teaching assistant for the legal writing and research course. Under the Student Practice Act, he successfully prosecuted several jury trials at the Colorado 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.
Anthony has a unique understanding of natural resource industries as a fifth-generation Coloradan who grew up on a cattle ranch in the small coal-mining town of Paonia, Colorado.
Experience & Results
- Representation of oil and gas producer alleging product defect, breach of implied warranties, negligence, and breach of contract.
- Representation of oil and gas lessee alleging wrongfully withheld and late royalty payments.
- Representation of interest owner alleging breach of obligation to offer an option to participate in new acquisition within “area of mutual interest.”
- Representation of cattle ranchers seeking a prescriptive easement.
- Representation of industry trade association in federal court alleging violations of the National Environmental Policy Act.
- Representation of commercial landlords in forced entry and detainer actions.
- Successfully bifurcated and stayed claims concerning mineral interest ownership and royalties.
- Successfully obtained dismissal of federal claims seeking a permanent injunction against developer.
- Successfully resolved dispute concerning surface use agreements and oil and gas leases.
- Successfully obtained resolution of a breach of contract dispute concerning minimum volume commitments and shortfall fees.
Practice Areas
- Complex Commercial Litigation
- Oil & Gas Litigation
- Oil & Gas Conservation Commission and Regulatory
- Natural Resources
- Employment Law
- Real Property Litigation
- Appeals
- Mediation & Arbitration
- Trial
Honors & Insights
Honors
- Sturm Law Scholar, Full-Ride Scholarship Recipient, 2019–2022
- In Vino Veritas, National Trial Competition Champion, 2021
- American Association for Justice, National Trial Competition Finalist, 2022
- Managing Editor, University of Denver Water Law Review, 2021–2022
- Outreach Editor, University of Denver Water Law Review, 2020–2021
Insights
- Court Report, Utah Stream Access Coal. v. VR Acquisitions, 439 P.3d 593 (Utah 2019), 23 U. DENV. WATER L. REV. 114 (2019).
- Court Report, Inzana v. Turlock Irrigation Dist. Bd. of Dirs., 247 Cal. Rptr. 3d 427 (Cal. Ct. App. 2019), 23 U. DENV. WATER L. REV. 272 (2020).
Education & Admissions
Education
- J.D., University of Denver Sturm College of Law, 2022, Certificate in Environmental and Natural Resources Law and Policy
- Sturm Law Scholar
- Concentration in Litigation & Trial Advocacy
- B.A., Gonzaga University, cum laude, 2015
Bar Admissions
- Colorado, 2022
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 2023
- New Mexico, 2024
- Utah, 2024
Professional & Community Involvement
Colorado Bar Association
- Natural Resources & Energy Law Section, Member-at-Large, 2023–present
- Agriculture and Rural Law Section, Member-at-Large, 2023–present