Scott Turner
Shareholder
1401 Lawrence St., Suite 1800
Denver, CO 80202
303-830-2500 Main
303-376-4497 Direct
Licensed in Colorado, Texas, Wyoming
Overview
Scott Turner brings a unique background in both business and technology to his legal practice, which focuses on mineral title examination and drafting all forms of opinions, including acquisition, drilling, and division order title opinions for oil and gas businesses and mining companies covering fee, state, and federal lands and assets located in Colorado, Texas, Wyoming, and other states in the Rocky Mountain West.
Scott also represents individuals and business entities of all sizes on matters involving oil and gas and mining transactional work, as well as business and real estate services. Scott is licensed to practice law in Colorado, Texas, and Wyoming.
He received his JD from the University of Colorado School of Law in 2008, where he was awarded the Bernard J. Seeman Scholarship. While in law school, he was a teaching assistant for first-year civil procedure classes, president of the American Constitution Society, Technical Production Editor of the University of Colorado Law Review, and worked as a legal clerk for several local law firms and businesses on general business transactional and litigation matters. Upon graduation, Scott began his legal career as a real estate and transactional attorney.
Prior to law school, Scott was a consultant with Accenture, LLP, where he worked for seven years throughout the U.S. and abroad providing business and information technology guidance. This background helps Scott understand his clients’ point of view from a business perspective. As an undergraduate, Scott attended Indiana University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts with distinction in 1998.
Experience & Results
- Scott has authored and co-authored title opinions covering fee, federal, and state lands in the Rocky Mountain region, including Colorado, Wyoming, Texas and North Dakota lands. He has also worked on a variety of due diligence title projects for oil, gas, and mineral acquisitions in these states as well.
- Scott also focuses his practice on business transactions related to mineral and real property. He has prepared real estate contracts, conveyances, loan agreements, financing documents, title analysis, and has closed many secured and cash transactions for purchasers and sellers of a wide variety of properties, including mineral, commercial, and residential interests. He also has provided services in a variety of general business, construction, and litigation matters.
Practice Areas
- Mineral Title Examination
- Oil & Gas Transactions
- Real Estate
- Acquisitions & Divestitures
- Corporate Law
- Construction
Honors & Insights
Honors
- Selected for Inclusion in Colorado Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” list, 2018
- Bernard J. Seeman Scholarship, University of Colorado School of Law
Insights
- Presented: Mineral Title Under Bodies of Water and Actual Bodies: Ownership of Submerged Lands and Under Cemeteries*, Oil & Gas Title Examination (Rocky Mt. Min. L. Fdn. 2019), September 2019
- Co-Author and Presenter: Death of a Record Title Owner: Solving Estate Related Title Problems, presented at the 2016 Annual Conference of The National Association of Lease and Title Analysts (“NALTA”), September 2015-Portland, Oregon
- Co-Author and Presenter: “Understanding Interests in Oil & Gas Lands and Production” presented at the HalfMoon Education Oil, Gas & Mineral Land Titles Conference, June 2014-Denver, Colorado
- Co-Author and Presenter, “Advanced Mineral Conveyancing and Title Issues” Mineral Title Examination Institute, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, January 2014
- Co-Author and Presenter (with Mallory Hasbrook), “You Can’t Take It with You: Analyzing Estate-Related Title Issues in Texas” Denver Association of Division Order Analysts (DADOA) Luncheon, May 14, 2018
Education & Admissions
Education
- J.D., University of Colorado Law School, 2008
- B.A., Indiana University, with distinction, 1998
Bar Admissions
- Colorado, 2008
- Wyoming, 2011
- Texas, 2016
Professional & Community Involvement
- Board Member, Denver Petroleum Club
- Member, Title Standards Committee – Real Estate Section of the Colorado Bar Association, 2017-present
- Board Member – Project PAVE
- University of Colorado Law Review, Technical Production Editor