Founding member John (“Jeff”) Welborn focuses his legal practice on mediation and arbitration. Jeff serves as a mediator and arbitrator in disputes involving oil and gas, mining, and other natural resources issues. He has extensive experience in domestic oil and gas law, in domestic and international mining law, in natural resources regulatory matters, and in negotiating and drafting natural resource development agreements, financing arrangements, and conveyance documents.
Jeff’s experience includes a variety of relevant legal and industry positions as: senior management in an international mining company; Commissioner and also Chair of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission; Chair of the Mineral Law Section of the Colorado Bar Association; Adjunct Professor in oil and gas, natural resources, and water law at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law; and, instructor on natura resources matters for continuing education seminars. Jeff is a graduate of Dartmouth (1968) and the University of Colorado School of Law (1972).