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Mallory Hasbrook Appointed Outreach Coordinator for the Elder Law Section of the Colorado Bar Association
Welborn Associate, Mallory Hasbrook, has been appointed as the Outreach Coordinator by the Elder Law Section of the Colorado Bar Association. It is a two-year appointment. Congratulations, Mallory!
Welborn Shareholder Presents at the NADOA Annual Institute
Welborn shareholder Sheryl Howe presented “Federal Oil and Gas Leases: Leasing, Assignments, Communitization Agreements and Units” at the National Association of Division Order Analysts (NADOA) 45th Annual Institute in Nashville, Tennessee, September 5-7, 2018. Look...
Ten Welborn Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America® 2019
Ten Welborn attorneys were selected for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America® 2019. Congratulations to Brian Tooley, Carolyn Burr, Edward Blieszner, Hampton O'Neill, John Masterson, Keith Tooley, Ken Barbe, Ken Jones, Laura Lindley, and Rebecca Watson.
Rebecca Watson Selected as President-Elect of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation
Welborn shareholder Rebecca W. Watson has been selected President-elect of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. Read the press release here.
Supreme Court Resolves Wind River Reservation Boundary Case
The U.S. Supreme Court ended a decade-long dispute on Monday, June 25, 2018, regarding the boundaries of the Wind River Reservation by denying certiorari in the combined case of Northern Arapaho Tribe, et al. v. Wyoming, et al. and Eastern Shoshone Tribe, et al. v....
The Supreme Court’s Pen Strikes Down Quill – Now What???
On June 21, 2018, in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., the U.S. Supreme Court struck down over fifty years of precedent when it ruled that retailers are no longer required to have a physical presence in a state to be subject to the state’s tax jurisdiction for sales tax...
Welborn Wyoming Attorneys Selected as Mountain States Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Welborn extends congratulations to John Masterson and Ken Barbe selected as 2018 Mountain States Super Lawyers as well as Patrick R. Tolley and Alaina Stedillie selected as 2018 Mountain States "Rising Stars."
Trump NEPA Initiatives to Expedite Energy Infrastructure: “One Federal Decision”
One of President Trump’s first actions was to issue Executive Order 13766, “Expediting Environmental Reviews and Approvals for High Priority Infrastructure Projects” (Jan. 24, 2017), directing the Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) to begin efforts to identify...
Welborn Ranked by Chambers USA 2018
Chambers USA 2018 ranks J. Kenneth Barbe in the practice areas of Corporate/M&A & Real Estate; John A Masterson in the practice area of Litigation: General Commercial and Keith D. Tooley in the practice area of Natural Resources & Environment. Chambers USA...
Zero Carbon Natural Gas Would Support More Fracking and More Natural Gas Power Plants
One of the arguments against fracking, and the natural gas industry in general, is that burning gas releases carbon dioxide, which contributes to global warming.i What if burning natural gas resulted in no CO2 emissions? In the next three to five years that may be...
Welborn Attorneys Recognized as Colorado Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Welborn attorneys Kendor Jones, Brian Tooley, Keith Tooley, Rebecca Watson, Laura Lindley, and William Rapson have been selected to the 2018 Colorado Super Lawyers list. Each year lawyers in the top 5% of the total lawyers in the state are selected to the Super...
Welcome Christopher Radovich
Welborn is pleased to announce Christopher T. Radovich has joined the firm as an associate. His practice will focus on oil and gas title matters. Click here for the Press Release.