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BLM Fracking Rule Dead—For Now
It was an interesting week for BLM’s hydraulic fracturing rule first finalized and then immediately challenged on March 26, 2015. On Monday (June 20, 2016), the BLM filed its final brief in the Tenth Circuit arguing that the Wyoming Federal District Court erred when...
Look Out! A Colorado Court Finds that a Mineral Reservation in the Habendum Clause of a Deed, Not the Granting Clause, is a Valid Reservation
An old rule of thumb for title examiners was that a mineral reservation needs to be in the granting clause, not the warranty clause, of a deed to be valid. As the courts have moved to seeking to determine the parties’ intent in a deed, these old rules have been...
Welborn Attorneys selected as a Mountain State Super Lawyer and Rising Star
Welborn extends congratulations to John Masterson selected as a 2016 Mountain States Super Lawyers as well as Alaina Stedillie selected as a 2016 Mountain States “Rising Star.” To be eligible for inclusion in Rising Stars, a candidate must be either 40 years old or...
Amy Seneshen Honored as a Top Woman in Energy for 2016
Congratulations to Amy Seneshen, managing partner at Welborn, who has been named by the Denver Business Journal as one of the Top Women in Energy for 2016. These women come from a variety of industries within the sector, such as exploration, production, engineering,...
Mountain Biking Into the Wilderness by Heidi Ruckriegle
Read the article Mountain Biking Into The Wilderness written by Welborn associate Heidi Ruckriegle, which appears in the June 2016 edition of The Wyoming Lawyer.
Thoughts on Non-Administered Arbitration
Non-administered arbitration (“NAA”) is an informal dispute resolution process designed to proceed without the involvement of a separate administering entity. The arbitrator and parties administer the proceedings. The proceedings may be guided by a procedure the...
Mission Assurance is Energy Assurance*
* This blog is co-authored with Sarah Ruckriegle, a graduate of the Air Force Academy, current Captain in the Air Force and law student at the University of Las Vegas where she is based. Heidi Ruckriegle is an Associate with the Welborn firm. The United States...
Welborn Ranked by Chambers USA 2016
Chambers USA ranks J. Kenneth Barbe in the practice areas of Real Estate and Corporate/M&A in Wyoming; John A. Masterson in the practice area of Litigation: General Commercial in Wyoming and Keith D. Tooley in the practice area of Natural Resources in Colorado....
Two Welborn attorneys named to the inaugural Best Lawyers Women in the Law list
Rebecca Watson and Laura Lindley were selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers® Women in the Law - Business Edition | Spring 2016. Rebecca in the practice areas of Energy Law & Natural Resources Law; Laura in the practice areas of Administrative/Regulatory Law,...
6th Annual Western Energy Alliance Golf Tournament
Welborn provided sponsorship at the 6th Annual Western Energy Alliance (WEA) Golf tournament held on May 26th at Arrowhead Golf Club. Blake Leavitt from Bayswater Exploration & Production, LLC joined Welborn attorneys Chelsey Russell, Joe Pierzchala, and Scott...
Colorado Supreme Court Applies Strict Burden of Proof of Historical Use for Change of Water Rights
In late March, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled in County of Boulder v. Boulder & Weld County Ditch Co., 367 P.3d 1179 (Colo. 2016). While this case did not involve any novel questions of Colorado water law, it did provide a clear warning to applicants for changes...
Employer Alert: Upcoming Changes to Overtime Laws will Broaden the Scope of “White Collar” Employees Eligible for Overtime Pay
The U.S. Department of Labor just released final rules updating the overtime regulations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) that will significantly broaden the scope of employees eligible for overtime pay when the rules go into effect December 1, 2016: DOL...