Carolyn F. Burr
Shareholder
cburr@wsmtlaw.com
Carolyn F. Burr specializes in water law and represents clients throughout Colorado in all seven of the state's water divisions. Her clients include large industrial clients, agricultural water users, municipal water providers, individuals who own ground water and surface water rights, and land developers. She helps clients understand options and strategically meet their water rights requirements.
Ms. Burr has significant transactional experience in the water rights arena, ranging from stand-up title review to negotiating and drafting contracts and closing complex land and water rights acquisitions. She also litigates water matters at the trial court and appellate level.
Ms. Burr is knowledgeable about and has worked on all aspects of water court adjudications, including complex augmentation plans, changes of water rights, and exchanges. She has also actively participated in the state legislative process on behalf of clients, including drafting legislation and testifying before legislative committees.
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
- Represents Xcel Energy, Inc., one Colorado's largest water rights holders, on all matters involving water court applications, oppositions and appeals, and advised and participated in negotiating and drafting complex water-related transactions
- Works closely with a water district to identify, evaluate, acquire and adjudicate water supply for a large development in Douglas County
- Represents a mutual ditch company in all water court matters, including negotiating leases and purchase agreements
- Significantly involved in planning, drafting, and testifying in support of successful legislation to create a precipitation harvesting pilot program in Colorado
PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS & ACCOLADES
- Appointed as counsel to Governor's River Access Dispute Resolution Task Force, 2010
- Appointed by Governor to Colorado Ground Water Commission 2009
- Board of Directors, Colorado Conservation Trust
- Member, Colorado Water Congress
Personal
Ms. Burr grew up on a cattle ranch in northern Colorado. She still enjoys all things outdoors, especially gardening, skiing and hiking. She closely follows youth soccer and widget basketball teams.
* "The Wyoming State Bar does not certify any lawyer as a specialist, or expert. Anyone considering a lawyer should independently investigate the lawyer's credentials and ability, and not rely upon advertisements, or self-proclaimed expertise."
-- Rule 7.2, Wyoming Rules of Professional Conduct
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Practice AREAS
- Water Rights
- Environmental Law
- Real Estate and Ranching
EDUCATION
- J.D., University of Michigan 1995
- B.A., University of Colorado, magna cum laude, 1990
BAR ADMISSIONS / QUALIFICATIONS
- Colorado, 1995
- Wyoming, 1996*
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Professional & Community Activities
- American Bar Association
- Colorado Bar Association
- Denver Bar Association
- Wyoming Bar Association
- Water Law Section of the Colorado Bar Association
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