In the Summer 2024 edition of the American Bar Association’s Natural Resources & Environment, Danielle DiMauro authored Renewable Energy on Federal Public Lands – BLM Initiatives and the Value of Regional Planning. In the August 2024 edition of the Wyoming State Bar’s Wyoming Lawyer magazine, Kayla Albertson authored What I Wish I Learned in Law […]
We are thrilled to announce the newest additions to our Denver office: Andrew Comer, a seasoned corporate and transactional attorney, and Kaitlyn Dehmer, a talented corporate associate. Joining them is Miranda Hunter, a highly experienced paralegal whose expertise is a tremendous asset to the team. Together, they will further strengthen our corporate team. Welcome aboard, […]
24 Welborn attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, the legal profession’s most respected peer-review publication for more than four decades. Recognition by Best Lawyers is rooted in a rigorous, peer-to-peer, industry-driven evaluation and is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as […]
Congratulations to 3 of Welborn’s Wyoming attorneys for being selected by their peers for inclusion in the Mountain States Super Lawyers 2024 edition: Ken Barbe – Mergers & Acquisitions Jennifer McDowell – Mergers and Acquisitions John Masterson – Civil Litigation: Defense
In a unanimous decision endorsing the position argued by Welborn counsel Joe Pierzchala and Sam Bacon, the Colorado Supreme Court held that landowners next to a road own the minerals under and through to the centerline of the road, unless the seller expressed a different intent in the conveyance. Colorado law has long recognized the […]
The Welborn litigation team of Sam Bacon, Brian Tooley, David Hrovat, and Anthony Roeber prevailed in a marathon jury trial spanning two months this past fall. Welborn represented the plaintiffs, which were two non-operators of an oil lease outside Bakersfield, California. They alleged that Aera Energy, which was jointly owned by ExxonMobil and Shell, had […]
On December 12, 2023, the Colorado Supreme Court heard oral argument in Great Northern Properties LLLP v. Extraction Oil and Gas Inc. et al., 2022SC805, about whether the centerline presumption applies to minerals in Colorado. This type of dispute arises when an owner conveys property next to a right-of-way—like a road, path, or railroad—without expressly […]
On September 15, 2022, the Colorado Court of Appeals resolved a question that has circulated in the title community in Colorado for years by clarifying that the centerline presumption applies to mineral interests beneath a dedicated right-of-way. Great Northern Properties, LLLP v. Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc., 2022 COA 110, ¶ 1. The centerline presumption, […]
On June 2, 2022, the Colorado Power Pathway (the “Pathway”) was approved by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) as to all five planned segments, in an Order that determined the project is necessary and in the public interest.[1] The Pathway is a multi-billion dollar grid investment that will consist of roughly 600 miles of […]
READING BETWEEN THE LINES: IS NOTICE REQUIRED PRIOR TO RECORDING AN OIL AND GAS LIEN?[1] As the oil and gas industry continues to experience some financial volatility caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is as important as ever that parties providing supplies or labor stay apprised of their rights to ensure they receive payment. Part […]