John Watson
PRACTICE AREAS
Air Emissions, Climate Change, and
Sustainability Practice
Brownfields and Contaminated Properties
Class Actions and Other Multi-Party
Actions
Construction Law
Development Incentives, Special
Districts, Abatement & Tax Credits
Environmental and Energy Law
T 303.592.8339
Environmental Cleanups
F 303.839.3838
[email protected]
Environmental Compliance and
Enforcement Defense
Denver – Republic Plaza
Environmental Litigation
Environmental Permitting
PUBLICATIONS
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
06.08.2017
Denver Post Supports AG’s Appeal of Martinez Case to Colorado Supreme Court
Regulation
By John Watson
Mediation and Alternative Dispute
As stated here in an earlier post, the Martinez decision, if upheld by the Supreme Court, has major implications for
Resolution
all fossil fuel as well as hardrock mineral development in the state of Colorado.
Oil and Gas
05.19.2017
The Future of Oil and Gas Development in Colorado – Appeal by Attorney General of
the Martinez Case Raises the Stakes
By John Watson
On May 18, 2017, the Colorado Attorney General filed an appeal with the Colorado Supreme Court seeking to
overturn the recent 2-1 decision of the Colorado Court of Appeals which arguably conflicts with the long-standing
Local Government Land Development
Products Liability and Toxic Torts
Real Estate Litigation
Real Estate Solutions Group
Redevelopment and Environmentally
Impacted Real Estate
interpretations embraced by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (“OGCC”) related to its organic
statute.
INDUSTRIES
Construction
Energy
Manufacturing
Mining
Oil and Gas
Waste Management
EDUCATION
University of Denver Sturm College of
Law, 1976 (J.D.)
Colorado State University, 1972 (B.S.),
with distinction
BAR ADMISSIONS
Colorado, 1976
COURT ADMISSIONS
U.S. Supreme Court, 2000
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth
Circuit, 1976
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