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Shareholder
since 1997
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Background:
Karl's
practice emphasizes primarily public utility law and water law. As a
twenty-five year resident of Colorado, Karl
has seen marked changes in the way in which natural resource
law is practiced in Colorado. Currently, Karl is the
Secretary/Treasurer of the Boulder County Bar Association.
In addition to his work as an attorney, Karl has been qualified and testified at trial in two separate cases as an expert witness pursuant to Rule 702 CRE in District Court, Water Division 4, State of Colorado regarding matters of legal practice before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and aspects of electric utility regulation in Colorado.
Karl was lead counsel on the acquisition of
Barker Reservoir and its hydroelectric facilities by
the City of Boulder from Xcel Energy, the first sale of generating asset by utility in Colorado. He
represented the City of Trinidad in a multi-year hedged
purchase of natural gas. He is also the author of a Colorado Association of Realtors four unit accredited program on Colorado Water
Law. He is a frequent lecturer on a variety of water law matters to
Continuing Legal Education and University classes.
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Public Utilities Law
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Water Law
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Real Estate Law
Bar
Admissions:
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Colorado, 1982
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California, 1981
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U.S. Supreme Court, 1995
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U.S. District Court District of Colorado
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U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
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U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit
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U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit
Contact
Information:
- Email:
KarlK@DietzeDavis.com
- Phone:
303.447.1375 Ext. 110
- Fax:
303.440.9036
Education:
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McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Sacramento, California, 1981
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J.D.
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Honors:
Outstanding Oral Advocacy Award
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Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 1978
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B.A.
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Honors:
Honors Program in Chemistry
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Major:
Political Science
Past
Employment:
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Krassa,
Lindholm, Kumli & Madsen, LLC, Member (Partner),
1989
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1997
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Private Law Practice,
1983
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1988
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Moses,
Wittemyer, Harrison and Woodruff, P.C., Associate Attorney,
1981
- 1983
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McCarty, Noone & Williams, Law Clerk,
1980
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United States House of Representatives,
Lyndon B. Johnson
Fellow for Harold
T. Johnson, First Congressional District of California,
1979
United States House of Representatives,
Lyndon B. Johnson Fellow for Harold
T. Johnson, First Congressional District of California,
1979
Fellow for Harold
T. Johnson, First Congressional District of California,
1979
Professional
Associations and Memberships:
Bighorn
Center for Public Policy, Fall 2005
Fellow, Leadership Development Program on
Resource Sustainability
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State
Bar of California
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Member
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Boulder County Bar Association,
2005
- Present
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Board
of Directors
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Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, 2002 - Present
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Board of
Trustees, Executive Committee
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EcoCycle of Boulder County,
1984
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1987
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Board of Directors
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Boulder Valley Rotary Club,
1996
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1998
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Board of Directors
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Public Radio Station,
KGNU, Boulder,
1985 - Present
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Air Staff, host of the Celtic music radio
program Seolta Gael
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"Law & Justice" Host: Boulder
Television, Channel 8
Representative Cases:
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ISG, LLC v.
Arkansas Valley Ditch Ass'n,
120 P.3d 724 (Colo. 2005)
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City of Boulder v. Colorado Public Utilities Commission, 996 P.2d
1270
(Colo. 2000)
City of Boulder v. Colorado Public Utilities Commission, 996 P.2d
1270
(Colo. 2000)
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Crystal Lakes Water and Sewer Association v. Backlund, 908 P.2d 534
(Colo. 1996)
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Simpson v. Yale Investments, Inc., 886 P.2d 689
(Colo. 1994)
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Public Service Co. of Colorado v. Willows Water District, 856 P.2d 829
(Colo. 1993)
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Town of Parker v. Colorado Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation, 860 P.2d 584
(Colo.App. 1993)
Representative Clients:
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County of Boulder, Colorado
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City of Boulder, Colorado
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ISG, LLC
- University
of Colorado
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City of
Trinidad, Colorado
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