Experience

Ireland Stapleton Pryor & Pascoe, PC

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Shareholder

  • Feb 2021 - Present

  Advocate for developers and neighborhood groups through all stages of land use approvals and challenges.Represent clients through all stages of litigation in state and federal court, with a focus on real estate disputes, construction defects, and business tort/breach of contract actions.Colorado Super Lawyer - Rising Star - 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

• Associate Attorney

  • Oct 2013 - Feb 2021

  Representing a diverse range of clients in all stages of civil litigation and advising clients on the intersection of local, state, and federal land use and zoning laws and environmental regulations. Litigation experience includes zoning changes, challenges, and appeals, real property boundary and access disputes, construction defects, constitutional challenges, business torts, employment claims, and breach of contract actions for plaintiffs and defendants in both state and federal court. Transactional experience includes negotiating and drafting deeds, leases, easements, loan documents, construction contracts, employment contracts, and separation agreements.



U.S. Department of Energy

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Honors Attorney, Office of General Counsel

  • Aug 2012 - Sep 2013

  Represented the U.S. Department of Energy through the Office of General Counsel; provided legal counsel on matters involving energy law, energy efficiency, renewable energy, environmental law, regulatory compliance and enforcement, and general administrative law. Represented the U.S. Department of Energy through the Office of General Counsel; provided legal counsel on matters involving energy law, energy efficiency, renewable energy, environmental law, regulatory compliance and enforcement, and general administrative law.



Colorado Supreme Court

• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Law Clerk to Chief Justice Michael Bender

  • Aug 2011 - Aug 2012

  Worked closely with the Chief Justice to draft published opinions for Colorado's highest appellate court. Worked closely with the Chief Justice to draft published opinions for Colorado's highest appellate court.



University of Colorado Law Review

• Managing Editor

  • May 2010 - Jun 2011

  Managed sixty law students through article selection, revision, cite checking, proofing, and final publication of four issues of the University of Colorado Law Review. Managed sixty law students through article selection, revision, cite checking, proofing, and final publication of four issues of the University of Colorado Law Review.

• Summer Associate

  • May 2010 - Aug 2010

  Researched legal issues and drafted motions and other legal memoranda on issues involving environmental law, energy law, employment law, contract law, and property law. Researched legal issues and drafted motions and other legal memoranda on issues involving environmental law, energy law, employment law, contract law, and property law.



Colorado Law - Legal Defense Clinic

• Student Criminal Defense Attorney

  • Aug 2009 - Jun 2010

  Represented indigent clients through all stages of criminal defense including bond, investigation, motions, plea bargaining, sentencing, jury trial, and re-sentencing. Represented indigent clients through all stages of criminal defense including bond, investigation, motions, plea bargaining, sentencing, jury trial, and re-sentencing.