Firm Happenings

BLL Associate Departs For Micronesia

BLL extends its best wishes to associate Matt Grove as he leaves the firm to accept a position as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Yap, a South Pacific island chain within the Federated States of Micronesia. Although we are sorry to see Matt go, we wish him the best of luck as he embarks on this exciting new adventure.2/8/09

BLL Welcomes New Associate

BLL is pleased to welcome Sarah Sorum to the firm as an associate. Sarah is a 2007 graduate of the University of Colorado School of Law, and her background includes working at the United Nations in The Hague, and working as a law clerk to the Honorable John W. Madden, IV of the Denver District Court.12/10/08

Associates Visit Drilling Site

As part of our continuing education program, Associates Katie Schroder, Keenan Copple and Jill Cantway learned first-hand about drilling at a ConocoPhillips rig working in the Piceance Basin in Colorado. A picture of our crew can be found here.7/23/08

BLL Lawyer Admitted to New Mexico Bar

Broadening the scope of services we provide to our clients, BLL is proud to announce that associate Keenan Copple is now licensed to practice law in New Mexico. She was sworn in on April 21, 2008, in Santa Fe after successfully completing the February 2008 New Mexico bar exam. 4/23/08

BLL Shareholders Honored Again as Top Lawyers

Congratulations to Peter Bjork and Laura Lindley, who were honored for a second consecutive year as 2008 Colorado Super Lawyers in the field of energy and natural resources law by the publishers of Law & Politics magazine. In addition to again being named a Colorado Super Lawyer, Laura Lindley was also voted by her peers as one of the Top 40 female attorneys practicing in Colorado for the second year in a row. 4/1/08

BLL Wyoming Office Relocated To Farson, Wyoming

In March 2008, BLL’s resident Wyoming counsel, Darin Scheer, relocated to Farson, Wyoming. BLL’s Wyoming office is now open in the historic Mercantile Building in Farson, located in the southwestern part of the state between Rock Springs and Pinedale. 4/1/08

Diann LaGrange Wins Roush Mustang

Congratulations to Diann LaGrange, an administrative assistant at BLL who recently won the Office Depot Worklife Rewards Sweepstakes. In addition to her new custom-made 2008 Stage 3 Roush Ford Mustang, 5-speed, V-8, with a Roush racing engine (number 8 of a total of 53 Stage 3 Mustangs to be made by Roush), Diann won an all-expenses-paid vacation to a NASCAR event in Florida, where she met Jack Roush and made several high-speed laps around the racetrack with Office Depot’s NASCAR driver, Carl Edwards. A picture of Diann’s new mustang, along with her BLL Pit Crew (including Crew Chief Peter Bjork, far left) can be found here. 2/20/08

BLL Shareholders Honored as Top Lawyers

Congratulations to Peter Bjork and Laura Lindley, who were both honored as 2007 Colorado Super Lawyers in the field of energy and natural resources law by the publishers of Law & Politics magazine. In addition to being named a Colorado Super Lawyer, Laura Lindley was also voted by her peers as one of the Top 40 female attorneys practicing in Colorado. In yet another well-deserved honor, Laura has also been listed in the 2007 edition of “The Best Lawyers in America” under the administrative law, energy law, natural resources law, and oil and gas law specialties. The attorneys and staff at BLL are extremely proud to work with Peter and Laura. 6/28/07

Wyoming Supreme Court Upholds $3 Million Jury Verdict

In April 2007, the Wyoming Supreme Court upheld the $3 million jury verdict in a case in which Darin Scheer of BLL drafted the underlying purchase agreement and participated as trial and appellate co-counsel. The decision of the Court can be found at: http://courts.state.wy.us/Opinions/2007WY60.pdf. 6/27/07

Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Participation

The firm continues to play an active role in the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. After serving as President of the Foundation in 1999-2000, Program Chairperson for the 41st Annual Institute, and member of the Executive Committee from 2000 to 2003, Laura Lindley continues her role as a Trustee at Large, teaches at the biennial Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Short Course, and reports on federal oil and gas issues for the Foundation’s Mineral Law Newsletter. In November 2006, Laura was a featured speaker at the RMMLF program on Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Pooling and Unitization. 12/3/06

Darin Scheer Assists in Obtaining $3 Million Jury Verdict

In December 2005, a six-member jury in Douglas, Wyoming awarded $3 million in damages to clients represented by Mark Gifford of Casper, Wyoming, and co-counsel Darin Scheer of Bjork Lindley Little. The dispute involved an effort by the plaintiffs to purchase a fishing lodge on Admiralty Island, Alaska for a total purchase price of $2.65 million. The plaintiffs sued to enforce a purchase and sale agreement drafted by Darin Scheer, and the lawsuit was filed in Wyoming due to a choice of forum provision in the contract. According to local news reports, the verdict represented the second largest damage award in the history of Converse County, Wyoming. 12/21/05

Laura Lindley Honored As One Of The Top 500 Lawyers In The Nation

Laura Lindley was honored as one of the top 500 lawyers in the nation by Lawdragon magazine. Listing her among a select nationwide group of nine attorneys in the field of energy litigation, the magazine said, “Laura Lindley is the Rocky Mountain expert for oil and gas leasing appeals.” 9/29/05

BLL Joins The International Network Of Boutique Law Firms

In September 2005, the Firm was invited to join the highly exclusive International Network of Boutique Law Firms as the Oil, Gas and Mining representative for the Denver Chapter. Our membership in this prestigious organization reflects our commitment to offering our clients the best possible representation in all areas of the law. Through our association with the other members of this selective network, we are able to refer our clients to a wide variety of knowledgeable firms specializing in various other disciplines. It also allows us to tap the best minds in the country on those specialized subjects, without the bureaucracy associated with large, faceless law firms. Please let us know if you need a referral, or visit the INBLF web site at www.inblf.com. 11/17/05

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