Curriculum Vitae
Scott A. Clark, Esq.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2000 to Present
Burns, Figa & Will,Denver, Colorado.
Shareholder
1995 — 2000
Alperstein and Covell, P.C., Denver, Colorado.
Associate Attorney
General practice of law focusing on general business litigation, business organizations, business transactions, water law and municipal law.
HONORS:
Chambers U.S.A. Colorado Up and Coming Attorney, Natural Resources Environment Practice Area
EDUCATION:
Legal: University of Denver College of Law, Denver, Colorado J.D. 1994
Law Review 1993-1994
Undergraduate: DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana B.A. 1990
Major in Biology
ADMISSION TO PRACTICE:
Colorado Supreme Court 1994
United States District Court for the District of Colorado 1995
United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit 1997
MEMBERSHIPS:
Member: American Bar Association, Environment and Natural Resources Section; Colorado Bar Association, Water Section, Environment and Natural Resources Section, Real Estate Section; Denver Bar Association
President: Colorado Hazardous Waste Management Society, 2005.
Southeast Business Partnership, Water-Subcommittee, Co-Chair.
Board of Advisors: Colorado Brownfielsd Foundation, 2005 - Present.
Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver, 2005 - 2010; Site Acquisition, President, 2010; Vice-President 2009; Secretary 2008; Committe Chair, 1998-2004.
PUBLICATIONS AND SPEECHES:
2002, Colorado Journal, "Phase II Stormwater Regulations."
2002, Speaker, Colorado Hazardous Waste Management Society, "Obligations of Attorneys to Report Releases or Violations by their Clients."
2003 - 2009 Speaker and paper, Lorman Educational Services Seminar, Water Law Basics in Colorado, "Deep Groundwater" and "Water Quality."
2003, Speaker and paper, Lorman Educational Services Seminar, Commercial Real Estate in Colorado, "State and Federal Brownfields Programs."
2003, Speaker, Colorado Brownfields Conference 2003, "Habitat for Humanity's Efforts to Redevelop Brownfields."
2004, Speaker and paper, Colorado Hazardous Waste Management Society, Phase I Site Assessments.
2004, Speaker and paper, Lorman Educational Services Seminar, Environmental Concerns in the Sale and Redevelopment of Property in Colorado, "Negotiating the Purchase Agreement" and "Government Assistance."
2004, Speaker and paper, Lorman Educational Services Seminar, A Year in the Life of a Development Deal: Making Deals Work in Colorado, "Natural Resources and Environmental Issues."
2006, Speaker and paper, CLE in Colorado, Inc., Ethics: Land Use, Water and Environmental Law, "Water Law and Environmental Law Ethics 2006."
Environmental Regulation of Colorado Real Property, "Selling and Leasing Real Property: Landlord Tenant Issues" and "Environmental Covenants and Institutional Controls," Bradford Publishing Co. (2007)
2007 , Speaker and paper, Lorman Educational Services Seminar, Storm Water management, "General Storm Water Permitting Requirements and Violation Process."
2008, Speaker, Colorado Brownfields Conference 2008, "Petroleum Brownfields and Gas Station Redevelopment."
2008, Speaker, CLE in Colorado, Inc., Ethics for Water Lawyers, "Representing Entity Clients - Conflicts of Interest."
2009, Speaker, Colorado Brownfields Conference 2009, "Legal Issues Update: Restrictive Uses."
ACTIVITIES:
Biking, Skiing, Basketball, Camping, Hiking, Coaching Soccer
