NEWS & EVENTS
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Scott Miller was a speaker at the Colorado Special District Association Annual Conference Keystone. His talk was “The Future of Water Supply for Your District,” on September 19–21, 2012. Click here to view the presentation. August 17-20, 2012, Aspen, CO Kevin Patrick was a speaker at the AREDAY (American Renewable Energy Day) Summit held in Aspen on August 17-20, 2012. Mr. Patrick was on a panel entitled “Water and the West.” For further information see: http://www.areday.net/areday_2012.html August 16, 2012, Houston, TX Kevin Patrick was a speaker at the water stress conference in Houston. His presentation was entitled: “Dealing with Drought and Water Stress: Examples from the West.” May 2-4, 2012, Las Vegas, NV Kevin Patrick was the Chair of the Cambridge Water Forum, held in Las Vegas. The Forum was an annual invitational meeting between forty of the most influential and involved water practitioners, water managers, and water policy makers in the United States in a round table discussion of problems and solutions for the water industry in the coming decade. March 9, 2012, Denver, CO Kevin Patrick was a speaker at the Colorado Bar Association Conference Nathural Resources for the Real Estate Attorney. Kevin’s presentation concentrated on “Assured Supply Agreements, Ditch Easements and other Fracking Problems.” February 24, 2012, Denver, CO Ramsey Kropf moderated a panel titled: “Off-Reservation Water Marketing by Tribal Governments: Can Tribes Lease Settlement Water?” Her panel was presented at the 30th Annual Water Law Conference, hosted by the ABA’s Section on Environment, Energy and Resources. For more information click here. December 13, 2011 WEBCAST Kevin Patrick was on a three person ALI-ABA panel in a Live Webcast entitled: Comparing Water Supply Challenges of the Major US Shale Plays Posed by Hydraulic Fracturing comparing and contrasting the legal issues involved in obtaining necessary water supplies for hydraulic fracturing operations, focusing on the major shale plays of the US and the different applicable state law water rights schemes of PA, TX, and select Western states. September 24-29, 2011, Porto De Galinhas, BRAZIL Kevin Patrick presented a paper at the XIV World Water Congress in Brazil. Kevin’s presentation is entitled “Compelling Adaptive Water Management to Meet the Challenges of Climate Change.” June 22-24, 2011, Vail, CO Kevin Patrick was Chair of the Cambridge Water Forum, an invitational three day roundtable discussion between 30 of the most influential and involved water practitioners, water managers and water policy makers in the country. The Forum is an annual discussion of the problems and issues facing the water industry in the decades to come. April 11-12, 2011, Denver, CO Ramsey Kropf was a speaker at Law Seminars International’s Wine Law in Colorado Conference. Ms. Kropf spoke on water supply development for vineyards. February 23-25, 2011, San Diego, CA Kevin Patrick was a speaker at the American Bar Association’s 29th Annual Water Law Conference in San Diego on Feb 23-25, 2011. Mr. Patrick’s topic was “Border Wars: Non-State Litigants Before the Supreme Court in Water Controversies.” September 29 – Oct 2, 2010 New Orleans, LA Ramsey Kropf was on the planning committee for the American Bar Association Environment, Energy, and Resources Section Annual Fall Meeting. October 21 – Oct 22, 2010 Las Vegas, NV Ramsey Kropf was Co-Chair of Law Seminars International “Indian Water Law Conference.” June 23-25, 2010 Sausalito, CA Kevin Patrick was chair of the Water Resources Forum, sponsored by the Cambridge Forums in Sausalito, an invitational discussion bringing together forty of the most influential practitioners and administrators in the water field to discuss the challenges of the next 50 years. May 27-29, 2009 Chico Hot Springs, MT Ramsey Kropf was a speaker at Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation’s 14th Institute for Natural Resources Law Teachers, in Chico Hot Springs, Montana. Ramsey spoke on a climate change panel, and her topic was “Water Resources and Climate Change.” March 30-31, 2009 Oklahoma City, OK Kevin Patrick was a speaker at CLE International’s Oklahoma Water Law Conference. His topic was “Long Range Municipal Water Supply Planning and Development.” February 19, 2009 Denver, CO Ramsey Kropf presented “Types of Water Rights and How to Handle Them,” at the Colorado Bar Association’s conference, Water Law for Real Estate Attorneys on February 19, 2009. Go to www.cobar.org/cle for more information. May 27-29, 2009 Chico Hot Springs, MT Ramsey Kropf was a speaker at Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation’s 14th Institute for Natural Resources Law Teachers, in Chico Hot Springs, Montana. Ramsey spoke on a climate change panel, and her topic was “Water Resources and Climate Change.” December 3-5, 2008 Austin, TX Kevin Patrick was a speaker at the Texas Water Institute’s Annual Texas Water Law Conference sponsored by the University of Texas in Austin. Mr. Patrick’s topic was: “Interstate Water from Oklahoma: Tarrant Regional Water District’s and Other Efforts to Bring Water from Oklahoma.” October 8-10 Denver, CO PMK was a sponsor of the Colorado Governor’s Conference Managing Drought and Climate Risk. May 19-20, 2008 Denver, CO Kevin Patrick was a speaker at CLE International’s Colorado Wetland’s Conference. His topic was: “State Water Right Issues for Wetland Sites and Wetland Banking.” May 1-2, 2008 Charlotte, NC Patrick Patrick, Miller & Kropf was a sponsor of the American Bar Association’s Second Eastern Water Law Conference, held in May, 2008 in Charlotte, NC March 14-15, 2008 Denver, CO Ramsey Kropf was a Co-Chair of CLE International’s Annual Colorado Water Law Conference in Denver. Scott Miller also was a speaker at the conference. Mr. Miller’s speech was entitled: “Hot Topics Update.” December 6-7, 2007 Austin, TX Kevin Patrick was a speaker at the Texas Water Law Institute’s Annual Water Law Conference. Mr. Patrick’s presentation was: “Challenges in Developing Out-of-State Water Supplies; Litigation Challenging Anti-Export Laws.” June 7, 2007 Las Vegas, NV Kevin Patrick was a speaker at CLE International’s Wetlands Conference. Mr. Patrick’s speech was entitled: “Water Rights and Permitting: Issues Created in Wetland Mitigation and Wetland Banks.” February 23, 2007 San Antonio, TX Kevin Patrick was a keynote speaker at the Western Coalition of Arid Western States Convention. Mr. Patrick’s speech was entitled: “Interstate Water Transfers.” February 23, 2007 San Diego, CA Ramsey Kropf was a speaker at the American Bar Association’s 25th Annual Water Law Conference, which addresses “Changing Values: Changing Conflicts.” She will join other experts on a panel titled “Forum for Changing Values: Do We Still Need Adjudications?” Please click here for more information. October 6, 2006 San Diego, CA Ramsey Kropf was a speaker at a Resources Roundtable – Hot Topics at the ABA Section for Environment, Energy and Resources 14th Annual Fall Meeting. Ms. Kropf’s speech was entitled “Produced Water from Natural Gas Mining – Beneficial Use or Not?” August 10-11, 2006 Vail, CO Kevin Patrick was a speaker at the CLE International’s Resort Development Conference. Mr. Patrick’s speech as entitled “Unique Characteristics of Water Supply Planning for Resort Communities.” July 28-30, 2006 Montreal, CANADA Kevin Patrick was a speaker at the Center for International Legal Studies’ Congress of Fellows Convocation. Mr. Patrick’s speech was entitled “Water and Wastewater Security in the International Market Place.” May 10-11, 2006 Miami, FL Scott Miller was a panel speaker at the American Bar Association Eastern Water Law Conference. Mr. Miller’s presentation was entitled “Hot Cases in Eastern Water Law.” Patrick, Miller & Kropf was a Program Sponsor for this ABA Conference. March 6-7, 2006 Denver, CO Kevin Patrick was a speaker at CLE International’s 5th Annual Colorado Water Law Conference. Mr. Patrick’s paper and speech was entitled: “Water Supply Issues: Challenges and Opportunities.” July 14-17, 2005 Vienna, AUSTRIA Kevin Patrick, a Fellow in the Center for International Legal Studies, Congress of Fellows, participated in the annual Convocation of Fellows in Vienna, Austria. June 9, 2005 Jackson, WY Ramsey Kropf was a speaker at Dividing the Waters XI, a conference held in Jackson, Wyoming for Judges, Masters and Referees involved in western general stream adjudications and other complex water litigation. Kropf is a member of the conference planning group, and assisted the Honorable Wyoming Judge Gary P. Hartman in hosting the conference. Her panel topic addressed Lessons from Wyoming’s Big Horn River Adjudication. February 24-25, 2005 San Diego, CA Kevin Patrick and Ramsey Kropf were speakers at the American Bar Association’s 23rd Annual Water Law Conference. Mr. Patrick spoke on a panel discussing “Obtaining Water Supplies for New Development Municipal Annexations.” Ms. Kropf, chair of the ABA’s Water Resource Committee, welcomed over 300 participants from around the world to the ABA’s 23rd Annual Water Law Conference. See the Committee’s website for more details at http://www.abanet.org/environ/programs/waterlaw/2005/ November 17, 2004 Denver, CO Kevin Patrick , a member of the Advisory Council of the Colorado Bar Association’s Environmental Law Section, was a speaker on a panel discussion on the issue of Federally required water bypass flows in conjunction with Federal Permitting. October 8, 2004 San Antonio, TX Ramsey Kropf moderated a panel on “Best Science in Water Resource Management” at the American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy and Resource’s 12th Annual Section Fall Meeting. The panel discussed the role of science in water management decisions, both in a regulatory and litigation context. See www.abanet.org/environ/fallmeet/2004/home.html May 6-9, 2004 Rome, ITALY Kevin Patrick, a Fellow in the Association of Fellows and Legal was a speaker at the Center for International Legal Studies’ Congress of Fellows. CILS is based in Salzburg Austria. March 11-12, 2004 Denver, CO Kevin Patrick was a speaker at CLE International’s Colorado Water SuperConference. Mr. Patrick’s speech was entitled: “Drought and Global Warming Implications for Mountain Resort & Golf Water Supply Planning.” February 19-20, 2004 San Diego, CA Ramsey Kropf, Chair of the ABA’s Water Resources Committee, welcomed over 300 participants to the American Bar Association’s 22nd Annual Water Law Conference. PMK was also a sponsor of the annual reception party held at the Westin Hotel. October 6, 2006 San Diego, CA Ramsey Kropf was a speaker at a Resources Roundtable – Hot Topics at the ABA Section for Environment, Energy and Resources 14th Annual Fall Meeting. Ms. Kropf’s speech was entitled “Produced Water from Natural Gas Mining – Beneficial Use or Not?” January 11-17, 2004 Kitzbuhel, AUSTRIA Kevin Patrick was a speaker at the Center for International Legal Studies’ Conference in Kitzbuhel. His presentation was entitled: “Water & Waste WaterPrivatizations: Protecting Foreign Investment.” July, 2003 Budapest, HUNGARY Kevin Patrick, a Fellow in the Association of Fellows and Legal Scholars, was an attending member of the Center for International Legal Studies’ Congress of Fellows Convocation. July 24- 26, 2003 San Diego, CA Ramsey Kropf was a speaker at the 49th Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute in San Diego, CA. Ms. Kropf’s topic was: “Should Groundwater and Surface Water Rights Regimes be Integrated?” See www.rmmlf.org May 12-13, 2003 Denver, CO Kevin Patrick was a speaker at CLE International’s Real Estate Development Conference. Mr. Patrick’s presentation was entitled “Water Rights and Water Quality Due Diligence for Developers and Lenders.” February 2003 San Diego, CA Ramsey Kropf was a moderator/speaker at the Survey of Indian Water Law: The Interplay Between Quality and Quantity, 21st Annual Water Law Conference hosted by the Water Resources Committee of the American Bar Association Section on Environment, Energy and Resources. The speakers focused on the treatment of tribes as states under the Clean Water Act. October 24-25, 2002 Denver, CO Kevin Patrick was a return speaker at CLE International’s 5th Annual Colorado Wetland Mitigation Banking Conference. Mr. Patrick’s topic was Water Right and Permitting Issues Outside the Clean Water Act. August 8-9, 2002 Vail, CO Kevin Patrick was a speaker at CLE International’s 9th Annual Conference on Wetlands. Mr. Patrick’s presentation was State Water Rights Issues in Wetland Mitigation and Banking, Denver, Cctober 2002. April 3 – 5, 2002 Tulsa, OK Kevin Patrick was selected as the Distinguished Alumni in Residence by the University of Tulsa and as the keynote speaker at a conference sponsored by the University of Tulsa and the National Energy Law and Policy Institute on Interstate Water Issues between Oklahoma and Texas. His speech was entitled, From the Colorado River to the River Jordan: International Water Disputes. February 21-22, 2002 San Diego, CA Patrick, Miller & Kropf was the law firm co-sponsors of the 20th Annual ABA Water Law Conference entitled, Growth and Scarcity: Managing Water to Avoid Conflict. For more information, visit www.abanet.org/environ/programs/waterlaw/home.htm June 20-26, 2001 Santo Domingo, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Kevin Patrick was a speaker at the Inter-American Bar Association XXXVII Conference. Mr. Patrick’s topic was Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Planning In Latin America. January 21-27, 2001 Kitzbuhel, AUSTRIA Kevin Patrick was a subchair at the International Legal Practice Conference held in Kitzbuhel. His session was entitled: “Multidisciplinary Firms”. Last year, Mr. Patrick was a U.S. delegate/speaker at Center for International Legal Studies’ International Project Finance Conference. His topic was Water and Wastewater Resource and Infrastructure Planning and Financing. |