MARC STIMPERT
Raised on a farm in Kansas, he obtained a B.S. from Kansas State University where he majored in Fisheries and Wildlife Management and then received a Master of Science in Fisheries Ecology from Auburn University. Before attending law school, he was a biologist for the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks as well as a Park Ranger for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. While attending law school, he continued his work with the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers as a Biologist. In 1998, he received his law degree from the University of Tulsa where he also earned the Natural Energy and Environmental Law Certificate.
He is licensed to practice law in Colorado, Wyoming, and Oklahoma and in 11 federal courts. His main areas of legal practice are general civil litigation, property, environmental, natural resources, public land use, water, administrative, business, and bankruptcy. Marc has practiced before the U.S. Supreme Court in Robbins v. Wilkie, 127 S. Ct. 2588 (2007). He helped in setting precedent for changing endangered species act law nationwide in New Mexico Cattle Growers Association v. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2488 F. 3d 1277 (10th Cir. 2001).
Marc has won numerous awards and published on several occasions including an article in the Environmental Law Journal in 2006 [Marc Stimpert, Counterpoint: Opportunities Lost and Opportunities Gained: Separating Truth From Myth in the Western Ranching Debate, 36 Envtl. L. 481 (2006)]. He is a member of the Colorado Bar Association and is on the board of directors for the Western Slope Environmental Resource Counsel (WSERC).
In 2008, Marc moved to Colorado. He enjoys the outdoors and many recreational activities such as mountain biking, mountaineering, rock climbing, skiing and snowshoeing. He loves to travel and cook. Marc reads anything he can get his hands on and enjoys the arts, science and history.
Marc joined the firm in 2008 and has been practicing law since 1998.