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Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP

Environment

USA Guide 2026 : Colorado


Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP

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Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP is widely known for its environmental expertise. We are staffed with some of the best environmental attorneys in the country who work with clients to ensure compliance, minimize potential exposure to environmental liability, and win cases when litigation arises.

We have a wealth of knowledge and experience in handling a broad array of compliance, permitting, transactional, enforcement, and litigation matters. These often include issues pertaining to air and water quality, solid and hazardous wastes, underground storage tanks, spills and releases, remediation, brownfields, corrective action, cost recovery, and other environmental and natural resource issues.

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Environment - Colorado

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For

Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP offers a market-leading environmental practice with broad experience across environmental compliance and enforcement defense. The team has particular expertise in public land and permitting issues, as well as in air and water quality mandates. The firm is adept at advising municipalities and other public bodies in addition to private clients.

Work Highlights

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  • Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP represented Valero Energy Corporation and one of its subsidiaries in two lawsuits related to the Denver Terminal Site, a refined petroleum product storage, loading, and distribution facility in Commerce City, Colorado.

Strengths

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  • Davis Graham & Stubbs' team is timely, responsive and provides an excellent work product.

    Environment respondentUSA
  • Davis Graham & Stubbs has a wide bench of environmental law experts who provide reasonable and practical advice.

    Environment respondentUSA
  • Davis Graham & Stubbs' client service and dedication is exceptional.

    Environment respondentUSA

Notable Practitioners

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  • Senior StatespeopleElizabeth H Temkin
    Senior StatespeopleElizabeth H Temkin

    Elizabeth H Temkin

    Elizabeth Temkin is well known as an environmental litigator and is also adept at handling transactional work within the environment space. She is well regarded for her focus on site reuse and remediation matters.
    • Elizabeth Temkin is the best outside counsel I have worked with.

      Environment respondentUSA
  • Band 2John R Jacus
    Band 2John R Jacus

    John R Jacus

    John Jacus possesses high-level expertise across a range of environmental law matters, including air quality and Superfund sites. He represents clients in related transactional, litigation and rule-making matters.

    • John is incredibly thoughtful.

      Environment respondentUSA
  • Band 3Adam S Cohen
    Band 3Adam S Cohen

    Adam S Cohen

    Adam Cohen is well thought of for his handling of CERCLA cases. He routinely advises on large Superfund sites, particularly those related to former mining operations.

    • Adam is very knowledgeable and is an expert in his field.

      Environment respondentUSA
  • Band 3Radcliffe Dann IV
    Band 3Radcliffe Dann IV

    Radcliffe Dann IV

    Radcliffe Dann is an experienced environmental lawyer with specific expertise in Clean Air Act work. He advises clients from the oil and gas and mining industries on compliance and regulatory issues.

    • Radcliffe Dann's approach to very significant and complex matters, legal advice and strategy is better than anybody I use. His relationships within the agencies are second to none.

      Environment respondentUSA
  • Band 4Jonathan Rauchway
    Band 4Jonathan Rauchway

    Jonathan Rauchway

    Jonathan Rauchway is an environmental litigator who has experience working on CERCLA and Clean Water Act cases. He defends clients in the oil and gas and mining industries.

    • He is terrifc.

      Environment respondentUSA

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