Dietze and Davis, P.C. is pleased to announce that Gabriella Stockmayer has become a Shareholder with our Firm. Gabriella has been an associate with Dietze and Davis since 2013. Her practice will continue to focus on energy and utility law, water law, real estate law, environmental law, and civil litigation.
Last month, Dietze and Davis shareholders Mark Detsky & Gabriella Stockmayer gave a joint CLE presentation to the Colorado Bar Association’s Natural Resource and Energy Law (NREL) Section on December 10, 2019. The lunchtime presentation, which took place at Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell, provided attorneys with an overview of 2019 legislation and regulatory action focused on the growth of electric vehicles (EV) in Colorado, as well as an in-depth picture into how EVs fit into Colorado's public utility landscape. Mark and Gabriella regularly practice before the Colorado Public Utilities Commission in cases involving electric, gas, and water utilities.
In addition, Mark, Gabriella, and associate K.C. Cunilio are excited to publish an article on EV developments in the upcoming February edition of the Colorado Lawyer, titled, “Electric Vehicles: Plugging into Colorado Regulation.”
View the materials from this presentation below.
Submitted by: K.C. Cunilio
On July 30th, attorneys Star Waring and Mark Detsky had the honor of attending Aurora Water Department’s tour of the proposed Wild Horse dam site, and London Mine developed water site, both of which are located in Park County.
The proposed reservoir will be as large or larger than the three other major reservoirs located in Park County, Colorado.
Dietze and Davis serves as special water counsel to Park County.
Dietze and Davis congratulates its client Tradewind Energy on the approval of its Cheyenne Ridge Project by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission. The 500 MW wind project will be purchased by Xcel Energy as part of its Colorado Energy Plan.
Gabriella Stockmayer has just been elected to her second term as an At-Large member of the Council of the Colorado Bar Association’s Natural Resource and Energy Law (NREL) Section for the upcoming 2019-2020 term.
The NREL Section provides attorneys with legal education and legislative information affecting the practice of natural resource and energy law, both in Colorado and across the Rocky Mountain region. A seat on the Council means that Gabriella will have access to some of the most up-to-date information on these important practice areas.
By accepting her second term on the Council, Gaby continues a Dietze and Davis tradition of service and involvement in the natural resource and energy law community. Dietze and Davis shareholder Karl Kumli will say goodbye to his time with the NREL Executive Council after having served as a member for the past five years, including a stint as President for the 2017-2018 term.
Dietze and Davis, P.C. is proud of its past and current members of the Council, and offers its congratulations for their accomplishments.
Congratulations to our client the Park County Board of County Commissioners in achieving water court approval of their comprehensive water rights and augmentation plan for their road and bridge department. One of only a few "blanket" augmentation plans, this flexible decree will allow Park County to control dust and assist road construction efforts throughout its 2,000+ square mile jurisdiction.
Dietze and Davis, P.C. would like to Congratulate our client the Colorado Independent Energy Association, and Xcel Energy for achieving Commission approval of the Colorado Energy Plan. This has been a two year resource planning process in Colorado in three phases, and the result will be a sea change in the Colorado resource landscape. Dietze and Davis, P.C. is very proud to have played a part and worked with great people to make this happen.
The first ever U.S. Hot Springs Conference is taking place in Colorado's very own Glenwood Springs this November. The conference is scheduled to be held the 7th through the 9th and will feature discussion topics ranging from new technologies and water treatment management to water stewardship and health, healing and wellness practices.
Mark Detsky, shareholder at Dietze and Davis, P.C., has been chosen as a speaker for Hot Springs Connections to cover the topic of Hot Springs Water Rights in the state of Colorado. This event is specifically designed for hot springs owners, operators, general managers, facilities directors and marketing professionals.
For more information, please follow the link below.
On May 3, 2018, attorney Mark Detsky was honored to join the lineup of speakers at Switch ~ 12 at The Alliance Center in Denver, Colorado. At the event, Mark spoke about the relationship between the need for transmission and a 100% renewable energy path for Colorado. A live recording of Mr. Detskys’ discussion was prepared for those who could not attend in person.
Mark’s talk was entitled: “Transmission - The Piece Of The Puzzle No One Talks About”.
Our Dietze and Davis family would like to congratulate David Thrower, our Managing Shareholder, for his appointment as Municipal Court Judge for the Town of Mead on April 30, 2018. This appointment follows his recent swearing in as the Municipal Judge in the Town of Estes Park. In addition to these appointments, David currently serves as the Presiding Judge in the Town of Superior.
Alongside his growing judicial duties, David continues to practice in estate planning, business formation and real estate, all while managing the firm with enthusiasm and integrity.
Dietze and Davis, P.C. Managing Shareholder David Thrower was appointed as Municipal Court Judge for the Town of Estes Park on April 24, 2018. Estes Park joins the Town of Superior as municipalities in which Judge Thrower presides. In addition to his judicial duties, David continues to practice in estate planning, business formation and real estate.
Mark Detsky is excited to join the lineup of speakers at Switch~ 12 taking place at The Alliance Center in Denver on May 3rd, 2018! Doors open at 6:00 pm, the show starts at 7:00 pm! Mark’s talk is entitled: “Transmission - The Piece Of The Puzzle No One Talks About”.
Attorney Gabriella Stockmayer had the pleasure of moderating a lunchtime panel with Wyoming Public Service Commissioner Robin Sessions Cooley, and Colorado Public Utilities Commissioner Wendy Moser last Thursday, April 5th, as part of the Energy Bar Association's Rocky Mountain Chapter meeting.
Associate attorney Gabriella Stockmayer gave a CLE presentation to the BCBA NRE Section on March 22, 2018, concerning an overview of the Colorado Power Sector and potential impacts to the sector by recent Trump Administration decisions. Gabriella regularly practices before the Colorado Public Utilities Commission in cases involving electric, gas, and water utilities. Gabriella also practices before the Federal Energy Regulatory Matter on electric power and hydropower matters. She has served as Co-Chair for the BCBA NRE Section for the past three years, and is on the Board of the Colorado Chapter of the Women’s Energy Network.
The University of Colorado School of Law paid homage to the monumental career and exemplary public service of Peter C. Dietze on Thursday evening, March 8, 2018, at a gala celebration at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. The dinner-and-cocktail event was attended by over 600 lawyers from across Colorado, most of whom are alumni of CU Law. The award bestowed upon Peter Dietze, who co-founded our firm with the late Joel C. Davis in 1972, is entitled the William Lee Knous Award. It is the highest tribute paid to CU Law alumni by the law school. Knous served as Governor of Colorado, Chief Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court and as President Pro Tem of the Colorado State Senate. Knous also served as a state representative, district attorney and, as the capstone of his career, was a federal District Court Judge for Colorado. The Knous family was in attendance at the event, and other honorees included retiring Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Nancy E. Rice.
Dietze’s public sector service is only slightly less dazzling (on the surface) than that of Governor Knous. Peter was the City Attorney for the City of Boulder, and was elected statewide three successive times to the Board of Regents of the University of Colorado, serving terms as Chair of the Regents, as well. Peter’s private sector legal career was august by any standard. His name appears as counsel of record on over forty reported appellate decisions from the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Federal Circuits, as well as state courts in Colorado, Ohio and Kansas. Peter has been widely acknowledged as an expert in real estate title law, and authored chapters in legal texts about that subject.
Peter’s expertise and service had previously been recognized by the Boulder County Bar Association Lifetime Achievement Award (2007), the Norlin Award given by the University of Colorado Alumni Association (1998), and the Distinguished Achievement Award from University of Colorado Law School (2009).
Now fully retired from the practice of law, Peter resides near family in Eugene, Oregon. However, he is actively involved in matters at the law firm which bears his name, and he continues to ‘bleed black and gold’ for his beloved University of Colorado.
On March 8, 2018, Peter C. Dietze will receive the William Lee Knous Award, the highest alumni honor given by the University of Colorado Law School.
To read the story about Peter receiving this prestigious award, and for more information on attending the Law Alumni Banquet, please visit CU Law.
See the latest write-up about Peter's recognition on Law Week Colorado!
Attorney Gabriella Stockmayer joins the Board of Directors of the Colorado Chapter of Women’s Energy Network (WEN).
Gabriella will be serving as Marketing Director for the Colorado Chapter of Women's Energy Network (WEN). The organization focuses on networking opportunities and career and leadership development in the energy industries. Gabriella’s bio, and more information on WEN Colorado, can be found here.
Mark Detsky was pleased to be interviewed and quoted in E&E News Climatewire article, Xcel learns to forecast wind, then shuts coal plants, on Xcel Energy’s Colorado Energy Plan proposal at the Colorado Public Utilities Commission.
Mark represents CIEA, a trade association of independent power producers focused on ensuring a fair and transparent competitive acquisitions process in Xcel’s resource acquisitions.
Dietze and Davis attorneys and staff help organize and are eagerly participating in a holiday gift drive for underprivileged children in Colorado, in conjunction with A Precious Child and the Boulder County Bar Association. Please find more information on this great program here.
Dietze and Davis, P.C. is proud to congratulate Peter Dietze for his receipt of the William Lee Knous Award for 2018.
The Knous Award is Colorado Law’s highest alumni honor and recognizes outstanding achievement and sustained service to the Law School. It was established in memory of former governor, federal judge, distinguished statesman, and Colorado Law Alumnus, William Lee Knous, a 1911 graduate of the Law School and the only person in Colorado history to have occupied the highest seats in each branch of government: President of the state Senate, Governor, and Chief Justice. The Law Alumni Board of Directors has conferred this award annually since 1960. Renowned recipients include former Chief Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court Michael Bender and former Governor Bill Ritter.
The Law School will honor Peter at its 37th Annual Colorado Law Alumni Awards Banquet on Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. in the Seawell Grand Ballroom of the Denver Center for Performing Arts. The ceremony will also honor Chief Justice Nancy E. Rice of the Colorado Supreme Court.
