BETH ANN J. PARSONS

EDUCATION:
University of Colorado School of Law
J.D., (Order of the Coif ), awarded May 2000. Boulder, Colorado
Honors: Articles Editor, Colorado Journal of International Policy and Law
Donald S. Stubbs Scholarship Recipient: 1998-99, 1999-00
Dean's List: 1998-2000

Stanford University
B.A., Human Biology, awarded June 1996. Stanford, California
Concentration: Natural Resource Policy and Law.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Admitted to practice in Colorado, 2000
Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Carlson, Hammond & Paddock, LLC Aug. 2003- present
Associate
Denver, Colorado
Practice includes representation of various municipal, agricultural, and private interest clients in water rights, water quality, real property, contracts, environmental law, and general civil litigation.

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Oct. 2001- July 2003
Associate
Denver, Colorado
Practice involved all aspects of environmental, land use and transportation practices in federal and state court.

The Honorable Rebecca Love Kourlis-Colorado Supreme Court Sept. 2000 - Sept. 2001
Colorado Supreme Court Clerk
Denver, Colorado
Assisted Colorado Supreme Court Justice in researching and writing opinions on topics including civil and criminal procedure, tax law, water rights, easements and evidentiary privileges.
Researched and wrote certiorari memoranda to recommend whether the Colorado Supreme Court should grant certiorari.

CIVIC, BUSINESS, AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Colorado Lawyers Committee Oct. 2001 - Present
Hate Violence, Education and Children's Task Force Committees Member
University of Colorado Leeds School of Business, 50 for Colorado Leadership Development Program (2004)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
American Bar Association, Colorado Bar Association, Denver Bar Association, Colorado Bar Association Water Section.