Robert C. Gavrell
rgavrell@wgdj.com

Mr. Gavrell comes to WDJ with a wealth of local government experience and a background in nonprofit work. In law school at the University of Colorado he served as the president of the Student Trial Lawyers Association and Editor-in-Chief of the Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law & Policy. Mr. Gavrell first moved to Colorado from New York City after graduating from Yale University in 1998. He moved to the Roaring Fork Valley in 2005.

Mr. Gavrell handles a variety of legal matters, including real estate and land use litigation, homeowner and HOA litigation, contract disputes, business litigation, personal injury claims, malpractice claims, and appeals.

EDUCATION
- Yale University, New Haven, CT (B.A., History & Anthropology, 1997).
- University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, CO (J.D., 2005) (James N. Corbridge Initiative Award 2005) (Colo. J. Int'l Envtl. L. & Pol'y 2003-2005) (Ed. in Chief 2004-2005).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Associate, Caloia, Houpt & Hamilton, P.C., Glenwood Springs, Colorado (2005-2007)
- Law Clerk, Colorado Municipal League, Denver, Colorado (2004-2005)
- Intern, Boulder County Attorney's Office, Boulder, Colorado (Summer 2004)
- Intern, Colorado Attorney General's Office, Denver, Colorado (Spring 2004)
- Intern, United States Attorney General's Office, Denver, Colorado (Summer 2003)
- Director, Colorado Sprawl Action Center, Denver, Colorado (2000-2001)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Colorado Bar Association
- Ninth Judicial District Bar Association
- Colorado Trial Lawyers Association

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- Mountain Madrigals choir (2006-present)
- Youth Mentor, YouthZone Pals Program (2006-2008)
- Coach, Rifle H.S. Mock Trial Team (2005-2007)

PUBLICATIONS
"The Elephant Under the Border: An Argument for a New, Comprehensive Treaty for the Transboundary Waters and Aquifers of the United States and Mexico," 16 Colo. J. Int'l Envtl. L. & Pol'y 189 (2005).

SELECTED PUBLISHED CASES
Delsas ex rel. Delsas v. Centex Home Equity Co., LLC, 2008 WL 1902505 (May 01, 2008).
Spring Creek Ranchers Ass'n, Inc. v. McNichols, 165 P.3d 244 (Colo. 2007).