ABOUT JEFF KANE
EDUCATION:
ADMISSIONS:
BACKGROUND:
Principal and founding attorney Jeff Kane holds a Bachelor’s Degree in engineering from Brown University, a Master's Degree in civil and environmental engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Oregon. Jeff brings a unique technical and practical perspective to the practice of law. Before obtaining his J.D., Jeff worked as a consultant and civil engineer on hazardous waste, water quality, air quality, aquatic ecosystems, wilderness and public lands issues.
Jeff is admitted to practice in all Colorado courts, the U.S. District Court of Colorado, and the Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He is a member of the Colorado Bar Association and its Southwestern Colorado, Water Law, Real Estate Law, and Environmental Law sections, and the Colorado Water Congress. He has been a featured presenter at Colorado Water Congress and Colorado Special District Association conferences on topics ranging from regulation nutrients and other complex pollutants to managing water projects to balance the needs of humans and wildlife within the strictures of the Clean Water Act and Endangered Species Act. He serves clients in Durango, Bayfield, Pagosa Springs, Mancos, Cortez, Dolores, Silverton, Ouray, Ridgway, and Telluride.
Prior to founding Southwest Water and Property Law LLC, Jeff worked at two premier private law firms in Durango, Colorado. Jeff represents a range of public and private clients and has experience in regulatory compliance, real estate, water, wildlife, utility, governance, construction, lending, business transactions, litigation, and civil disputes. Jeff views each matter as an opportunity to get to know his clients in order to better assist them with understanding and managing risk. Jeff prides himself on providing great value to all clients, regardless of the scope of the matter.
PUBLICATIONS:
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS:
INTERESTS:
When Jeff is not in the office, you can find him mountain biking, rafting, trail running, skiing, playing softball, grooving on his upright bass, or otherwise exploring southwest Colorado with his wife and two boys. Jeff volunteers in his free time as a member of nonprofit boards in California, Montana, and Colorado.
- B.S., Engineering, Brown University (1997)
- M.S., Engineering, University of California at Berkeley (2003)
- J.D., University of Oregon School of Law (2011), Order of the Coif
ADMISSIONS:
- Supreme Court, Colorado
- U.S. District Court, Colorado
- Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
BACKGROUND:
Principal and founding attorney Jeff Kane holds a Bachelor’s Degree in engineering from Brown University, a Master's Degree in civil and environmental engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Oregon. Jeff brings a unique technical and practical perspective to the practice of law. Before obtaining his J.D., Jeff worked as a consultant and civil engineer on hazardous waste, water quality, air quality, aquatic ecosystems, wilderness and public lands issues.
Jeff is admitted to practice in all Colorado courts, the U.S. District Court of Colorado, and the Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He is a member of the Colorado Bar Association and its Southwestern Colorado, Water Law, Real Estate Law, and Environmental Law sections, and the Colorado Water Congress. He has been a featured presenter at Colorado Water Congress and Colorado Special District Association conferences on topics ranging from regulation nutrients and other complex pollutants to managing water projects to balance the needs of humans and wildlife within the strictures of the Clean Water Act and Endangered Species Act. He serves clients in Durango, Bayfield, Pagosa Springs, Mancos, Cortez, Dolores, Silverton, Ouray, Ridgway, and Telluride.
Prior to founding Southwest Water and Property Law LLC, Jeff worked at two premier private law firms in Durango, Colorado. Jeff represents a range of public and private clients and has experience in regulatory compliance, real estate, water, wildlife, utility, governance, construction, lending, business transactions, litigation, and civil disputes. Jeff views each matter as an opportunity to get to know his clients in order to better assist them with understanding and managing risk. Jeff prides himself on providing great value to all clients, regardless of the scope of the matter.
PUBLICATIONS:
- Myers, L. and J. M. Kane. 2011. The impact of summer cattle grazing on surface water quality in high elevation mountain meadows. Water Quality, Exposure, and Health: 3: 51-62.
- Herbst, D.B. and J. M. Kane. 2009. Responses of aquatic macroinvertebrates to stream channel reconstruction in a degraded rangeland creek in the Sierra Nevada. Ecological Restoration: 27(1): 76-88.
- Kane, J. M. 2008. Wilderness or zoos? Reframing the debate in the 21st century. Desert Report: 18-19 (March). Sierra Club California/Nevada Desert Committee.
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS:
- Colorado Water Congress Summer Conference Water Quality Workshop: Draft EPA-USGS “Technical” Report: Promoting False Expectations (Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Aug. 24, 2016).
- Special District Association Conference: Nutrient water quality regulations – monitoring, discharge permit, and fiscal implications for local government (Keystone, Colorado, Sept. 19, 2013).
- Truckee River Symposium, Reno, NV (2005): Sediment loading and biological integrity of the middle Truckee River (with D.B. Herbst).
- Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory Spring Seminar Series, Mammoth Lakes, CA (2004): Algae nuisance in Bridgeport Reservoir: why and what can be done?
- Cerro Coso Community College, Mammoth Lakes, CA (2004): Introduction to limnology: researching lakes and reservoirs (guest lecture for introductory biology course).
- North American Lake Management Society Symposium, Madison, WI (2002): Restoring Bridgeport Reservoir: balancing external and internal source control.
- Environmental Alliance Seminar Series, Martinez, CA (2000): Wilderness: Critical Debates for the Future.
INTERESTS:
When Jeff is not in the office, you can find him mountain biking, rafting, trail running, skiing, playing softball, grooving on his upright bass, or otherwise exploring southwest Colorado with his wife and two boys. Jeff volunteers in his free time as a member of nonprofit boards in California, Montana, and Colorado.
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