ABOUT KIM PERDUE
KIM PERDUE, PARTNER
Background: Kim graduated in 2009 from the University of Colorado Law School, where she also obtained a Certificate in American Indian Law, with honors; earned the law school’s Public Interest Service Award; served as an associate editor on Law Review; and was a member of Order of the Coif. Kim clerked for Chief Judge Janice B. Davidson of the Colorado Court of Appeals from 2009-2012. Following her clerkship, Kim joined Kennedy Childs, P.C. - which, in 2014, evolved into Childs McCune LLC - where she represented corporations and professionals concerning business formation and governance; employment and contract matters; and professional liability.
Kim left private practice, and the front range, in 2016 to join the La Plata County Attorney’s Office, where she advised the Board of County Commissioners and the County Planning Department concerning land use, zoning, environmental regulation, extractive industries, water rights and infrastructure, and capital improvements to public infrastructure. Kim also collaborated extensively with the Southern Ute Indian Tribe concerning oil and gas regulation; water and air quality; law enforcement jurisdiction; and gaming regulation.
Kim returned to civil practice in 2019 and joined Southwest Water and Property Law LLC in early 2020. She currently represents clients in all aspects of water and real property law; contracts; corporate formation and governance; land use planning and development; and environmental matters. Kim’s public interest practice emphasizes landlord-tenant and fair housing matters, sensitive lands, and endangered species. She collaborates with Colorado Legal Services on its Attorney Advisory Committee, is the current president of the Southwestern Colorado Bar Association, and is a member of the Sixth Judicial District's Judicial Performance and Access to Justice Committees.
Kim otherwise enjoys running, skiing, classical piano, gardening, and spending time outside with her husband and two sons.
Education:
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO LAW SCHOOL, Boulder, Colorado
J.D. 2009, Class Rank 13/178 Certificate in American Indian Law with Honors; Order of the Coif; Associate Editor, University of Colorado Law Review
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, Chicago, Illinois
M.A., Social Sciences (concentration in Linguistic Anthropology) 2003
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, Urbana, Illinois
B.A., Liberal Arts and Sciences (double degree in Comparative Literature and Rhetoric) 2001
Publications and Presentations:
10 Common Sense Ways to Avoid Getting Sued or Grieved, December 2019, Southwest Colorado Bar Association, Durango, Colorado Zoning as a Tool for Land Use and Development, November 2018, Southwest Colorado Bar Association
Medicare Set-Asides and Liens 101, November 2015, National Business Institute, Denver, Colorado
2015 Associates Campaign for Justice — Responding to Domestic Violence, THE COLORADO LAWYER, March 2015, vol. 44 no. 3.
Spying: The Ethics of Secret Recordings, Hidden Camera, and Private Investigators, LAWYERS PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY IN COLORADO, 2015
Legal Malpractice: Defending Against Intentional Torts, DRI THE WHISPER, October 7, 2014
Employer-Employee Relationships: Contracts and Handbooks, September 2014, Colorado Veterinary Medical Association, Loveland, CO
The Law of Opening Statements — Improper Arguments and Appeals, DRI Seminar, Manuscript, December 9, 2013 (with Daniel R. McCune)
“For This We Stand” — 1L Law Student Professionalism Orientation, September 2013, Denver, Colorado.
The Changing Scope of the United States’ Trust Duties to American Indian Tribes: Navajo Nation v. United States, University of Colorado Law Review, 80 U. COLO. LAW REV. 487 (2009).
Awards
University of Colorado Law School Public Interest Service Award
American Indian Law Clinic Award
University of Colorado Law Review Outstanding Associate Editor
University of Colorado Law Review Outstanding 2L Casenote
National Native American Law Students Association Writing Contest – Second Place
Jean S. Breitenstein Law Clerks’ Scholarship
Admissions and Memberships
Supreme Court of Colorado
United States District Court for the District of Colorado
Southern Ute Indian Tribe Tribal Court
Colorado Legal Services Advisory Committee
Colorado Bar Association
Southwest Colorado Bar Association, President
Commission on Judicial Performance for Colorado's 6th Judicial District
Background: Kim graduated in 2009 from the University of Colorado Law School, where she also obtained a Certificate in American Indian Law, with honors; earned the law school’s Public Interest Service Award; served as an associate editor on Law Review; and was a member of Order of the Coif. Kim clerked for Chief Judge Janice B. Davidson of the Colorado Court of Appeals from 2009-2012. Following her clerkship, Kim joined Kennedy Childs, P.C. - which, in 2014, evolved into Childs McCune LLC - where she represented corporations and professionals concerning business formation and governance; employment and contract matters; and professional liability.
Kim left private practice, and the front range, in 2016 to join the La Plata County Attorney’s Office, where she advised the Board of County Commissioners and the County Planning Department concerning land use, zoning, environmental regulation, extractive industries, water rights and infrastructure, and capital improvements to public infrastructure. Kim also collaborated extensively with the Southern Ute Indian Tribe concerning oil and gas regulation; water and air quality; law enforcement jurisdiction; and gaming regulation.
Kim returned to civil practice in 2019 and joined Southwest Water and Property Law LLC in early 2020. She currently represents clients in all aspects of water and real property law; contracts; corporate formation and governance; land use planning and development; and environmental matters. Kim’s public interest practice emphasizes landlord-tenant and fair housing matters, sensitive lands, and endangered species. She collaborates with Colorado Legal Services on its Attorney Advisory Committee, is the current president of the Southwestern Colorado Bar Association, and is a member of the Sixth Judicial District's Judicial Performance and Access to Justice Committees.
Kim otherwise enjoys running, skiing, classical piano, gardening, and spending time outside with her husband and two sons.
Education:
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO LAW SCHOOL, Boulder, Colorado
J.D. 2009, Class Rank 13/178 Certificate in American Indian Law with Honors; Order of the Coif; Associate Editor, University of Colorado Law Review
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, Chicago, Illinois
M.A., Social Sciences (concentration in Linguistic Anthropology) 2003
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, Urbana, Illinois
B.A., Liberal Arts and Sciences (double degree in Comparative Literature and Rhetoric) 2001
Publications and Presentations:
10 Common Sense Ways to Avoid Getting Sued or Grieved, December 2019, Southwest Colorado Bar Association, Durango, Colorado Zoning as a Tool for Land Use and Development, November 2018, Southwest Colorado Bar Association
Medicare Set-Asides and Liens 101, November 2015, National Business Institute, Denver, Colorado
2015 Associates Campaign for Justice — Responding to Domestic Violence, THE COLORADO LAWYER, March 2015, vol. 44 no. 3.
Spying: The Ethics of Secret Recordings, Hidden Camera, and Private Investigators, LAWYERS PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY IN COLORADO, 2015
Legal Malpractice: Defending Against Intentional Torts, DRI THE WHISPER, October 7, 2014
Employer-Employee Relationships: Contracts and Handbooks, September 2014, Colorado Veterinary Medical Association, Loveland, CO
The Law of Opening Statements — Improper Arguments and Appeals, DRI Seminar, Manuscript, December 9, 2013 (with Daniel R. McCune)
“For This We Stand” — 1L Law Student Professionalism Orientation, September 2013, Denver, Colorado.
The Changing Scope of the United States’ Trust Duties to American Indian Tribes: Navajo Nation v. United States, University of Colorado Law Review, 80 U. COLO. LAW REV. 487 (2009).
Awards
University of Colorado Law School Public Interest Service Award
American Indian Law Clinic Award
University of Colorado Law Review Outstanding Associate Editor
University of Colorado Law Review Outstanding 2L Casenote
National Native American Law Students Association Writing Contest – Second Place
Jean S. Breitenstein Law Clerks’ Scholarship
Admissions and Memberships
Supreme Court of Colorado
United States District Court for the District of Colorado
Southern Ute Indian Tribe Tribal Court
Colorado Legal Services Advisory Committee
Colorado Bar Association
Southwest Colorado Bar Association, President
Commission on Judicial Performance for Colorado's 6th Judicial District
