Education
J.D. 1982, University of Virginia
B.A. 1978, University of Virginia
Bar Admissions
Colorado - 1982
Tenth Circuit – 1989
Second Circuit – 1990
Federal Circuit – 1990
Tax Court – 1990
Professional Affiliations
Denver Bar Association (Past-President, 2003-04)
Colorado Bar Association
American Bar Association
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Of Counsel
303.894.4404
jdischinger@fwlaw.com
Joseph B. Dischinger practices both water rights and environmental law. In water matters, he represents municipalities, businesses, and individuals in water right evaluation, acquisition, protection and transfer. He works in all areas of Colorado water law, including applications for conditional and absolute water rights, changes of water rights, exchanges, and augmentation plans. He handles direct flow and storage water rights in tributary, nontributary and not nontributary ground water, as well as native and transmountain surface water flows. He also handles related litigation, including easements and rights-of-way, powers and management of ditch companies, and abandonment of water rights.
Joe also advises companies, real estate developers and environmental cleanup firms on environmental compliance, permitting, and risk allocation, and he handles environmental litigation. He helps clients find practical solutions to routine and complex environmental problems, comply with environmental requirements, negotiate intergovernmental agreements, and maintain good relationships with regulators. He represented an engineering firm working on the cleanup of the Rocky Flats site for six years, until the site was fully remediated and turned into a wildlife refuge. He has experience with nearly all federal and state environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act (CWA), the Endangered Species Act, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Price-Anderson Amendments Act, and laws and regulations relating to the transportation of nuclear and hazardous materials. He has handled litigation involving CERCLA, NEPA, CWA, the Federal Highway Act, and claims for environmental indemnification.
Joe is the immediate past chairman of the Environmental Law Section and a current Vice President of the Colorado Bar Association. He is a Past-President of the Denver Bar Association and is a founder and past chairman of the Denver Warm Welcome Court Child Care Center.
Practice Areas:
- Water Rights
- Environmental Law
- GreenTech
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