Mr. Larson joined Ireland Stapleton Pryor & Pascoe, PC in 2009 after graduating in the top five percent of his class from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. Mr. Larson maintains a diverse practice in the Environmental, Energy and Natural Resources; Real Estate; and Business practice areas of Ireland Stapleton. He counsels parties regarding compliance with NEPA, ESA, CWA, NHPA, and CERCLA; advises lenders and other clients on environmental compliance issues associated with real estate transactions and acquisitions; and works with businesses on land use and zoning issues. Mr. Larson's real estate work includes foreclosure, workout, and indemnification matters including related litigation. Mr. Larson also advises clients on business related transactions such as business formation and other general contract related matters.
Mr. Larson has worked with regulatory agencies on a major Brownfield redevelopment project and provided extensive environmental compliance analyses to local government regarding a large-scale ski area development. He has also represented project proponents and opponents in the NEPA process. Moreover, Mr. Larson worked on matters before the Colorado Public Utilities Commission relating to transmission and renewable energy infrastructure.
During law school, Mr. Larson served as an extern for the Honorable John L. Kane, Jr. in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Colorado, and Governor Bill Ritter's Office of Legal Counsel.
Order of St. Ives
Articles Editor, University of Denver Water Law Review
Scholastic Excellence Awards in Comparative Law and Employment Discrimination Law
Publications
Book Note, This Land, This Nation: Conservation, Rural America, and the New Deal, 11 U. DENV. WATER L. REV. 437 (2008)
Book Note, American Indian Water Rights and the Limits of the Law, 11 U. DENV. WATER L. REV. 176 (2007)
Strange Bedfellows: What the ACLU and the NRA Have in Common, In These Times, Sept. 1, 2003
Selected for Denver Post Editorial Internship - Published more than 20 metro and business articles
American, Colorado and Denver Bar Associations
Mr. Larson enjoys skiing, cycling, and political banter.
Environmental
Real Estate
Business
University of Denver, Sturm College of Law (J.D., Order of St. Ives, 2009)
University of Colorado (B.S., Journalism, 2003)
work: (303) 628-3641
mlarson@irelandstapleton.com
