Jenna Keller

Jenna H. Keller defends property rights statewide in Colorado. Whether enforcing the rights of surface owners affected by oil and gas operations, applying for a decreed water right in Colorado's water courts, negotiating a real estate sale, or planning for the succession of a family farm or ranch by Will or Trust, Jenna H. Keller works hard to defend property rights in Colorado.

Ms. Keller services clients across Colorado. Ms. Keller grew up on a wheat farm in northeastern Colorado and knows first hand the challenges facing rural farmers especially in protecting our farms and ranches from oil, gas or wind developments as well as the very personal challenges in planning for succession of the family farm. Her undergraduate education at Colorado College provided a strong foundation on water and real estate issues in southern Colorado. While at University of Wyoming, Ms. Keller gained additional training on water law through internships in Colorado. Prior to relocating to Steamboat, Ms. Keller worked in Grand Junction where she gained experience on oil and gas, real estate, water, estate planning, and probate/trust administration cases including the drafting of agreements as well as litigation involving the same practice areas. Wherever you are in Colorado, consider Ms. Keller to assist you in defending and protecting your property rights.

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Areas of Practice
Agricultural: Preparation of grazing leases, farm leases, sales and purchases of livestock, sales and purchases of farms and ranches, estate planning for farms and ranches, public and private access disputes, natural resources leases (oil, gas, and wind), and conservation easements
Water Law: Applications, permits, statements of oppositions, due diligence, water court representation
Natural Resources (Oil, Gas, Wind): Negotiating oil, gas and wind leases, drafting and enforcing surface use and pipeline agreements, environmental contamination, reclamation, and quiet title and probate of minerals interests
Wills, Trusts, Estates and Probate: Estate planning, Will, Trusts, contested probates, uncontested probates, powers of attorney, conservatorships, guardianships, prenuptials, succession planning, Will contests, defending and removing fiduciaries
Real Estate: Conservation easements, sales, easements, roads, access disputes, adverse possession, boundary line adjustments, fence disputes
Civil Litigation: Real estate, natural resources, agricultural, estate/trusts

Bar Admissions
Colorado, 2006

Education
University of Wyoming, College of Law, Laramie, Wyoming

J.D. – May 2006
Order of the Coif

Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado

B.A. – May 2002
Major: International Political Economy

Classes/Seminars
- Understanding oil and gas leases
- Restrictions and Encumbrances on the Transfer of Water Shares, Ditch and Reservoir Company Alliance (DARCA), Boulder, Colorado;
- Because You Can't Take it With You: Wills, Trusts, & Powers of Attorney, Mesa County Pro Bono Project;
- Report Documentation, Palisade, Colorado Fire Department;
- Uniform Property Power of Attorney and Designated Beneficiary Agreement, Colorado West Estate Planning Council

Honors and Awards
Delta Gamma National Fellowship Recipient – 2004-2006

Professional Associations and Memberships
Colorado Bar Association, Agricultural and Rural Law Section Member

Past Employment Positions
Dufford, Waldeck, Milburn & Krohn, L.L.P., Grand Junction, Colorado

Community Activities
Palisade Tourism Advisory Board Vice Chairman – 2009-2011
Western Colorado Alumnae Panhellenic President and Co-Founder – 2008-2011
Mesa County Access to Justice Committee Secretary – 2010-2011
Colorado West Estate Planning Council – 2009-2011
Girls on the Run Volunteer Coach – 2010

Fraternities/Sororities
Delta Gamma