David Evans

David Evans is Of Counsel at Coal Creek Law in Cheyenne, Wyoming, where his practice focuses on Business/Commercial Law, Labor Law, and Education Law. He has practiced continuously with the firm since 1978 and has developed a community-based, statewide practice. His work has involved advising businesses, institutions, and public-sector clients on commercial relationships, workplace issues, education matters, and disputes requiring practical knowledge of Wyoming law.

Evans earned a J.D. from the University of Wyoming College of Law in 1978 after receiving a B.A. in English Literature from the University of Wyoming in 1974. He was admitted to the Wyoming bar in 1978 and later to Colorado. His decades of practice, supported by admission to federal courts and the Tenth Circuit, provide a broad foundation for counseling clients and handling litigation involving business, labor, and institutional concerns.

Evans’s career has included general business and commercial matters, labor law, education law, and representative litigation before Wyoming courts. His profile lists reported matters involving public records and commercial disputes and notes service as a trustee in the United States Bankruptcy Court. This range of experience reflects work at the intersection of private business, public institutions, regulatory responsibilities, and litigation.

David Evans has held numerous professional and public service roles, including past chair of the Wyoming Water Development Commission, past president of the Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities, and leadership positions with bar and judicial organizations. He has also served on the Wyoming Industrial Siting Council and continuing legal education bodies. His long practice combines legal counseling with extensive involvement in Wyoming’s civic and professional institutions.

Law Office Affiliations

• Of Counsel, Coal Creek Law
• Member, Wyoming State Bar
• Member, Colorado Bar Association
• Chairman, Wyoming Bench-Bar Relations Committee (1993 – 1995)
• Past President, Ewing T. Kerr Inn of Court
• President, Laramie County Bar Association (1994)
• Trustee, United State Bankruptcy Court (1981 – 1983)
• Member, Wyoming State Board of Continuing Legal Education (1991 – 1994)
• Board Member, American Judicature Society (1988 – 1992)
• Chairman, Wyoming Water Development Commission (2015-2019)
• President, Board of Public Utilities (2011-2013)
• Member, Wyoming Industrial Siting Council (1987 – 1993)

Licensed State

• Wyoming
• Colorado

Education

• University of Wyoming, College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Wyoming
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English Literature

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