Jeffrey J. Kahn

Jeffrey J. Kahn is an environmental lawyer and Counsel at Lyons Gaddis, P.C., where he focuses his practice on water law. With more than 40 years of experience, he advises municipal water providers, special districts, water conservancy districts, irrigation companies, landowners, and developers. His work includes complex water transactions, water rights matters, acquisitions, sales, and related counsel. He draws on decades of experience handling significant Colorado water issues while helping clients address legal, regulatory, transactional, and litigation matters involving valuable Colorado water resources statewide.

Jeffrey earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado in 1972 and graduated from the University of Colorado School of Law in 1975. Before joining Lyons Gaddis, P.C., he gained legal experience with the Colorado Attorney General’s office. His government background provided experience with public-sector legal matters before he developed a long-standing water law practice. His education and early public service created a foundation for representing governmental entities, water organizations, landowners, developers, and other clients facing complex Colorado water issues.

Jeffrey has worked on significant matters involving Colorado water rights and regulation. His projects include drafting and promulgating Colorado’s non-tributary rules and representing clients in United States Forest Service claims involving reserved instream flows in the South Platte River basin. He has defended claims concerning water export from the South Park aquifer for local governments. He has recently assisted with water right acquisitions and sales while advising conservation organizations on water acquisitions and matters involving water resources and legal concerns.

Jeffrey J. Kahn has trial and appellate work that has produced decisions involving Colorado water law, including Aurora v. State Engineer and cases involving Park County Sportsmen’s Ranch, South Adams County Water and Sanitation District, and Zigan Sand & Gravel. He lectures on water issues at programs sponsored by the Colorado Water Congress, Ditch and Reservoir Company Alliance, and Colorado Bar Association. He belongs to the Colorado Bar Association Water Section, Boulder County Bar Association, and serves on the University of Colorado advisory board.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Lyons Gaddis, P.C.
• Member, Colorado Bar Association
• Past Director, Water Section of the Colorado Bar Association
• Past Director, Boulder County Bar Association
• Advisory Board Member, Getches Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy and Environment at the University of Colorado School of Law

Licensed State

• Colorado

Education

• University of Colorado
  Bachelor’s Degree

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