[blox img="http://berchman.net/irelandstapleton/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/rkemp.jpg" height="260" nomargin="true"][column8] [distance2] [big_title] Russell W. Kemp [/big_title] [h4] Director [/h4] [/column8] [/blox] [column10] [subtitle] BIOGRAPHY [/subtitle] [p]Russell Kemp is a business lawyer with a diverse practice.  He has a passion for closing deals, and also helps clients work through challenging circumstances, resolving disputes and finding creative solutions.  His clients include ranch owners, real estate investors and developers, and businesses in a variety of industries including oil and gas.[/p][accordion title="Read More"] <ul><li>Russell represents clients involved in complex real estate transactions including property acquisition and sale, construction, development, leasing, financing, foreclosure and workouts, partnerships, joint ventures, entity formations, condemnations and title disputes.</li><li> He lead the legal team that challenged the development of an electric transmission expansion into one of Colorado’s most beautiful regions and helped turn the development threat into a landmark conservation success for wildlife habitat and preservation of arguably the most beautiful scenic landscape in Colorado. The conservation project involved public and private entities and resulted in the creation of a landscape-level conservation area with conservation easements on almost 200,000 acres.</li><li>He represents several of the largest ranches in Colorado. Russell has been fortunate to represent land owners with a desire to preserve and protect wildlife and natural habitats across Colorado. </li><li>Russell brings the same motivation and intention to his business and estate planning clients. He gives advice with perspective to business owners, entrepreneurs and individuals; and he helps his clients navigate regulatory and policy issues, probate and business matters.</li><li>Prior to joining Ireland Stapleton, Russell worked in television news.</li><li> He joined the firm in 1998 and served on the firm's Executive Committee from 2004-2012. An active member in the Denver community, Russell gives his professional and personal time and money to various nonprofits including WorldDenver, Habitat for Humanity of Metropolitan Denver, the Women's Foundation of Colorado and Metro Denver YMCA. Through his civic and community work, Russell has a passion for creating connections and partnerships between non-profits serving the Denver community.</li></ul>[/p][/accordion] [accordion title="Representative Cases"] <ul> <li>Representation of buyer in one of the largest real estate acquisitions ever in Colorado.</li> <li>Counsel to several of the largest ranches in Colorado</li> <li>Representation of developers of mixed-use commercial buildings, golf course projects and residential communities.</li> <li>Regulatory work before the Colorado Public Utilities Commission involving renewable energy infrastructure.</li> <li>Successful resolution of complex issues in large probate estates.</li> </ul> [/accordion] [accordion title="Memberships"] <ul> <li>American Bar Association</li> <li>Colorado Bar Association</li> <li>Denver Bar Association</li> <li>Member, Alumni Council for University of Denver Sturm Law School</li> <li>Member, French American Chamber of Commerce</li> <li>Rocky Mountain Regional Board of Advisors of the Institute for International Education (2007-2012)</li> <li>Real Estate Section Council of the Colorado Bar Association (2006-2009)</li> </ul> [/accordion] [accordion title="Honors and Awards"] <ul> <li>AV Peer Review Rated Martindale-Hubbell</li> <li>Colorado Super Lawyers, Real Estate, 2009-2013</li> <li>WorldDenver Volunteer of the Year Award, 2012</li> <li>Ray Cushman Award for Volunteer Service from Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver, 2006</li> <li>Volunteer of the Year Award for Downtown Denver YMCA, 2003</li> </ul> [/accordion] [accordion title="Community Involvement"] <ul> <li>Past Board President, Habitat for Humanity of Metropolitan Denver</li> <li>Founding Board Member and past Chairman, WorldDenver</li> <li>Former Trustee, Metro Denver YMCA</li> </ul> [/accordion] [accordion title="Personal Interests"] Maps, bicycling, Persian rice and gardening and cooking with his wife and kids. [/accordion] [distance4] [/column10] [column5 class="offset-by-one"] [subtitle] Contact Info [/subtitle] [list-ul type="arrow"] [li-row] (303) 628-3624 [/li-row] [li-row] <a href="mailto:rkemp@irelandstapleton.com"> rkemp@irelandstapleton.com </a> [/li-row] [li-row] <a href="http://berchman.net/irelandstapleton/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Russell-W-Kemp.vcf">Download Russell Kemp's vCard</a> [/li-row] [li-row] <a href="http://berchman.net/irelandstapleton/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Kemp_Russell_Biography.pdf">Download Russell Kemp's PDF</a> [/li-row] [/list-ul] [subtitle] Practice Areas [/subtitle] [list-ul type="arrow"] [li-row] <a title="Business"href="http://berchman.net/irelandstapleton/practices/business/"> Business </a> <a title="Real Estate"href="http://berchman.net/irelandstapleton/practices/real-estate/"> Real Estate </a> <a title="Estate Planning"href="http://berchman.net/irelandstapleton/practices/estate-planning/"> Estate Planning </a> <a title="Corporate"href="http://berchman.net/irelandstapleton/practices/special-districts/"> Corporate </a> [/li-row] [/list-ul] [subtitle] Education [/subtitle] [list-ul type="arrow"] [li-row] University of Denver Sturm College of Law J.D., Order of St. Ives, Thompson Marsh Scholar, 1998 [/li-row] [li-row] Dartmouth College A.B., magna cum laude, 1988 [/li-row] [/list-ul][subtitle]Admissions[/subtitle] [list-ul type="arrow"] [li-row]Admitted to practice in Colorado[/li-row] [/list-ul][/column5] [distance4]