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Becky Almon, a director at Ireland Stapleton, is chair of the firm's Environmental, Energy &amp; Natural Resources Group. She represents both public and private entities across the country in all aspects of environmental regulation, including federal, state and local permitting; compliance; enforcement matters; water quality and wetlands protection; and environmental aspects of real estate and corporate transactions.

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Ms. Almon advises clients with respect to remediation and mitigation pursuant to CERCLA, Brownfields development and state voluntary clean-up programs; compliance with the Colorado Department of Labor's Oil and Public Safety regulations; as well as transportation, storage and disposal issues relating to RCRA. She has represented clients in a variety of industries, including one of the largest paint manufacturers in North America, as well as one of the largest pipeline transportation and energy storage companies in the U.S. She regularly advises local businesses, governmental entities, banks, landowners and developers.

Ms. Almon also negotiates application for and implementation of NEPA compliance documents on behalf of both client applicants and project opponents. She has represented a governmental entity relating to its environmental and land use issues involving NEPA compliance with one of the state's largest highway transportation projects; represented a client on NEPA issues surrounding one of Colorado's largest transmission projects; and has represented several clients with NEPA compliance issues at proposed ski resort projects throughout Colorado.

Additionally, her comprehensive knowledge and experience with the regulatory requirements of the Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, Clean Air Act and National Historic Preservation Act provides her with a unique ability to evaluate and navigate the many environmental issues associated with business transactions. Ms. Almon also counsels clients on environmental corporate compliance, due diligence and sustainability issues, providing guidance on various matters relating to corporate mergers and acquisitions, real estate transactions and indemnification agreements.

As a former Illinois Assistant Attorney General, Ms. Almon prosecuted civil environmental protection violations on behalf of the Illinois EPA, Department of Public Health, and Department of Natural Resources.

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	<li>Selected to the 2013 Chambers USA Guide for Natural Resources &amp; Environment</li>
	<li>Co-presenter, "Transact with Confidence: Measures to Account for and Minimize Risk of Liability," Law Week Colorado, Mountain Views CLE, May 2012</li>
	<li>Named one of 2011's "Top Women Lawyers" by Law Week Colorado</li>
	<li>Co-presenter, "What Every Developer needs to Know" Colorado Brownfields Foundation, November 2010</li>
	<li>Presenter and Author, "Trash or Treasure? The Intersection of the National Historic Preservation Act and Mine Closure and Reclamation Activities," RMMLF, November 2009</li>
	<li>Co-author, "The Rise of Vapor Intrusion: Benefits and Risks of the 2008 ASTM Standards," The Colorado Lawyer, July 2008</li>
	<li>Presenter, "The Best of Both Worlds, Cost Recovery Under the Colorado Voluntary Clean-up Program," RMAEP, June 2007</li>
	<li>Co-author, "Accounting for Environmental Asset Retirement Under FIN 47," The Colorado Lawyer, November 2006</li>
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	<li>Member, American, Colorado, Denver and Colorado Women's Bar Associations</li>
	<li>Member, Advisory Council, Colorado Brownfields Foundation</li>
	<li>Member, Rocky Mountain Association of Environmental Professionals</li>
	<li>Legal Representative Stakeholder for the Brownfields Group, Colorado Department</li>
	<li>of Public Health and Environment</li>
	<li>Legal Representative Stakeholder for the Petroleum Cleanup and Redevelopment</li>
	<li>Fund, Division of Oil and Public Safety</li>
	<li>Co-Chair, Women United, Mile High United Way</li>
	<li>Member, Volunteerism Committee, Mile High United Way</li>
	<li>Mentor, City Year Denver, Americorps</li>
	<li>Mentor, Leadership Course, Metropolitan State University of Denver</li>
	<li>Leadership Denver Class of 2014</li>
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“The "quietly confident" Rebecca Almon of Ireland Stapleton Pryor &amp; Pascoe PC is "smart, careful and creative" and "knows what's important to a client and what isn't." She specializes in environmental compliance work, including advising on water quality and regulations, wetlands and wastewater.”

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Contact Info

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work: (303) 555-1212

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ralmon@irelandstapleton.com

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Download Rebecca Almon's vCard

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Download Kelley B. Duke's PDF

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Practice Areas

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Litigation

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Complex Commercial Litigation

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Real Estate

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Business

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Education

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Capital University Law School (J.D. magna cum laude, Editor-in-Chief of Law Review)

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West Virginia University (B.S. in business administration with honors)

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