Associate
Megan
Christensen
Megan Christensen serves as a trusted advisor to clients throughout Colorado on water, real estate, civil litigation, and environmental matters. Her practice encompasses all aspects of water issues, from water rights due diligence and purchases to water supply evaluation and planning, in addition to water rights litigation in Colorado’s water courts. Megan represents a variety of clients, including municipalities, special districts, nonprofits, farmers and ranchers, and other private landowners, providing them with her expertise in well permitting and applications for new water rights, changes of water rights, complex plans for augmentation, and leasing-fallowing pilot projects, among other water sharing agreements.
In addition to her water practice, Megan also handles real estate transactions, real estate litigation, insurance coverage issues, and construction defect claims.
Megan graduated from the University of Colorado-Boulder Law School, where she volunteered for the Acequia Assistance Project, which pairs practicing attorneys with law students to provide pro bono legal services to descendants of Colorado’s first immigrants in the San Luis Valley. Megan now volunteers her time as a supervising attorney for the Project.
Megan gained a broad range of experience during law school by interning for Honorable Gregory J. Hobbs of the Colorado Supreme Court, the Fort Collins City Attorney’s Office, the Boulder County Attorney’s Office, and the Sierra Club. Prior to law school, Megan earned an M.S. in Human Dimensions of Natural Resources at Colorado State University and worked as a Biological Science Technician for the U.S.D.A. Agricultural Research Service.
At BHGR, Megan has served as a co-chair of the Associates’ Committee, is a member of the Women’s Committee, and participates in volunteer events in the community.
During her free time, Megan enjoys snowboarding, rock climbing, riding her motorcycle, and chasing her dogs around the house.
EDUCATION & ADMISSIONS
JURIS DOCTOR
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF LAW,ORDER OF THE COIF, 2016
MASTER OF SCIENCE
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, 2011
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, 2000
U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
2016
Colorado
2016
Utah
2019
Publications
Co-Author: “All We Really Need to Know We Learned in Kindergarten: Share Everything (Agricultural Water Sharing to Meet Increasing Municipal Water Demands),” Colorado Natural Resources, Energy & Environmental Law Review, Vol. 27 No. 2 (Summer 2016)
Author: National Conservation Area Designation: When You Need a Shovel, Not a Backhoe, 27 Colo. Nat. Resources, Energy & Envtl. L. Rev. 71 (2016).
Co-Author: Integrating Conservation and Financial Objectives on Private Rangelands in Northern Colorado: Rancher and Practitioner Perceptions. 66 Rangeland Ecology & Mgmt. 330 (2013).
Megan’s Blog
Boulder’s Climate Change Suit Sent Back to State Court
The Tenth Circuit recently held that a suit filed in Colorado state court by local governmental entities for global warming-related damages allegedly caused by oil and gas companies cannot be removed to federal court. Plaintiffs – the City of Boulder, Boulder County...
“Doing more to address climate change…”
Boulder, CO - Partner, Rudy Verner, joined Mario Molina, executive director of Protect Our Winters (POW), his team, supporters and athletes at Food Lab for discussion addressing climate change. POW is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded by professional snowboarder...
Successful Operation Achieved in First ‘Interruptible Water Supply Agreement’
In July, Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti attorneys helped the Lower Arkansas Valley Super Ditch Company (“Super Ditch”) begin successful operations of the first “interruptible water supply agreement” in Colorado. This project marks a significant step in the quest to...
In the News
Proud Sponsor of the 2023 Construction Super Conference
Members of Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti LLP construction law group will make their way to Hollywood, Florida at the end of November to attend the 2023 Construction Super Conference. "The Construction Super Conference, now in its 36th year, is recognized as the...
2024 Boulder Valley 40 Under Forty Honorees
BizWest has announced 80 honorees recognized in the 2024 Boulder Valley and Northern Colorado 40 Under Forty class. Among the 40 recognized in the Boulder Valley market are three of our own - Elizabeth Froehlke, DJ Goldfarb, and Larry Myers. 40 Under Forty honorees...
BHGR Welcomes Ian Carmen
Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti LLP is pleased to welcome Ian Carmen to the team. Ian joins the firm this month as BHGR's newest litigation associate. Prior to joining BHGR, Ian worked for an award-winning national law firm. Ian earned his Juris Doctor from the...
Firm Happenings
Proud Sponsor of the 2023 Construction Super Conference
Members of Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti LLP construction law group will make their way to Hollywood, Florida at the end of November to attend the 2023 Construction Super Conference. "The Construction Super Conference, now in its 36th year, is recognized as the...
Colorado Employment Law Changes 2023
This legislative summary is informational only. The presentation or use of this information does not in any manner constitute an attorney-client relationship between BHGR and the website user. While the information on this site concerns legal issues, it is not...
Client Alert: Three Things To Know About Colorado’s New POWR Act
POWR Act Expands the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act Applicable to Employment Discrimination Claims and Practices Big changes to Colorado employment law are here! The law governing employment discrimination practices and claims, nondisclosure agreements, and employer...