Andrea M. Bronson

Andrea Bronson is a partner at Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP, where her practice focuses on water, natural resources, and environmental law and litigation. She has represented government entities, corporations, individuals, and other water users in water court and transactions, including water rights due diligence in property acquisitions. Her practice also involves advising clients and litigating in eminent domain matters involving the taking of easements and other interests in land needed for water projects.

Ms. Bronson’s practice also encompasses environmental litigation, permitting and regulatory compliance, and site cleanup. Ms. Bronson has assisted clients in matters involving the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the Clean Water Act (CWA), and other federal and state environmental laws, and has litigated cases in state and federal courts relating to these matters.

Ms. Bronson has served on the Board of Directors for the Colorado Women’s Bar Association since 2020. She is also a member of the Colorado Bar Association where she served as member of the executive council for the Construction Law Section from 2013-2019. Additionally, she currently serves on the advisory board of the University of Denver College of Law Professional Mentoring Program. She is a participant in the 2023 Colorado General Counsel Mentorship Program. Ms. Bronson was named among the “Ones to Watch” in the area of Natural Resources Law (2021-2023) and Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law (2022-2023) by Best Lawyers, an annual guide by publisher Woodward/White Inc.

Prior to joining DGS, Ms. Bronson practiced at Denver-based firms where she focused on general civil and commercial litigation and water law. She also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Valerie P. Cooke of the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. Ms. Bronson is admitted to practice in Colorado and before the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Ms. Bronson graduated in the Order of St. Ives from the University of Denver College of Law, where she was managing editor of the Denver Journal of International Law and Policy. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from Colby College.

Recent Publications

• James Witwer and Andrea Bronson, “Process Ado: Constitutional Notice Requirements Under the Water Right Determination and Administration Act of 1969,” 22 U. Den. Water. L. Rev. 337 (Issue 2, 2019).
• Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, Mineral Law Newsletter, Environmental Issues, Vol. XXXV, Nos. 1-4 (2018), Vol. XXXVI, Nos. 1, 3, 4 (2019).
• “EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Finalize Navigable Waters Protection Rule,” DGS Legal Alert (2020).
• Kathleen Schroder, Almira Moronne, Andrea Bronson, and Kelsey Johnson, “Infrastructure Act takes an ‘all roads’ approach in attempt to build a cleaner future.” ABA Section of Environment Energy, and Resources, Trends March/April 2022.

Recent Presentations

• “Energy & Environment: What's Changed & What's Coming Under the Biden Administration Seminar,” April 7, 2022.