Fritz Ganz, Of Counsel
Fritz Ganz has practiced civil litigation and environmental law for more than ten years, maintaining a heavy emphasis on environmental and toxic tort litigation. Fritz has significant experience representing clients in both the transactional and administrative settings as well as in the courtroom. He has represented plaintiffs in environmental citizen suits under the Clean Water Act (CWA) and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and potentially responsible parties in cost recovery and natural resource damage actions under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). Fritz Represents clients in the energy, mining and natural resources sector on matters relating to regulatory compliance, permitting, and project development, including compliance with the CWA, RCRA, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Endangered Species Act (ESA), as well as state and local laws. Active in the American Bar Association Section on Environment, Energy and Resources, he is admitted to the federal and state bars of Colorado and Wyoming, the Unite States Courts of Appeals for the Ninth and Tenth Circuits, and the United States Supreme Court.
Prior to attending law school, Fritz spent two years in Washington, DC as a government relations consultant working on behalf of water resources management agencies. Fritz represented clients before Congressional panels, the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Army Corps of Engineers on issues ranging from the reauthorization of the CWA to the development of proposed Phase II stormwater permitting under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES).
Career Highlights
Arguments before the Colorado Supreme Court, Colorado Court of Appeals and United Stated Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Class Counsel representing homeowners and residents of 425 properties in North Denver claiming property damage due to contamination of groundwater and indoor air by industrial solvents including PCE and TCE in King et al. v. Hamilton Sundstrand Corp., Case No. 2002 CV 2018, Adams County District Court
Trial Counsel in the 13-week jury trial of Antolovich et al. v. Brown Group Retail, Inc. et al., Case No. 2000 CV 1021, Denver District Court, a 925-home class action seeking compensatory and exemplary damages due to contamination of groundwater and indoor air
Supervising Attorney for the University of Denver Environmental/Natural Resources Law Internship Program (2003-2006)
Guest Lecturer for Environmental Law and Toxic Torts and Hazardous Waste Law at University of Denver
Community Involvement & Affiliations
Denver Bar Association
Colorado Bar Association
Wyoming Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
American Bar Association, Section on Environment, Energy and Resources Law
Awards
Named a Rising Star by Law & Politics and the publishers of 5280 Magazine in 2010.
Best Brief, 2000 Pace Environmental Moot Court Competition (17 PACE ENVTL. L. REV. 423 (Summer 2000))
Best Oralist, 1999 Douglas M. Costle Environmental Moot Court Competition
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