Ronald Ian Hitt, Associate
Career Highlights
Won the University of Wyoming College of Law Pace Environmental Law Moot Court Competition, fall 2006, competed in Nationals, spring 2007, placed 8th out of 77 teams
President of the Minority Law Student Association and also a member of the Natural Resource Law Club
Community and Affiliations
Member, Colorado Bar Association, Natural Resources & Energy Law Section
Member, Wyoming Bar Association, Natural Resources and & Energy Law Section
Wyoming Association of Professional Landmen
Practice Area
Ron is focused on the areas of Natural Resources Law, with an emphasis in the areas of oil & gas and title and abstract review and Real Estate Law litigation. His experience includes all aspects of mineral title examination and title opinion rendering. In addition, Ron has performed curative title work and recommendations for various national lending institutions, which included the drafting and executing of quitclaim deeds, subordination agreements, release of liens, as well as litigating reformation actions, omitted party actions, equitable subrogation actions and quiet title actions.
Ron also has several years of experience working as a civil litigation attorney for a small Real Estate Law firm in Denver. During this time, he performed both judicial and non-judicial foreclosures in Colorado, litigated many complex Mechanics Lien cases, HOA actions and landlord tenant disputes. He has also handled title insurance claims with various title insurance companies for numerous properties in both Colorado and Wyoming. Ron has authored numerous drilling and division order title opinions for operations in Colorado, Wyoming and North Dakota.
Education
University of Wyoming, School of Law, Laramie, Wyoming
J.D. conferred on May 2007
University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado
B.A., Philosophy conferred on May 2003
Admissions
Admitted to the Wyoming Supreme Court
Admitted to U.S. District Court for Wyoming
Admitted to the Colorado Supreme Court
Admitted to U.S. District Court for Colorado
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