Colorado Attorney Registration #48824
Professional Employment
• Bushong & Holleman PC (Associate Attorney: 2021 – Present)
• Porzak Browning & Bushong LLP (Associate Attorney: 2017 – 2021)
• Division One Water Court, Nineteenth Judicial District (Law Clerk for The Honorable James Hartmann: 2016 – 2017)
• Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy, & the Environment (Research Assistant for Senior Fellows Anne Castle and Larry MacDonnell: 2015 – 2016)
• Texas Tech University School of Law (Research Assistant for Professor Brie D. Sherwin, PhD: 2014 – 2015)
• Holsinger Law, LLC (Summer Law Clerk: 2014)
• The Underwood Law Firm, P.C. (Summer Law Clerk: 2014)
• Supreme Court of Texas (Judicial Intern: Summer 2013)
• Colorado Supreme Court (Judicial Intern: Summer 2013)
• Colorado Department of Agriculture (International Marketing Intern: 2010 – 2012)
Cassidy’s practice focuses on representation of clients in all aspects of water rights in Colorado. This includes water court adjudications in all seven of Colorado’s water courts, water rights transactions and due diligence investigations, and everything in between, like water supply planning and water rights title research. Cassidy is also experienced in Colorado groundwater permitting, real estate transactions and litigation, and conservation easements. With her agricultural background, Cassidy combines her knowledge of farming and ranching with her practice experience to bring the best possible representation to farmers and ranchers throughout the state. Cassidy also represents municipalities, homeowners’ associations, ski resorts, developers, and recreational interests. A fifth-generation Colorado native, Cassidy grew up on a Limousin and Lim-Flex cow-calf operation in east-central Colorado. Outside of work you can find her on the family ranches, reading, cooking, baking, watching Colorado sports teams, and attempting to keep with her and her husband’s Australian Shepherd.
Education and Bar Admissions
• Master of Laws in Natural Resources, Energy, and the Environment, University of Colorado School of Law, 2016
• Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, Texas Tech University School of Law, 2015
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with emphasis in International Business and Minors in Leadership Studies and Italian, University of Denver, 2011
• Admitted to practice before the bar, State of Colorado, 2015
• Admitted to practice before the Federal District Court of Colorado, 2022
Publications
• A Look at Laws Authorizing Use of Conserved and Saved Water in California, Montana, Oregon, and Washington (Getches-Wilkinson Ctr. for Nat. Res., Energy & the Env’t, Univ. of Colo. Law Sch. 2016)
• From Cattle Drives to Labeling Legislation: The Implications of Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling on the Beef Industry, 47 TEX. TECH L. REV. 399 (2015). Awarded the M. Penn. L. Award and Top Student Comment of Vol. 47, Book 2.
Memberships and Honors
• Colorado Bar Association (2015 – Present)
• Boulder County Bar Association (2017 – Present)
• Board of Directors, Colorado FFA Foundation (2021 – Present)
• Board of Directors, Pioneer Leadership Program Alumni Association (at the University of Denver) (2020 – 2021)
• Member, Texas Tech Law Review (2013 – 2015) (Student Writing Editor for Volume 47)
• Writer and Editor, The Texas Bank Lawyer (2012 – 2015)
• Board of Directors, North American Limousin Junior Association (2007 – 2011)