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Lee Kapaloski 
Salt Lake City, Utah
phone (801) 532-1234
fax (801) 536-6111
email lkapaloski@parsonsbehle.com
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Lee Kapaloski is a shareholder in the Environmental, Energy & Natural Resources department and concentrates his practice on local government and water law. Mr. Kapaloski is a member of the Utah State Bar, and has served on the Board of Directors of Western Network, a water resources mediation group, Project 2000, an organization concerned about Utah's future and Watershed West, a western water policy group.

Mr. Kapaloski is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, Natural Resources Law. He was appointed to the Federal Grand Canyon Visibility Commission.

Related Activities and Skills:

  • Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, Environmental and Natural Resources Law for 15 years
  • American Bar Association, Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law Sections
  • Alta Town, Utah Planning Commission
  • Utah Project 2000, Board of Directors
  • Western Network, Board of Directors
  • Board of Trustees, Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake
  • Federal Grand Canyon Visibility Transport Commission
Areas of Practice:
Energy Law
Alternative Energy
Cogeneration
Hydroelectricity
Environmental Law
Government Contracts
State & Municipal Contracts
Natural Resources Law
Fisheries & Wildlife
Water & Riparian Rights
State, Local & Municipal Law
Land Use & Zoning
Municipal Corporations
State & Municipal Bonds & Financing
State Government
Bar Admissions:
U.S. District Court District of Utah, 1978
Utah, 1978
Education:
University of Utah College of Law, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1978
J.D.


University Of Colorado, 1975
Ph.D.


San Diego State University, 1972
M.A.


University of Utah, 1968
B.S.
Major:  Economics


University of Utah, 1967
B.S.
Major:  Geography


Published Works:
Power Plant Sitting on Public Lands: A Proposal for Resolving the Environmental-Developmental Conflict, Denver Law Journal, Vol. 56, No. 102, pp. 179-233, 1979


Making NEPA Work: Recommendations for Improving the Use of Environmental Impact Statements in the Decision-Making Process, Journal of Contemporary Law, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 82-98, 1975


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Scheduled speaker: "Western Water Law," Las Vegas, Nevada, September 2005


Scheduled speaker: "Nevada Water Law," Reno, Nevada, October 2005


Presented: "Utah's Water Law & Policies: Ain't What They Used to Be City/Canal Companies Conflicts Over Water Shares: A Canal Company Perspective" Seminars, 1995


"Water Organizations: Analysis of Options and Alternatives for Public or Private Entities" University of Colorado Natural Resources Law Center, 1992


"Effects of Upstream Transfers on Water Quality Permitting" University of Colorado Natural Resources Law Center, 1988


"State Environmental Laws and Regulations and Local Control" Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Institute on the Overthrust Belt: Oil and Gas Land Issues, 1980


Office Locations
  • Salt Lake City Headquarters
    201 South Main Street,
    Suite 1800
    Salt Lake City, UT 84111
    Tel: 801-532-1234
    Fax: 801-536-6111
    Toll free: 800-293-9669

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  • Reno
    50 West Liberty Street,
    Suite 750
    Reno, NV 89501
    Tel: 775-323-1601
    Fax: 775-348-7250
    Toll free: 800-293-9669

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  • Las Vegas
    3753 Howard Hughes Parkway,
    Suite 200
    Las Vegas, Nevada 89169
    Tel: 702-599-6000
    Fax: 702-599-6001
    Toll free: 800-293-9669

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The law firm of Parsons Behle & Latimer provides legal counsel and representation to Intermountain West businesses in Salt Lake City, Reno, Las Vegas, Boise, Phoenix, Billings and Denver. We regularly represent clients in Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado, Arizona, California, Montana and Wyoming.