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Walter Eggers, III

Partner

2515 Warren Avenue, Suite 450, Cheyenne, WY 82001
P 307.778.4208
OVERVIEW

Walter Eggers represents and advises mineral producers and energy companies on complex and routine legal issues, including permitting, state and local tax, royalty, and other regulatory issues. 

He also represents clients in state and federal trial and appellate courts, and before state legislative committees, primarily addressing regulatory and administrative law issues.

Walter currently leads the firm’s Environmental and Natural Resources practice, one of the largest in the country at over 100 lawyers. He served as the Administrative Partner for the firm’s Cheyenne office from 2010-2015.

EXPERIENCE

Experience

Walter Eggers has significant experience representing clients before:

  • Wyoming Oil & Gas Conservation Commission (WOGCC)
  • Wyoming State Board of Equalization
  • Wyoming Public Service Commission
  • Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments
  • Colorado Oil & Gas Commission (COGCC)
  • U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • U.S. Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR)
  • U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM)
  • U.S. District Court of Wyoming
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims
  • Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
PRACTICES

Practices

Environmental and Natural Resources
State and Local Tax
Public Utilities Regulation
INDUSTRIES

Industries

Oil and Gas
Mining
Energy and Resources
Electric Power
NEWS AND INSIGHTS

News

Holland & Hart Attorneys Named to 2021 Best Lawyers®, 08/20/2020
Holland & Hart Attorneys Named to the 2020 Mountain States Super Lawyers List, 06/12/2020
Holland & Hart Attorneys and Practices Ranked in 2020 Chambers USA, 04/23/2020
Walter Eggers Receives Wyoming State Bar's 2019 Champion of Justice Award, 10/30/2019
Holland & Hart Recognized in Benchmark Litigation 2020, 10/11/2019
Best Lawyers® Names 20 Holland & Hart Lawyers of the Year and 170 Best Lawyers, 08/15/2019
Mountain States Super Lawyers 2019 Recognizes 53 Holland & Hart Attorneys, 05/31/2019
Chambers USA 2019 Ranks Holland & Hart Lawyers and Practices, 04/25/2019
Holland & Hart Recognized in Benchmark Litigation 2019, 10/19/2018
Best Lawyers® Names 18 Lawyers of the Year and 175 Best Lawyers from Holland & Hart, 08/15/2018
Mountain States Super Lawyers 2018 Recognizes 61 Holland & Hart Attorneys, 06/11/2018
Chambers USA 2018 Ranks Holland & Hart Lawyers and Practices, 05/03/2018
Holland & Hart Receives "Firm of the Year" in Wyoming by Benchmark Litigation, 10/20/2017
Best Lawyers® Names 21 Partners 2018 "Lawyer of the Year" and 183 Attorneys to Best Lawyers in America© List, 08/15/2017
Mountain States Super Lawyers Includes 68 Holland & Hart Attorneys, 06/12/2017
Chambers USA 2017 Ranks Holland & Hart Lawyers and Practices, 05/26/2017
Benchmark Litigation Names Holland & Hart "Firm of the Year" in Wyoming, 02/17/2017
Holland & Hart Wyoming Attorneys Named to 2017 Best Lawyers® List, 8/15/2016
Chambers USA 2016 Ranks Holland & Hart Lawyers and Practices, 5/27/2016
Benchmark Litigation Names Holland & Hart "Firm of the Year" in Colorado and Utah, 2/17/2016

Publications

"Wyoming Section, Oil & Gas Updates," Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Journal, Co-Author, 2011- 2017
"Wyoming Oil and Gas Section," ABA Environment, Energy, and Resources Law Year in Review, Co-Author, 2006-2017
"Survey on Oil & Gas, Wyoming Section," Texas A&M Journal of Property Law, Vol. 3 (Special), 145-149, Co-Author, 2017
"Surveys on Oil & Gas, Wyoming Section," Texas A&M Journal of Property Law, Vol. 2 (Special), 397-401 (2015); Vol. 1 (Special), 395-401 (2014) , Co-Author
"Surveys on Oil & Gas, Wyoming Section," Texas A&M Journal of Property Law, Vol. 19, No. 2, 657-665 (2013); Vol. 18, No. 3, 695-702 (2012), Co-Author
"ABA Property Tax Deskbook," Wyoming Chapter, 2008-2019
"ABA Sales & Use Tax Deskbook," Wyoming Chapter, 2012-2019

Speaking Engagements

"State Tax Update," Petroleum Association of Wyoming 2019 Annual Meeting, August 20, 2019
EDUCATION AND ADMISSIONS

Education

University of Wyoming College of Law
J.D., 1997
American University
B.A., 1992

Bar Admissions

Wyoming
Colorado
RECOGNITION

Recognition

  • The Best Lawyers in America©, Administrative/Regulatory Law, 2007-2021
  • The Best Lawyers in America© Lawyer of the Year, Administrative – Regulatory Law – Cheyenne, 2016
  • Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Litigation: General Commercial, 2007-2020
  • Benchmark Litigation, Local Litigation Star, 2009-2020
  • Mountain States Super Lawyers®, Administrative Law, 2013-2020
  • Fellow of American Bar Association, 2016-Present
  • Wyoming State Bar, Champion of Justice for Legal Services Award, 2019
  • Wyoming State Bar, Pro Bono Award for Community Service, 2010
PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC AFFILIATIONS

Professional and Civic Affiliations

  • American Bar Association Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants, Member, 2016-Present
  • Wyoming Access to Justice Commission, Founding Member, 2008-Present
  • Equal Justice Wyoming Foundation, President, 2017-2019, Board Member, 2015-Present
  • TerraLex Wyoming Representative, 2014-Present
  • Wyoming State Bar, Wyoming Lawyer publication, Editorial Committee, 2017-2019
DISCLAIMER

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