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Biographical Information

Mr. Shuck has deep roots in Wyoming, having grown up in the State and receiving his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from U.W. and his Juris Doctor from the U.W. College of Law.  An avid hunter, fisherman, skier, and outdoorsman, Mr. Shuck and his family have chosen to make Wyoming home.  A copy of Mr. Shuck’s Curriculum Vitae appears online.  For more information, please visit the firm’s website at www.shuckattorney.com.

Admission Dates & Jurisdictions

Wyoming and U. S. District Court for the District of Wyoming, 1994-present

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2002-present

Shoshone and Arapahoe Tribal Court, 2002-2015

Education

B.S. in Bus. Admin., University of Wyoming College of Commerce and Industry, 1985-1989

Juris Doctorate, University of Wyoming College of Law, 1990-1993 (23rd in class of 69)

Professional Experience

Principal Attorney, Law Office of Brian C. Shuck, P.C., 2002-present

Member and Managing Attorney, Shuck Kuker LLC, 2013-2013

Special Assistant Attorney General for Wyoming Attorney General, 2000-2012

Associate Attorney, Dray, Thomson and Dyekman, P.C., 2000-2002

Assistant and Senior Assistant Attorney General, Wyoming Attorney General’s Office, 1998-2000

Associate Attorney, Stevens, Edwards and Hallock, P.C., 1994-1998

Honors & Awards

AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell, 2015-present

BV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell, 2010-2014

Top 100 Lawyers in Wyoming, American Society of Legal Advocates, 2016-present

Nation’s Top One Percent, National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 2016-present

Professional Associations

Wyoming State Bar, Member, 1994-present

Laramie County Bar Association, Member, 2000-present

Campbell County Bar Association, Treasurer and Member, 1994-1998

Lien Statute Study Committee, Wyoming State Bar, Chairman, 2001-2010

Wyoming Legislature-Joint Judiciary Committee’s Lien Study Task Force, Appointed Member, 2009-2009

Energy and Natural Resources Section, Wyoming State Bar, 2015-present

Wyoming Republican Party, General Counsel, 2019-present

Representative Cases

Western Montana Water User’s Association v. Mission Irrigation District, Et Al, 2013 MT 92 (Mont. 2013).

SOS Staffing Services, Inc. v. Fields, 54 P.3d 761, 2002 WY 141 (Wyo. 2002).

In Re General Adjudication of All Rights to Use Water in the Big Horn River System, State of Wyoming, 2002 WY 89, 48 P.3d 1040 (Wyo. 2002).

Matter of the Estate of McCormick, 926 P.2d 360 (Wyo. 1996).

Pullman v. Outzen, 924 P.2d 416 (Wyo. 1996)

Venable v. State, 854 P.2d 714 (Wyo. 1993).

Speaking Engagements

Speaker, “Exploring Proposals to Improve Wyoming Contractor’s and Materialman’s Lien Statutes,” Wyoming Construction Lien Law Conference, Casper, WY (March 30, 2001)

CoChairman and Speaker for 2 Presentations, “The FERC Relicensing Process” and “Federal Reserved Water Rights – A Panel Discussion,” 1st Annual Wyoming Water Law Conference, Cheyenne, WY (March 27, 2003)

Speaker, “Change of Use and Other Petitions Before the Board of Control,” 2nd Annual Wyoming Water Law Conference, Cheyenne, WY (March 25, 2004)

Speaker, “Navigating the Waters Before the Board of Control,” 3rd Annual Wyoming Water Law Conference, Cheyenne, WY (April 11, 2005)

Speaker, “Montana/CSKT Compact:  Status and Issues of Importance,” 13th Annual Montana Water Law Conference, Helena, MT (September 17, 2013)

Publications

“Urgent Call of Comments and Action:  Proposed Labor Regulations Detrimental to Cattle and Sheep Producers Alike,” Wyoming Livestock Roundup, Vol 27, No. 2, pp. 2 and 15 (May 16, 2015)

Part II of “Best Practices to Protect Yourself Before Entering Temporary Water Use Agreements,” Wyoming Livestock Roundup, Vol. 26, No. 46, pp. A2 and A14 (March 21, 2015)

Part I of “Best Practices to Protect Yourself Before Entering Temporary Water Use Agreements,” Wyoming Livestock Roundup, Vol. 26, No. 44, pp. A2 and A10 (March 21, 2015)

“Change of Place of Use Petitions and the Wyoming Board of Control,” Wyoming Livestock Roundup, Vol. 26, No. 39, pp. 2 and 8 (Jan. 31, 2015)

“Change of Place of Use and Other Petitions Before the Wyoming Board of Control,” XXVII Wyoming Lawyer, No. 3., pp. 20-22, 25 (June 2004)

Co-authored Comment, “Wyoming Tort Reform and the Medical Malpractice Insurance Crisis:  A Second Opinion,” 28 Land and Water L. Rev. 593 (1993)