Testimonials
What people are saying.
“I direct the Ouray Faith Bible Camp, now known as Mountaintop Retreat, which has operated in northern Ouray County since the early 1980s. Some years ago a rezoning turned our camp activity into a legal, non-conforming use. When I applied in early 2020 for a building permit to replace boy’s and girl’s vinyl tent dorms with more fireproof wood and steel sided structures, I was denied.I applied for a variance and then hired Steve Johnson. He immediately inspected and photo-documented the camp property and dorms, reviewed Mountaintop records, County public records and fire hazard maps, obtained expert testimony, and promptly submitted a supplement to my application. I was impressed by Mr. Johnson’s detailed factual history, legal analysis, and creative arguments. Thanks largely to Mr. Johnson, Mountaintop Retreat succeeded in persuading the County Commissioners to unanimously approve the variance.”
— Steven Reeve, Mountaintop Retreat (April, 2020)
“Steve quickly and successfully guided me through a water court proceeding for a pond storage right decree involving a well, augmentation plan, and storage capacity lease to protect in-stream flows. Well done!”
— Eric Trommer
“Steve Johnson has been our legal counsel in Colorado for over 15 years. With his help, we have grown from a small, single location ski shop to a multi-store sporting goods and guiding operations and are the business leaders in our region.”
— Bob Gleason - former owner of The Boot Doctors
“Steve has for years represented us on a variety of ranch property matters, from access easements, water right applications, spring development construction, property taxes, to conservation easement work. I have found Steve to be knowledgeable and very effective.”
— Jim Held - The Point Ranch Trust
“ ... an amazing legal scholar and attorney at law, business person and father. Steve possesses an admirable work ethic, paired with integrity, honesty and tenacity. He has my highest recommendation and respect. ”
— Ray Farnsworth - The Inn Business, Inc.
“Very knowledgeable and highly effective. We have retained Steve for numerous legal services involving construction, land development, and historical structure regulation, and will continue to do so.”
— Don Montgomery - Boulder Village, Inc
“I’ve worked on numerous real estate transactions with Steve. Condominiums, buyer due diligence, environmental assessment, seller-financing and mineral rights evaluation. All of the sales contracts that Steve has been involved in have successfully closed.”
— Jim Jennings – Coldwell Banker /Nevasca Group