Catherine Fink

Associate

PHONE: (303) 776-9900
FAX: (303) 776-9100
EMAIL: cfink@lyonsgaddis.com

Overview

Catherine Fink focuses her practice on Colorado water law. Drawing on more than two decades as an educator before entering the legal profession, Catherine brings exceptional research, communication, and problem-solving skills to her work. She enjoys helping clients understand complex legal issues and developing thoughtful, practical solutions.

Catherine gained a unique perspective on the importance of water in the American West when she moved from Pittsburgh to Colorado in 1987. Experiencing the dramatic contrast between water-rich Pennsylvania and Colorado’s arid landscape sparked a lifelong appreciation for Western rivers, streams, and watersheds that ultimately led her to pursue a career in water law.

Practice Areas

Water Law
Environmental & Natural Resources Law
Climate & Sustainability
Water Rights Research and Analysis
Administrative & Regulatory Matters

Education & Experience

Catherine earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, where she received a Certificate in Environmental and Natural Resources Law and graduated with multiple Scholastic Excellence Awards in environmental and climate law coursework. During law school, she served as Senior Managing Editor of Environment@5280 and worked as a research assistant supporting the Journal of Energy & Natural Resource Law.

Her legal experience includes a judicial clerkship at the Boulder County District Court, externships at The Nature Conservancy, Sustainable Development Strategies Group, and the Colorado Access to Justice Commission, and service as a student attorney with the University of Denver’s Advancing Social Change Clinic.

Prior to becoming an attorney, Catherine spent more than twenty years teaching English, human development, and writing at the middle school, high school, and community college levels in California and Colorado.

Organizations & Community Involvement

Member, Boulder County Bar Association
Member, Colorado Women’s Bar Association
Boettcher Scholarship Alumni Ambassador
Former Vice President, Longmont Library Board
Sustainable Resilient Longmont volunteer
Precinct Organizer

Personal

Outside the office, Catherine enjoys exploring Colorado’s mountains with her family through camping, skiing, and hiking. She and her husband are raising three children along with an assortment of pets in Longmont.