Natural Resources, Energy, and Renewables.
Helping clients confidently navigate the energy landscape from negotiations to permitting.
Experienced Advocacy | Clear Insights | Intelligent Strategy
With increasing governmental regulation, oversight, and public scrutiny, businesses specializing in mineral rights, energy, natural resources, renewables, and land management require dedicated, capable legal support and innovative, intelligent solutions.
As a former lobbyist, Washington insider, and business advocate, Kelley Lewis has the insights and understanding to offer effective business strategy and regulatory expertise for businesses focused on energy development from wind and solar, energy storage, microgrids, oil and gas, mining and beyond. For over a decade, Kelley has supported clients in successfully engaging Congress and state legislatures, Tribal governments, and landowners in matters involving energy and natural resources, renewables, land use, and development projects. Kelley's professionalism and approachability give her clients a uniquely positive experience. She places high emphasis on earning trust and building relationships based on service, communication, and results.
Confidently Navigating the Legal Hurdles of the Energy, Renewables, and Natural Resources Regulatory Landscape.
Strategy backed by real-world expertise.
Kelley combines a broad range of legal, lobbying, and strategic experience to secure the best outcomes for her Colorado and Montana land, energy, and natural resource clients.
Drawing from a wealth of corporate and governmental expertise, she helps small- to midsize companies with matters like permitting, regulatory compliance, operations, drafting and reviewing leases and key contracts, and landowner negotiations.
Kelley works with larger corporate clients in the Denver and Bozeman areas as outside government relations or outside counsel specializing in federal and state regulatory review and compliance.
Energy Industry Partner Review
“I have worked with Kelley in both her current capability at KLH Advisors PLLC and in her previous role at QEP Resources. She continues to be an incredibly informed and valued member of our trade association, and her input has been critical in shaping the direction of Western Energy Alliance’s advocacy efforts on key wildlife and mitigation issues. Given her knowledge of regulatory policies and experience with government affairs on these issues, among many others, I would highly recommend her to help with any issues impacting your company.”
— Tripp Parks, Vice President of Western Energy Alliance
Tribal law attorney in Colorado and Montana
Companies who want to work with Tribal governments regarding the development of natural resources or energy on tribal lands must have sensitive, sophisticated representation. Kelley’s history of success in navigating for companies with energy development on tribal lands is unparalleled.
Kelley Lewis is an active leader in natural resource policy.
In 2021, the Secretary of Interior appointed her Secretary to the Missouri Basin Resource Advisory Council for the Bureau of Land Management, of which she is now Vice Chair. As a former co-chair of the North Dakota Petroleum Council’s Tribal Lands Committee during the peak years of oil and gas development on Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, Kelley Lewis worked with companies to respond and negotiate on issues like land access, permitting, and environmental issues. Kelley also works extensively with the Western Energy Alliance, the Independent Petroleum Association of America, and the Montana Petroleum Association. In addition to her professional experience working on tribal issues throughout the West, she also draws from personal experience — her family owns land on the Crow Reservation in Montana.
Trusted Legal Counsel for Western Land Use Issues
Connect with Kelley Lewis to discuss your energy, renewable, natural resources, and land management legal and government relations needs.