W. Cory Haller
Experience
Cory Haller assists clients with construction and design issues and construction-related
litigation, including breach of contract and construction defect matters.
Before joining Stoel Rives, Cory served as law clerk to Senior Judge John L. Kane in
the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado (2014-2015, 2009-2012). He was also
an associate at Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell (2012-2014).
Representative Work
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Represented a coalition of airports challenging the FAA’s decision to close 149 air
traffic control towers as a result of budget sequestration (D.C. Cir. 2013).
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Represented municipality in challenge to the FAA’s determination that large offshore wind development would not pose a hazard to air navigation (D.C. Cir.
Associate
2014).
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Represented a municipal airport in its defense of a challenge to its compliance
with FAA grant obligations (FAA Part 16 Docket, 2014).
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against challenges to federal and state permits.
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(503) 294-9468 direct
(503) 220-2480 fax
Represented creator of large public art project through federal and state
permitting process; successfully intervened on behalf of the artist in defense
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Portland, OR
Intervened on behalf of state transit authority to defend STB decision approving
cory.haller@stoel.com
Education
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Law, J.D., 2009
(D.C. Cir. 2013).
Order of the Coif
Chancellor’s Scholar
Defended multiple challenges to board of commissioners’ denial of zoning
variances and proposed developments (Wyo. 2013, 2014).
Staff member, North Carolina Law
Review
Drafted a series of contractual agreements between a nonprofit organization and
Articles and notes editor, First
Amendment Law Review
various municipalities defining the scope, the terms and the obligations relating
Senior staff, North Carolina Journal of
to the nonprofit’s provision of indoor and outdoor water audits.
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national park boundary.
Regulation
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Docket.
Conducted title review for 8,000 acre conservation easement.
University of North Carolina, B.A.,
International Studies, 2001
Phi Beta Kappa
Represented independent power producer as part of the Colorado Public Utility
Commission’s consideration of Xcel Energy’s 2011 Electric Resource Planning
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International Law and Commercial
Conducted complex historical and legal research, including filing of multiple FOIA
requests, in order to advise nonprofit organization regarding precise location of
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University of North Carolina School of
abandonment of inactive rail line threatening safety of commuter rail service
Admissions
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Oregon
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Colorado
W. Cory Haller
Pro Bono Work
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Represented church in commercial real estate transaction. Representation included environmental and zoning due diligence
investigations and drafting commercial lease.
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Represented Indonesian asylum applicant in her appeal of an immigration judge’s denial of her petition for asylum (Board of
Immigration Appeals, 2014).
Presentations
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“The Colorado Open Records Act: Covering the Basics and Exploring Recent Developments,” Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell, 2014
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“The Supreme Court Term in Review,” Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell, 2013
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“Administrative Appeals: Potential Pitfalls and Practice Pointers,” Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell, 2012
Publications
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"Without Performance Specifications, Green Building Can LEED to Disputes," Daily Journal of Commerce, 2016
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"The Jury's Out: AAA Issues New Construction Industry Rules Expanding Powers of Arbitrators," Daily Journal of Commerce, 2015
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“SLAPP 2.0: The Second Generation of Issues Related to Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation,” Environmental Law
Reporter, 2015
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“Untangling Federal Administrative Appeals Practice in the District of Colorado,” 42 The Colorado Lawyer 31, 2013
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“Fort Wayne Airport’s Restrictions on Activities to Free Speech Areas Upheld,” 20 National Lawyer 7, 2013