Cormac Bloomfield

Cormac Bloomfield is an associate in the Trial Group at Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP. Cormac received his J.D. from Duke University, his M.A. in International Development from the University of Sussex in Brighton, England, and his B.S. from Ohio State University in International Relations with minors in Global Public Health, Russian, and History.

Prior to joining Davis Graham, Cormac served as a law clerk for the Honorable Maria Berkenkotter of the Colorado Supreme Court and the Honorable Charles Kornmann of the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota. While at his two clerkships, he deepened his legal experience and assisted in authoring dozens of judicial opinions in civil and criminal proceedings, including on orders related to motions to dismiss, summary judgment, excluding expert witnesses, and preliminary injunctions.

Earlier in his career, he completed internships with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Public Integrity Section, the Southern Environmental Law Center, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Yellowstone National Park. Cormac served as a law clerk in the Denver office of a national firm and was also a White House intern in the Agency Liaison office prior to law school.

During law school, Cormac was the editor-in-chief of the Alaska Law Review, research editor for the Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum, and a mock trial board member.

Cormac is a member of the Colorado Bar Association’s Amicus Committee and the Minoru Yasui American Inn of Court. He currently serves on the Denver Bar Association Nominating Committee and serves as a representative for the Denver Bar Association to the Colorado Bar Association’s Board of Governors. Cormac is also a member of the Denver Press Club.

Publications

• “Fracking the Bakken: Reinterpreting the Public Trust Doctrine and State Constitutional Law Towards Beneficial Use Principles,” 61 Natural Resources Journal 205 (2021)
• “The Endangered Species Act and Delisting Distinct Population Segments: Antithetical to the Stature or Permissible with Guidance?” 30 Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum 317 (2020)
• “Avoiding the Obvious: Plain Meaning and the Endangerment of Alaska’s Hunting Laws in Kinmon v. State,” 37 Alaska Law Review 127 (2020)