Cormac Bloomfield is an associate in the Trial Group at Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP, where he focuses his practice on commercial litigation. Cormac handles a wide range of matters, including environmental law, breach of contract, business torts, public lands, and appellate litigation.

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. In these roles, he gained extensive legal experience, assisting in the drafting of judicial opinions on civil and criminal matters, including motions to dismiss, summary judgment, expert witness exclusions, and preliminary injunctions.  

Cormac maintains an active pro bono practice. He obtained asylum for a Nigerian journalist who had been tortured by his government for exposing election fraud.

Cormac received his J.D. from Duke University, his M.A. in International Development from the University of Sussex in the U.K., and his B.S. from The Ohio State University in International Relations with minors in Global Public Health, Russian, and History. 

During law school, Cormac was the editor-in-chief of the Alaska Law Review.

Earlier in his career, Cormac 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 interned at the White House prior to law school. 

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

    • Amicus Briefs Committee, Colorado Bar Association, Incoming Chair
    • Minoru Yasui Inn of Court
    • Faculty of Federal Advocates
    • 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 Statute 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)

Practices & Industries

Admitted In

Colorado

The Court of Federal Claims

U.S. District Court of Colorado

Education

Duke University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2021

University of Sussex, with Merit, M.A., 2019

The Ohio State University, B.S., magna cum laude, 2017

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