Nicol Kramer is a proud Wyoming native and Shareholder at Beatty & Wozniak who was raised in the state’s energy industry. She has a wide variety of experience, having represented various natural resources stakeholders, including oil, gas, and mining companies, pipeline companies, service companies, private mineral owners, private landowners, and even governmental entities. Her upbringing and breadth of experience give her a unique perspective when advising companies regarding operations in the Equality State.
Nicol’s practice involves nearly every aspect of law impacting the energy industry, including regulatory, transactional, administrative law, and litigation. She regularly appears before the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, where she focuses on advancing our clients’ development plans. She has also represented clients at the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, Environmental Quality Council, State Board of Equalization, Public Service Commission, and in front of various County Commissions in Wyoming. Her broad experience further includes negotiation of surface use agreements and resolution of disputes, drafting and negotiating various contracts, including sales and financing agreements, representation related to severance and ad valorem taxation and audits, royalty disputes, environmental regulatory permitting and compliance, administrative rulemaking, title curative, land use law and water law. Overall, Nicol aims to achieve the best, business-based results for clients in the most practical and cost-efficient manner.
Nicol joined the Casper office in 2013 and has been in private practice in Wyoming for over 20 years. Prior to becoming an attorney, Nicol worked as a financial auditor for Ernst & Young, LLP, in Denver, Colorado (her only 2 years not living in Wyoming).
In her free time, Nicol enjoys the outdoors with her husband and two daughters, participating in running, skiing, biking, and biathlon. She is also involved with various community organizations focused on education and health.