About Kelly Shaw

Kelly Shaw grew up on Colorado’s Western Slope and attended the University of Colorado, where she received her B.A. magna cum laude in 2010 and her J.D. with a certificate in environmental and natural resource law in 2015. After receiving her law degree, she moved to Wyoming, where she focuses her practice on environmental law, civil litigation, and appeals. 

Before joining Koch Law, Kelly gained significant experience in navigating administrative and government relations issues while working for the Wyoming Attorney General’s Office for several years. She represented the state in environmental rulemaking, permitting, and enforcement; criminal appeals; DUI hearings; workers’ compensation cases; bankruptcy; and complex civil litigation. In 2017, she was awarded the Attorney General’s Exemplary Legal Writing Award for her winning brief in a criminal case.

Kelly has argued a variety of cases in administrative hearings, state and federal courts, and the Wyoming Supreme Court. She is licensed to practice in Wyoming and Colorado and is admitted to the United States Courts of Appeal for the Ninth, Tenth, and D.C. Circuits.

In addition to her work with Koch Law, Kelly teaches Legal Writing at the University of Wyoming College of Law and serves on the Wyoming State Bar Association’s Board of Continuing Legal Education. She is also a member and former Executive Director of the Wyoming Water Association. Kelly has been invited to speak and provide continuing legal education on a variety of topics ranging from Wyoming water law, sage grouse, and environmental law to administrative rulemaking, permitting, and public records compliance.

Kelly lives in Laramie, Wyoming, and enjoys traveling throughout the Mountain West to camp, hike, paddleboard, and ski. When she isn’t playing outside, she can usually be found in absorbed in a good book or painting with watercolor and ink.