Attorney Roger Fransen, Hickey & Evans, LLP, Cheyenne, Wyoming

Roger C. Fransen
Cheyenne, Wyoming

Partner
phone	(307) 634-1525
fax	(307) 638-7335
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Roger grew up in South Dakota and is a graduate of the University of Wyoming College of Law. He has lived and practiced law in Cheyenne for 25 years and has been with Hickey & Evans for more than 10 years. Prior to coming to the firm he served as Director of the Wyoming Office of Administrative Hearings. He also served on Governor Michael Sullivan's Staff and as a Senior Assistant Attorney General for the State of Wyoming.

Roger's practice focuses on administrative law, including representation of regulated utilities before the Public Service Commission of Wyoming. His practice also includes a wide range of civil litigation and appeals in both state and federal courts. Roger serves on the Legal Aid Services Committee of the Wyoming State Bar and is a member of American Inns of Court and the Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association.

Roger and his wife Bonnie enjoy spending time with their children and grandchildren. He enjoys upland bird hunting and fly fishing.

Year Joined Organization:: 1996

Areas of Practice:: Public Utility Law; Administrative Law; Workers Compensation; Appellate Practice; Civil Litigation

Bar Admissions:: Wyoming, 1983

Education:: University of Wyoming, College of Law, Laramie, Wyoming, 1983
J.D.; South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota, 1971
B.S.

Published Works:: Comparative Negligence Practices in Wyoming, 18 Land & Water L. Rev., 1983; Administrative Law: Rulemaking and Contested Case Practice in Wyoming (Co-Author) 31 Land & Water L. Rev., 1996

Representative Cases:: Tri-State Generation and Transmission Ass'n, Inc. v. Wyoming Public Service Com'n, 784 P.2d 627 (Wyo. 1989); Qwest Corp. v. Public Service Com'n of Wyoming, 161 P.3d 495 (Wyo. 2007); Pine Bar Ranch, LLC v. Luther, 152 P.3d 1062 (Wyo. 2007); Union Telephone Co. v. Wyoming Public Service Com'n, 142 P.3d 678 (Wyo. 2006); Ravenswood Inv. Co., L.P. v. Bishop Capital Corp., 374 F. Supp.2d 1055 (Wyo. 2005); PacifiCorp v. Public Service Com'n of Wyo., 103 P.3d 862 (Wyo. 2004); Rock Springs Land and Timber, Inc. v. Lore, 75 P.3d 614 (Wyo. 2003); Sinclair Oil Corp. v. Wyoming Public Service Com'n., 63 P.3d 887 (Wyo. 2003); Gore v. Sherard, 50 P.3d 705 (Wyo. 2002); Parker Land and Cattle Co. v. Wyoming Game and Fish Com'n., 845 P.2d 1040 (Wyo. 1993)

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Laramie County Bar Association; Member; American Bar Association; Member; Wyoming State Bar; Member, Legal Aid Services Committee; American Inns of Court; Member; Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association; Member

Past Employment Positions:: Wyoming Attorney General's Office, Assistant and Senior Attorney General, 1983 - 1990; State of Wyoming, Staff, Wyoming Governor Mike Sullivan, 1990 - 1993; Wyoming Office of Administrative Hearings, Director, 1993 - 1995

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