Welcome to the law firm of Opperman & Schell, P.C., located in the Denver, Colorado metropolitan area. Diverse and experienced providers of real estate legal services, the attorneys at Opperman & Schell, P.C. practice mainly in the areas of eminent domain, real estate acquisition, and real estate disputes including boundary, access and quiet title.  Most trial work centers on property valuation and condemnation.  The firm handles transactional matters, litigation, and appeals.

 

The firm’s President, Bill Schell, has over twenty-five years experience as a Colorado attorney successfully representing clients on either side of eminent domain cases.  He was involved in the acquisition of hundreds of surface rights, mineral rights, and water rights for Denver International Airport.  Bill has negotiated, settled, tried, and appealed hundreds of cases for both land owners and condemning authorities. 

The firm, founded in 1974 by Marlin D. Opperman, has represented clients owning every type of real property including, farms, ranches, vacant development parcels, industrial, commercial, office, residential properties and mineral and water rights.  Property acquisition uses range from country roads to super highways, airports, railroads, schools, electric powerlines, gas and other pipelines, parks, open space, urban renewal, commercial, industrial, office and residential development.  The firm has also represented clients in matters related to regulatory takings.