Darlene A. Cypser

Attorney - Lakewood, Colorado, 2006-present; Littleton, Colorado, 2000-2006; Boulder, Colorado, 1988-1999; Negotiates and drafts contracts and licenses of all kinds including book publishing and movie distribution; Incorporates and drafts operating agreements for corporations and limited liability companies; drafts loan agreements. Has reviewed leases; advised landlords & tenants; negotiated releases for tenants; negotiated return of security deposits; drafted deeds & powers of attorney; drafted and reviewed real estate contracts; reviewed title abstracts; prepared income tax returns for individuals, non-profit corporations and limited liability companies; drafted wills and trusts; closed estates; consulted with environmental organizations; drafted & filed Environment Impact Statement comments.

Chief Executive Officer/Venture Capital Management - The Midgard Corporation, Littleton, Colorado, 1999-Present, oversees the financing and management of start-up companies and other investments.

Movie Producer/Sales Agent - Inferno Film Productions, LLC, Littleton, Colorado, 1999-Present, manages production, post-production, sales, and distribution of the feature film, Dragon and the Hawk, and other projects still under development; negotiates and drafts distribution agreements for other movie production companies.

Continuing Legal Education Instructor - 1996, Developed and taught an on-line continuing legal education class. (Certified by Colorado Supreme Court)

Adult Education Instructor - Community School Program, Boulder Valley School District, Boulder, Colorado, 1994-1996, taught "Avoiding Landlord and Tenant Disputes" and "Income Tax for Home Daycare" classes.

Secretary/Treasurer & Director - Nyx Net (The world's oldest free Internet service provider), Littleton, Colorado, 1997-Present, Volunteer since 1993, Drafted articles of incorporation, bylaws, 501(c)(3) application and terms of service for nonprofit corporation; negotiated and drafted documents for the transfer of assets from the University of Denver; negotiated leases and service contracts.

Pro Bono Attorney - Boulder County Legal Services, Boulder, Colorado, 1987-1999, performed pro bono legal services for indigent clients including dissolutions of marriage, landlord and tenant disputes and contract drafting; assisted with accumulation and presentation of data for grant applications and screening of potential clients.

Midwest Entertainment Industry Conference, November 2003, Lexington, Kentucky - invited to speak on panels on movie distribution and entertainment law.

Legal Aspects of Film and Video Production Conference, September 2003, Denver, Colorado - organized conference and spoke on tax law applicable to film and video production.

Colorado School of Mines, October 1999, Golden, Colorado - spoke on the law related to induced seismicity.

Colorado Bar Association, Mineral Law Section Meeting, September 1996, Denver, Colorado - spoke on the law related to induced seismicity.

U.S. Bureau of Mines, November 1995, Denver, Colorado - spoke on the law related to induced seismicity.

International Union for Geodesy and Geophysics Conference, June 1995, Boulder, Colorado - spoke on the law related to induced seismicity.

National Writers Club, January 1990, Aurora, Colorado - spoke on tax law for writers.

"Update on Constitutionality of Film & Video State Tax Incentives," Advertising & Marketing Review (March 2006)

"A Creeped Out Cast & Crew - Shadow Walking in Colorado," Indie Slate Magazine (January 2006)

"Federal Court Case Threatens State Tax Incentives," Advertising & Marketing Review (August 2005)

"Independents at NATPE 05," Indie Slate Magazine (June 2005)

"New Tax Incentives For Production," Advertising & Marketing Review (April 2005)

"The New Tax Incentives For Film & TV Investors: How Can They Help Indies?" Indie Slate Magazine (March 2005)

"Seven Distribution Myths," Indie Slate Magazine (March 2004)

"Induced Seismicity and the Potential for Liability under U.S. Law," 289 Tectonophysics 239 (1998) (co-authored with Dr. Scott D. Davis)

"Colorado Law and Induced Seismicity" (1998) (unpublished)

Handbook of Colorado Landlord & Tenant Law (1997)

"Liability for Induced Earthquakes," 9 Journal of Environmental Law & Litigation 551 (1994) (co-authored with Dr. Scott D. Davis)

"International Law & Policy of Extraterrestrial Planetary Protection," 32 Jurimetrics 315 (1993)

"The Biker," Boulder Daily Camera (Oct. 1992)

"Survey of Colorado Landlord and Tenant Law," 20 The Colorado Lawyer 2023 (Oct. 1991)

Ask-A-Lawyer columns, Boulder Daily Camera (1991)

"Legal Information and Options for Single Parents," Boulder Parent (Oct.-Dec. 1991)

Writer's Pocket Tax Guide, annual, 1988 to present

"A Capital Mistake: An Apocryphal Rebuttal," 38 The Baker Street Journal, New Series, 237 (1988)

"International Law: Implications of the Strategic Defense Initiative," 38 Oklahoma Law Review 893 (1985)

"Barker, The Hated Rival," 35 The Baker Street Journal, New Series, 211 (1985)

Juris Doctor, University of Oklahoma, May 1986

Bachelor of Arts, University of Oklahoma, May 1980

Law License, State of Colorado, January 1988 to present

Law License, State of New York, July 1987 to present

Notary Public, State of Colorado, 1989 to present

Scribes: The American Society of Legal Writers, 2007

Colorado Film & Video Association, 1999 to present

American Geophysical Union, 1995 to present

Marquis Who's Who in the World, 2005
Marquis Who's Who of American Women, 2005
Marquis Who's Who in America, 2000 to present
Marquis Who's Who in American Law, 1995 to present

Research Grant from the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation for research on Colorado law and induced seismicity, summer 1995