Nicol Thompson Kramer

Nicol is a Shareholder at Beatty & Wozniak. She joined the Casper, Wyoming office in 2013. She has been in private practice in Casper for 20 years, as of 2022. 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).

Nicol is a proud Wyoming native, raised in Wyoming'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 gives her a unique perspective when advising companies regarding operations in Wyoming.

Nicol's practice involves most aspects 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 maintains a business-based emphasis in her practice and aims to achieve the best results for clients in the most practical and cost-efficient manner.

In her free time, Nicol enjoys the outdoors with her husband and two daughters, participating in biathlon, skiing, biking and running. She is also involved with various community organizations focused on education and health.