Big energy law firm with Denver office will shut down as industry slumps

A Houston-based law firm with an office in Denver that has been a fixture in the energy industry for years is closing its doors at year's end. Burleson LLP confirmed today that the firm is shutting all of its offices. Burleson achieved significant growth off its hefty practice in land and title work. Land and title lawyers are vital to upstream oil and gas companies that manage self-owned drilling properties. But drilling has declined and so has the work for the firm. "When the rig count goes…