Rob,
We were in the same situation with probate, ours was a bit different though since it was of my Grandfather who passed in “82. We had to open the estate again in order to transfer the rights to my father then to me, it was the only time my Father was happy about being an only child.
Per your request; we employed Eugene Burk who’s on S. Revere Parkway in Centenial, CO. We were and are very satisfied with the work product, he also recently consulted us on a new lease. A tid-bit about Eugene (Gene), his first job out of law school was working for Cortlandt Dietler who leased a great deal of the Weld County rights. Cortlandt is also the one who met my Grandfather and leased the rights to him and my Uncle in 1954. Gene had some stories and memories working for him in the early “70’s, I enjoyed the reminiscing.
Regards, John G.