The firm’s local government practice focuses on representation of individual local governments, including home rule and statutory cities and towns, counties, districts, local government officials, and associations of local governments Attorneys in the firm have significant experience in a wide variety of legal issues affecting local governments, including land use, zoning, annexation, urban renewal, personnel, elections, home rule, open meetings, budget and finance, TABOR issues, public records, sales, use, and other taxes, liquor licensing, public contracting, and federal and state issues affecting local governments.

The firm’s local government attorneys provide general and special counsel services to municipalities and other local governments and work closely with their governing bodies, elected and appointed officials, staffs, and constituent and/or affiliated entities, such as planning commissions, boards of adjustment, liquors boards, urban renewal authorities and other groups. The firm’s approach is to provide focused and effective legal services intended to help clients resolve legal problems and understand legal risks. The firm is sensitive to the budgetary concerns of public entities and work with them to provide high quality legal services in a cost-effective manner.

Representative general or special counsel local government clients have included or do include: Town of Bennett, Town of Castle Rock, City of Dacono, Town of Fleming, Town of Georgetown, City of Golden, Town of Firestone, Firestone Urban Renewal Authority, Town of Haxtun, Town of Keenesburg, Town of Kremmling, City of Louisville, Louisville Revitalization Commission, Town of Otis, Town of Sedgwick, City of Thornton, Town of Wiggins, several governmental self-insurance pools and associations of local governments.

If you have a question or need assistance with a Local Government or Municipal Law Legal issue, please contact us.