Services

State & Local Governments | Special Taxing Districts | Authorities | nonprofits | Other Local Entities
  • Ensuring compliance with local government law
  • Taxes, tax collection, assessment, and TABOR compliance
  • Elections
  • Budget adoption
  • Certification of levies for taxes
  • Capital project financing
  • Meeting activities
  • Qualification of officers and directors
  • Insurance
  • Inclusions and exclusions of property
  • Contracts
  • Audits
  • Numerous other aspects of special taxing district operations
  • Nonprofit formation & IRS 501 (c)(3) tax exemptions
  • Governance issues
Real Estate Development | Local Government |
Municipal Finance
  • Analysis of appropriate financing vehicles
  • Negotiations with governmental entities
  • Organization of various governmental entities including special districts and improvement districts
  • Condemnation
  • Insurance review and claims activities
  • Creation of financing and operating entities
  • Coordination with CPAs, investment bankers and bond attorneys
  • Assistance with the preparation of financing disclosure documents
  • Real estate conveyances
  • Drafting and oversight of construction contracts
  • Other activities related to the planning, funding and installation of project infrastructure
  • Public-private partnerships
Libraries
  • Formation of library districts
  • Transitioning municipal and county libraries to district status
  • Financing of capital projects/construction contracting
  • Intergovernmental agreements
  • General contract review and liability issues
  • Development of policies and bylaws
  • Personnel/human resource administration
  • TABOR compliance
  • Real property matters
Land Use
  • Drafting ordinances for municipalities
  • Ensuring compliance with and/or challenging state statutes
  • Ordinances and other governmental regulations
  • Obtaining various licenses and land use permits
  • Negotiating land use matters with governmental entities (such as development of shopping centers, rezoning and variances)
Civil Litigation
  • Prosecution and defense of civil actions of all kinds
  • Arbitration proceedings
  • Settlement negotiations
  • Appeals
  • Litigation counseling
  • Litigation prevention counseling
Representative Clients
  • Available upon request