Publications

Among the publications authored by the firm’s lawyers, the following include some of the articles and lectures most pertinent to local governments.

ARTICLES

K. Carberry, Redistricting – A Municipal Perspective, Colorado Municipalities (Vol. 88, No. 1, February 2012).

K. Carberry, Redistricting: A Municipal Perspective, The Colorado Lawyer (Vol. 31, No. 2, February 2002).

K. Carberry, D. Atencio, A. McGihon, Colorado Election Law Update (published by the National Business Institute, July 2001).

P. Wilson, Eminent Domain Law in Colorado, The Colorado Lawyer (Vol. 35, Nos. 9 and 11, 2006).

P. Wilson, J. Sperber, Blazing a Trail: Condemning Ways of Necessity in the New West, Current condemnation Law, American Bar Association (2006);

P. Wilson, C. Price, Local government Sales and Use Taxes, The Colorado Lawyer, (Vol. 40., No. 7, 2011).

J. Parker, Colorado Land Use Decisions, Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute Annual Conference (2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016).

A. Flanagan, FERC Hydropower Licensing: A Review of Utilization of the ILP, TLP, and ALP. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory, (2019). (with Aaron Levine).

A. Flanagan, Collaborating for a Greener Future: How Colorado Encourages Better Energy Decisions. Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy, and the Environment, (2018).

A. Flanagan, Banning Plastic: A Local Effort. Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy, and the Environment, (2018).

A. Flanagan, E. LeBuhn, The Long and Short of Short-Term Rentals, Colorado Lawyer (May 2023). 

LECTURES

In the area of continuing legal education, the firm’s lawyers participate regularly, as attendees or speakers, in nearly every Colorado Municipal League or Continuing Legal Education seminar on municipal law. Firm members have also received regional and national recognition for their expertise through several speaking invitations. Among the many addresses given by the firm’s lawyers, the following is a sampling of our attorneys’ presentations:

C. Hoffmann, Special Issues in Eminent Domain, Colorado Municipal League Seminar on Municipal Law (October 2011).

C. Hoffmann, Medical Marijuana: Issues to Consider Regarding Local Control, Colorado Municipal League Annual Conference (June 2010).

C. Hoffmann, Eminent Domain, Legislative Authority and Abandonment, or How to Contract Regarding the Power of Eminent Domain While Retaining the Necessary Legislative Discretion, CLE International (August 2007).

C. Hoffmann, A Primer on Local Government Regulation of Land Use and Development Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute (March 2006 and April 2005).

C. Hoffmann, K. Hoffmann, A Case of Cases (the 24 Cases Every Municipal Lawyer Should Know), Colorado MunicipalLeague Annual Seminar on Municipal Law (September 2022).

C. Hoffmann, K. Carberry, Survey of Municipal Law, Colorado Municipal League Annual Seminar on Municipal Law (October 2018).

K. Carberry, K. Kelly, G. Wilson, Privileges Under the Colorado Open Records Act, Colorado Municipal League Annual Seminar on Municipal Law (October 2015).

K. Carberry, G. Wilson, S. Roy, Open Meetings & Open Records – 10 Tough Questions, Colorado Municipal League Annual Conference (June 2013).

K. Carberry, C. Hoffmann, T. Haas-Davidson, Counties: Love the One(s) You’re With, Colorado Municipal League Annual Conference (June 2013).

K. Carberry, Rules of the Game – When a Municipal Clerk Acts in a Quasi-Judicial Capacity, Colorado Municipal Clerks’ Association Annual Conference (November 2010).

K. Carberry, R. Gregory, B. Ortiz, V. Matheson, Wild Urbanism – Coyotes, Prairie Dogs and Chicken Coops, Colorado Municipal League Annual Conference (June 2010).

K. Carberry, S. Light, K. Aviles, Revenue Sharing Perks and Pitfalls – Yes it Can Work!, Colorado Municipal League Annual Conference (June 2009).

K. Carberry, J. Parker, Residential Door-to-Door Solicitation, Colorado Municipal League Annual Seminar on Municipal Law (October 2007).

K. Carberry, Special District 2002 Election Workshop, Colorado Department of Local Affairs (October and November 2001).

K. Carberry, Legislative Redistricting at the State and Local Levels:  Implications for Municipalities, Colorado Municipal League Annual Seminar on Municipal Law (October 2001).

J. Parker, Colorado Land Use Decisions, Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute Annual Conference (2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016).

A. Flanagan, C. Rutz, L. Lyda, The Law of Short-Term Rentals, Land Use Law: How-To (Advanced) Conference (December 2022)

A. Flanagan, T. Curtis, S. Sommer, E. Garvin, Planning, Law and Science Come Together to Save the World, American Planning Association Colorado Chapter Conference (October 2020)