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Annual Seminar on Municipal Law

October 10-11, 2025


CML's Annual Seminar provides expert Colorado-specific information that is directly relevant to the daily practice of municipal attorneys in the state, as well as opportunities to network with peers.

This year's event will be held October 10 & 11 in Steamboat Springs, CO. 

Registration is open.

Friday, October 10


8 - 9 am             

Registration & Continental Breakfast

9 - 10:30 am     

Annual Update on Municipal Law
Speaker: Robert Sheesley, CML General Counsel

10:45 am - 12 pm

Developments in Open Meetings & Executive Sessions
Speaker: Corey Hoffmann, Hoffmann, Parker, Wilson & Carberry, P.C.

12:15 - 1:30 pm

Lunch Session: Survey of Local Revenue and Financing Tools
This panel will focus on the evolving landscape of local government financing tools as legislative and policy changes at the state and federal level have impacted local government budgets and caused local leaders to get creative. The discussion will consider how local government decides which tools to implement and why, and what their experiences of adopting some of these strategies has been. The session will highlight some of the recent state and federal policy and legislative changes that are causing local governments to re-tool how they fund certain programs and will illustrate some of the obstacles and successes. 
Speakers, Kirsten Crawford, Kaplan Kirsch LLP, Dan Foote, Steamboat Springs City Attorney and Dan Kramer, Estes Park Town Attorney.

1:45 - 3 pm

Representing Small Municipalities
Speaker: Clayton M. Buchner, Clayton M. Buchner, Attorney at Law, LLC

3:15 - 4:15 pm

Dealing with Aging Oil and Gas Wells in Municipalities
Speaker: Steven Louis-Prescott, Hamre, Rodriguez, Ostrander & Prescott, P.C.

4:30 - 6 pm

Welcome Reception

6 pm

Dinner on own

Saturday, October 11


8 - 8:30 am

Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:30 - 9:30 am

Privacy, Cybersecurity, and AI - What Colorado Municipal Lawyers Should Know
Speaker: Andy Frohardt, Assistant City Attorney, City of Boulder

9:30 - 10:30 am

Extreme Risk Protection Orders
Speakers: Jim Martin, Assistant City Attorney, City of Durango and Mandy MacDonald, Senior Assistant City Attorney, City of Aurora

10:45 am - 12 pm

DEI Session: The Law of Group Polarization
Speaker: Jacob Crawford, Assistant City Attorney, City & County of Denver

12 pm

Seminar Ends

Thank you to our Sponsors!

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To become a sponsor of this event, contact Kharyl at kjackson@cml.org.