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New Municipal Attorneys Workshop

December 4, 2025 | Denver


This workshop provides essential information and training for new municipal attorneys providing an opportunity to enhance advocacy skills and knowledge of municipal courts while networking with fellow municipal attorneys.  CLE Credits Submitted.

Meeting Location: Colorado Municipal League Building, 1144 Sherman St., Denver

Registration opens soon! 

CML has negotiated special rates at local hotels if you are coming from outside the metro area. 

Booking Link for ART Hotel

Warwick Hotel: Go to Warwick Hotel, select the dates and under "code type", select corporate code and enter: COML.

Agenda

Thursday, December 4

8 - 8:30 a.m. | Registration and continental breakfast sponsored by Wilson Williams Fellman Dittman

 

 

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. | Open Meetings & Open Records

 

Presenters
Katie Vera, associate, Hoffman, Parker, Wilson & Carberry PC


9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Colorado Municipal Government & Home Rule

Presenter
Robert Sheesley, general counsel, CML

10:30 a.m. - 10:45 | Break

 

10:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Networking Lunch Session: Gaining Client Trust

 

Presenter
Wynetta Massey, of counsel, Widner Juran LLP
 

 

 

1 p.m. - 2 p.m. | Constitutional Issues in Municipal Governance

 

Presenters
Adam Stephens, deputy city attorney, City of Thornton, Adam Stephens, deputy city attorney, City of Thornton 

 


2 p.m. - 3 p.m. Municipal Liability & the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act

 

Speakers:
Nick Cotton-Baez, associate general counsel, CIRSA 


 
3 p.m. - 4 p.m. | Land Use 101

 

Speaker:
Lori Strand, of counsel, Michow Guckenberger McAskin