Member

Representative Matters

• Represents governmental entities and other transaction participants in public finance transactions and economic development matters in Colorado and Nevada
• Financings include general obligation bonds, user fee revenue bonds, special assessment bonds, excise tax revenue bonds, lease transactions, tax increment financings and private activity bonds
• Economic development matters include development or annexation agreements and economic incentive agreements
• Clients include governmental entities such as municipalities, counties, special districts, school districts, transportation agencies, joint action agencies, urban renewal authorities, downtown development authorities as well as non-profit corporations, underwriters, trustees and credit enhancers

Professional Activities

• Admitted Colorado, 1976
• Member, National Association of Bond Lawyers
• Member, Board of Education of the Cherry Creek School District, 1990 - 1996
• Member, Board of Directors of the Colorado Association of School Boards, 1995 - 1996
• Member, Board of Directors of the Willows Water District, 1987 - 1990
• Member, Board of Trustees of the University of Northern Colorado, 1986 - 1991
• Participant, Denver Community Leadership Forum, 1988
• Participant, South Metro Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program, 1990

Publications and Presentations

• Presentor, "Election November 2010: Proposition 101 and Amendments 60 and 61" to over 20 organizations around Colorado
• Co-Author with Paul Wisor, "Public Moneys and Ballot Issues Under the Fair Campaign Practices Act," 34 Colorado Lawyer, 81 (September 2005)
• Co-Author with Amy Kennedy, "Enterprises Under Article X, s. 20 of the Colorado Constitution, Part 1,"27 Colorado Lawyer, 55 (April 1998) and Part 2, 27 Colorado Lawyer, 65 (May 1998)
• Author, "Amendment One: Government by Plebiscite," 22 Colorado Lawyer, 293 (February 1993)

Education

• Juris Doctor, University of Denver Sturm College of Law, 1976
• Bachelor of Arts, Dickinson College, 1973

Honors and Awards

• Fellow, American College of Bond Counsel
• Winner, Denver Business Journal's "Best of the Bar" Award for Public Finance, 2005
• Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® in the area of Public Finance since 2007