official conference program

INTERNATIONAL MUNICIPAL LAWYERS

ASSOCIATION

IMLA’S 74TH ANNUALCONFERENCE

IMLA Board of Directors 2008-2009

Mary Ellen BenchCity SolicitorMississauga, Ontario

Sheryl King BenfordGeneral CounselGreater Cleveland Regional Transit AuthorityCleveland, Ohio

Daniel P. BlondinCity AttorneyHighwood, Illinois

Stephen P. ChinnCity AttorneyFairway, Kansas

Wayne EsannasonVillage Attorney Scarsdale, New York

Bradford R. JerbicCity AttorneyLas Vegas, Nevada

Patricia KellyCity AttorneyColorado Springs, Colorado

Susan Emery McGannonCity AttorneyMurfreesboro, Tennessee

G. Foster MillsManaging AttorneyNew York City, New York

Steven W. MooreCity AttorneyYuma, Arizona

Andrew L Romanet, Jr.General CounselNorth Carolina League of MunicipalitiesRaleigh, North Carolina

Herbert W.A. ThieleCounty AttorneyLeon County, Florida

Andrew J. Whalen, IIICity Attorney

PRESIDENTSusan C. RochaCity AttorneyCibolo, Texas

FIRST VICE PRESIDENTDeWitt F. McCarleyCity Attorney Charlotte, North Carolina

SECOND VICE PRESIDENTThomas W. KeltyGeneral Counsel Buffalo, Illinois

THIRD VICE PRESIDENTDennis HerreraCity AttorneySan Francisco, California

TREASURERJay B. DoegeyCity AttorneyArlington, Texas

GENERAL COUNSEL ANDEXECUTIVE DIRECTORCharles W. Thompson, Jr.Bethesda, Maryland

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENTRobert M. WhiteCity AttorneyAlbuquerque, New Mexico

SPONSORS

Miller & Van Eaton, PLLCThomson Reuters

Greenberg Traurig, P.A.

Texas Municipal Attorneys Association

ComcastFlorida League of Cities, Inc

BMI

SUPPORTERS

Brown Garganese Weiss & D’Agresta, P.A.

Dean Ringers Morgan & Lawton, P.A.

Johnson Anselmo Murdoch Burke Piper & McDuff, P.A.

Lewis Stroud & Deutsch, P.L.

FRIENDS

Trane, an Ingersoll Rand Company

Florida Association of County Attorneys

Florida Municipal Attorneys Association

Frazer Hubbard Brandt Trask &Yacavone, P.A.

Gregory W. Hootman, P.A.

Marks Gray, P.A.

Lewis, Longman &Walker, P.A.

Scarritt Law Group, P.A.

Schottenstein Zox & Dunn, Do., LPA

McConnaughhay, Duffy Coonrod Pope & Weaver

Weiss Serota Helfman Pastoriza Cole & Boniske

EXHIBITORS

Cincinnati, Ohio

Middletown, Connecticut

Nashville, Tennessee

Long Beach, California

Miami, Florida

Tallahassee, Florida

Eagan, Minnesota

2009 PROGRAM PLANNING COMMITTEEMark Hayes, ChairGENERAL COUNSELArkansas Municipal LeagueLittle Rock, Arkansas

Barbara AdamsVILLAGE ATTORNEYKenilworth, Illinois

Mary Ellen BenchCITY SOLICITORMississauga, ON, Canada

Albert BenshoffCITY ATTORNEYConcord, North Carolina

Stephen P. ChinnCITY ATTORNEYFairway, Kansas

Robert S. CroomASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF LLASouth Carolina Association of CountiesColumbia, South Carolina

Samuel Hollis EdwardsLEGAL COUNSELGreater Regional CouncilNashville, Tennessee

Timothy S. HollisterTOWN ATTORNEYColchester, Connecticut

Frank B. Gummey, IIICITY ATTORNEYNew Smyrna Beach, Florida

James B. LampkeTOWN COUNSELHull, Massachusetts

Gary LandersCITY ATTORNEYTyler, Texas

DeWitt F. McCarleyCITY ATTORNEYCharlotte, North Carolina

Karen M. McDonaldCITY ATTORNEYFayetteville, North Carolina

Susan J. MooreGENERAL COUNSELGeorgia Municipal LeagueAtlanta, Georgia

Ken Smith DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTORAlabama League of MunicipalitiesMontgomery, Alabama

Rafel Suarez-RivasASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEYMiami, Florida

Randall Van VleckGENERAL COUNSELNew Mexico Municipal LeagueSanta Fe, New Mexico

Eileen WellsCITY ATTORNEYMankato, Minnesota

Julie O. Bru, City Attorney, City of Miami

Maria J. Chiaro, Deputy City Attorney, City of Miami

Robin J. Jackson, Assistant City Attorney, City of Miami

Rafael Suarez-Rivas, Assistant City Attorney, City of Miami

George K. Wysong III, Assistant City Attorney/Police Legal Advisor, City of Miami

Khadijah Williams,

James Tevas, Special Project Coordinator, City of Miami

WELCOME TO MIAMI

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PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Please remember that the Hilton Miami Down-town and the Marriott Miami Biscayne Bay will

Conference venues. Sessions and events will be held in both hotels, so make sure that you check the event location in this program. Both properties are connected by walkways located on an upper overpass or via the street level, please see the IMLA Registration Desk and Bulletin Board

the walkways.

This Program is subject to changes; please contact the IMLA Registration Desk for Onsite Program Updates.

INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTLAWYERS FACULTY BREAKFAST(Open to ILGL Faculty Only)7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.Hilton Miami Downtown

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

8:00 a.m. – 12 Noon

INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTLAWYERS (PART I)

8:30 a.m. - 12 NoonHilton Miami DowntownTenor

Moderator:Frank B. Gummey, IIICity AttorneyNew Smyrna Beach, Florida

YOU HAVE JUST BEEN APPOINTED THECITY OR COUNTY ATTORNEY: NOWWHAT? YOU GOTTA SERVE SOMEBODY!Robert J. AlftonMiller O’Brien Cummins, P.L.L.P.Minneapolis, Minnesota

PUBLIC RECORDS & OPEN MEETINGSDavid LawrenceAssistant DirectorSchool of GovernmentUniversity of North CarolinaChapel Hill, North Carolina

MUNICIPAL FINANCEJ. Rita McNeil DanishCincinnati USA Regional ChamberCincinnati, Ohio

PERSONNELDaniel D. Crean

Pembroke, New Hampshire

Lunch Break12 Noon – 1:00 p.m.

INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTLAWYERS (PART II)

1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Hilton Miami DowntownTenor

Moderator:Frank B. Gummey, IIICity AttorneyNew Smyrna Beach, Florida

ORDINANCE DRAFTINGJoseph N. de Raismes, IIISpecial CounselBoulder, Colorado

LAND USEDwight H. MerriamRobinson & Cole, L.L.P.Hartford, Connecticut

HERDING CATS: THINGS ABOUTPARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE THEYDIDN’T TEACH YOU IN LAW SCHOOLA. Fleming Bell, IIProfessor of Public Law and Government University of North Carolina-Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina

NEGOTIATIONSDeWitt F. McCarleyCity Attorney Charlotte, North Carolina

GOLF TOURNAMENTCRANDON GOLF COURSE

8:30 a.m. Tee TimeNOTE: This event requires separate registration and payment. Please see the IMLA Registration Desk for details on the bus departure.

REGISTRATION & EXHIBITORS7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Hilton Miami DowntownSymphony Ballroom Foyer

Speakers’ Ready Room8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.(Speakers for Sunday’s Sessions Only)Hilton Miami DowntownMetronome Boardroom

Communications Corner9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Hilton Miami DowntownConcerto DComplimentary e-mail and computer service for Conference attendees

Sunday Morning Concurrent In-Depth Programs

LAND USE SECTION8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.Hilton Miami DowntownConcerto B

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Chair:Barbara A. AdamsHolland & Knight, L.L.P.Village Attorney, Kenilworth, Illinois

ANNUAL ZONING AND PLANNINGLAW REPORT AWARDSDwight H. MerriamRobinson & Cole, L.L.P.Hartford, Connecticut

UNIVERSITY CITIES /COLLEGE TOWNSFOR THE LISTSERV WORKING GROUP

8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.Hilton Miami DowntownPicasso

Chair:Marion J. RadsonCity AttorneyGainesville, Florida

TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTION8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.Marriott Miami Biscayne BaySalon E

Chair:John W. PestleCity AttorneyGrandville, Michigan

ARRA BROADBAND GRANTS – “WHAT’S NEWS, WHAT’S NEXT”Nicholas P. MillerMiller & Van Eaton, P.L.L.C.Washington, D.C.

CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISING– WHAT’S LEFT TO REGULATEAND WHAT POWER REMAINSBrian T. GroganMoss & BarnettMinneapolis, Minnesota

COASTAL COMMUNITIESWORKING GROUP8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.Marriott Miami Biscayne BayBiscayne Island

GENERAL GOVERNMENT SECTION8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.Marriott Miami Biscayne BaySalon F

Chair:G. Foster MillsManaging AttorneyNew York City, New York

Coffee Break10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.Ballroom Foyers in both Hilton and Marriott

PRE-LAND USE TOUR PRESENTATION( For Registrants for the Mobile Land Use Workshop)10:30 a.m. – 12 NoonHilton Miami DowntownConcerto B

Clifford A. SchulmanGreenberg Traurig, L.L.P.Miami, Florida

POLICE LEGAL ADVISORSWORKING GROUP

10:30 a.m. – 12 NoonMarriott Miami Biscayne BayHibiscus Island

PERSONNEL SECTION

10:30 a.m. – 12 NoonMarriott Miami Biscayne BaySalon F

Chair:Marlene PontrelliMariscal Weeks McIntyre& Friedlander, PAPhoenix, Arizona

Vice-Chair: Daniel D. Crean


PERSONNEL POLICIES & HANDBOOKS:THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLYDaniel D. Crean


LEADING EMPLOYEES THROUGHTODAY’S ECONOMYMarlene PontrelliMariscal Weeks McIntyre & Friedlander, PAPhoenix, Arizona

TECHNOLOGY SECTIONRed Light Cameras – Tix & Pics10:30 a.m. – 12 NoonMarriott Miami Biscayne BayWatson Room

Chair:Philip M. SparksDirector & Assistant Professor of LawLocal Government Law CenterSalmon P. Chase College of LawNorthern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, Kentucky

Leslie T. BlakeyPrincipalBlakey & Agnew, L.L.CWashington, D.C.

Alexander P. HecklerShutts & Bowen, L.L.P.Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Michael J. McAllisterShutts & Bowen, L.L.P.Fort Lauderdale, Florida

CAPITAL CITIES WORKING GROUP

10:30 a.m. – 12 NoonMarriott Miami Biscayne BayBiscayne Island

COUNTIES AND SPECIAL MUNICIPAL DISTRICTS DEPARTMENT10:30 a.m. – 12 NoonMarriott Miami Biscayne BaySalon E

THE TRAVELING UPDATE OF FEDERALISSUES: FROM CONGRESS TO THE COURTSCharles W. Thompson, Jr.IMLA Executive Director andGeneral CounselBethesda, Maryland

MOBILE LAND USE WORKSHOP(Generously Sponsored By the Law Firm of Greenberg Traurig, L.L.P.) 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.NOTE: Advance Registration Required. See the IMLA Registration Desk for details on bus departure

Moderator: Lucia A. DoughertyGreenberg Traurig, L.L.P.Miami, Florida

Welcoming Reception6:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.Vizcaya Museum and Gardens See the IMLA Registration Desk for Details on this event.IMLA Registration Badge Required For Admission.

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

* The Canadian Department Programming will run concurrently all day on Monday—see below for program details.The Canadian Department program is open to all attendees.

REGISTRATION & EXHIBITORS

7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Hilton Miami Downtown Symphony Ballroom Foyer

Speakers’ Ready Room8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m(Speakers for Monday’s Sessions Only)Hilton Miami DowntownMetronome Boardroom


OPENING CEREMONIES7:45 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Hilton Miami DowntownSymphony Ballroom I, II

WORK SESSION I:READY, SET, GO! CONSTRUCTION ANDDESIGN-BUILD IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR

8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.Hilton Miami DowntownSymphony Ballroom I, II

Moderator: Barbara A. AdamsHolland & Knight, L.L.P.Village Attorney, Kenilworth, Illinois

DESIGN- BUILD FOR THE PUBLIC SECTORJohn A. GiachinoParsons Water & InfrastructureOrlando, Florida

PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTINGPRINCIPLES IN DESIGN-BUILDPROJECT DELIVERYTeno A. West Pannone Lopes Devereaux & West, L.L.P.New York, New York

LEGISLATIVE MODELS FORPUBLIC SECTOR DESIGN-BUILDPROJECT DELIVERYSteven A. TorresCity SolicitorTaunton, Massachusetts

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WORK SESSION II: HONEST SERVICES & FALSE CLAIMS ACT CONCERNS

8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.Hilton Miami DowntownSymphony Ballroom III, IV

Moderator: Susan J. MooreGeneral CounselGeorgia Municipal AssociationAtlanta, Georgia

HONEST SERVICES ANDTHE MISUSE OF OFFICEHerbert W. A. ThieleCounty AttorneyLeon County, FloridaandMark MustianTallahassee City CommissionerNabors, Giblin & Nickerson, P.A.Tallahassee, Florida

THE GRAHAM COUNTY CASE

Dan HimmelfarbMayer Brown, L.L.P.Washington, D.C.

CANADIAN DEPARTMENT PROGRAM (PART 1)

8:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. Marriott Miami Biscayne BayWatson Room

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Ralph G. Hildebrand IMLA Canadian Department ChairCorporate CounselMetro Vancouver, British Columbia

MUNICIPAL LIABILITY PREVENTIONIN PLANNING AND LAND USEDEVELOPMENT: A CANADIAN VIEWOF THE LAW8:45 a.m. - 9:20 a.m.David BoghosianBoghosian + AssociatesToronto, Ontario

OUTDOOR ADVERTISING, TRANSITFACILITIES, AND DIGITAL SIGNS:PITFALLS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR MU-NICIPALITIES9:20 a.m. - 9:55 a.m.Craig MacFarlane City SolicitorSurrey, British Columbia

Canadian Department Coffee Break and Networking10:00 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.Foyer

SURVIVING A 101-DAY MUNICIPAL STRIKE,OR HOW I SPENT MY SUMMER VACATION10:20 a.m. - 11:10 a.m. George Wilkki City SolicitorWindsor, OntarioandAnna Kinastowski City SolicitorToronto, Ontario

Election of Regional Vice President (Two-Year Term) and Short Snappers; Open-Forum Discussion (Time Permitting )

11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

General Coffee Break9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Ballroom Foyers in Both Hilton and Marriott

WORK SESSION III: NEW CHALLENGES IN DEALINGWITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT


Moderator: Stephen P. ChinnCity AttorneyFairway, Kansas

GOVERNMENTAL RETIREMENTPLANS - UNDER THE IRS RADARLouis T. MazaweyGroom Law GroupWashington, D.C.

PUBLIC EMPLOYERS & PENSIONSThomas R. DowlingStinson Morrison Hecker, L.L.P.Kansas City, Missouri

RUMBLINGS FROM WASHINGTON:NEW LAWS THAT WILL ROCK YOUR WORLDDouglas C. HaneyCity AttorneyCarmel, Indiana

WORK SESSION IV: THE WRITING ON THE WALL - RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE LAW OFSIGNS AND BILLBOARDS


Moderator: Samuel Hollis EdwardsLegal CounselGreater Nashville Regional CouncilNashville, Tennessee

BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENTAND THE THREAT OF CERCLA LIABILITYElaine C. LippmannSpiegel & McDiarmid, L.L.P.Washington, D.C.

Jonathan Q. MorganAssistant ProfessorPublic Administration & GovernmentUNC - School of GovernmentChapel Hill, North Carolina

Luncheon12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.Marriott Miami Biscayne BayGrand Ballroom

Luncheon SpeakerThe Honorable Manny DiazMayor, City of Miami, Florida

CANADIAN DEPARTMENT PROGRAM(Part 2 – Afternoon Portion)2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Marriott Miami Biscayne BayWatson Room

OBSERVATIONS ON NEW PROVINCIALLAND-USE REGULATIONS AND REGIONALGOVERNANCE RULES – THE IMPACTS ONLEGAL AND MANAGEMENT ADVICE TOMUNICIPAL COUNCILS2:00 p.m. - 2:35 p.m.Robyn Singleton, Q.C. Chief CommissionerStrathcona County, Alberta

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ISSUESARISING FROM THE IMPACT OF THEGLOBALIZATION OF INSOLVENCY2:40 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.James P. BarberCity SolicitorLondon, Ontario

WHO REGULATES THE RED-LIGHT DISTRICT?THE HAZY BOUNDARY BETWEEN MUNICIPALPOWERS AND THE CRIMINAL LAWMichael Moll ( 2009 Canadian Scholarship Recipient) Young Anderson Vancouver, British Columbia

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.SHORT SNAPPERS AND THE2009 MUNICIPAL LAW CAGE MATCHRingmaster Mary Ellen BenchCity Solicitor, Mississauga, OntarioWhat’s Your Nominee for the Best Canadian Municipal Law Case Since Last September? Come Prepare To Defend Your Choice! A Prize for the Winner!

PROGRAM SCHEDULETHE WRITING ON THE WALL – RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THELAW OF SIGNS AND BILLBOARDSRandal R. MorrisonSabine & MorrisonSan Diego, CaliforniaandRobin M. WolpertGreene Espel, P.L.L.P.Minneapolis, MinnesotaandWilliam D. BrintonRogers Towers, P.A.Jacksonville, Florida

WORK SESSION V: CATCHING THE WAVE – NEW ISSUES IN CODE ENFORCEMENT11:20 a.m. – 12:25 p.m.Hilton Miami DowntownSymphony Ballroom I, II

Moderator:Mark R. HayesGeneral CounselArkansas Municipal LeagueNorth Little Rock, Arkansas

CODE ENFORCEMENT: CREATIVEMETHODS TO ACHIEVE COMPLIANCEJason CarterCity AttorneyNorth Little Rock, Arkansas

THINKING SMALL; MICRO-LITIGATION AS A TOOL TOREVITALIZE OUR BLIGHTED AREASAFTER THE FORECLOSURE CRISISJane BowmanStaff AttorneyForeclosure Relief Law Project(A Program of the Housing Preservation Project)Saint Paul, Minnesota

COCODORMVictoria MendezAssistant City AttorneyMiami, Florida

WORK SESSION VI:ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT –BEST PRACTICES IN TIGHT TIMES

11:20 a.m. – 12:25 p.m.Hilton Miami DowntownSymphony Ballroom III, IV

Moderator:Karen McDonaldCity AttorneyFayetteville, North Carolina


AFTERNOON CONCURRENT PANEL DISCUSSIONS 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.NOTE: To allow attendees more the following panels will take place from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. and most will repeat from 3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. However, Panels 1 and 2 will NOT be repeated.

1.AFFIRMATIVE LITIGATION:CITIES SUING LENDERS FOR CAUSINGTHE FORECLOSURES CRISIS( This panel will NOT repeat at 3:15 pm)Hilton Miami DowntownSymphony I

Moderator: George NilsonCity AttorneyBaltimore, Maryland

THE CITY OF CLEVELAND SUBPRIMEMORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LITIGATIONJoshua R. CohenCohen Rosenthal & Kramer, L.L.P.Cleveland, Ohio

CITY OF BALTIMORE VS. WELLS FARGOJohn P. RelmanRelman & Dane, P.L.L.C.Washington, D.C.

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODEENFORCEMENT AND FORECLOSURESIN BUFFALO, NEW YORK:CURRENT STRATEGIESCindy T. Cooper Assistant Corporation Counsel Buffalo, New York

2. IMMIGRATION – THE NEW NIMBY?

(This panel will NOT repeat at 3:15 pm)(Panel Co-sponsored by IMLA’s Interna-tional Committee)Hilton Miami DowntownConcerto A

IMMIGRATION – LOCAL REFORM,RESPONSE, AND REGULATIONPaige MimsAssistant City AttorneyPlano, TexasandDiane WetherbeeCity AttorneyPlano, Texas

3. THE STIMULUS PLAN

Hilton Miami DowntownTenorAngela M. Hinton (Tentative)Sr. Assistant City AttorneyCity of Atlanta Law Dept.Atlanta, Georgia

4. THE FIRST AMENDMENT – SEX, GOD, AND THE CITYHilton Miami DowntownSymphony II

Deborah J. Fox Meyers NaveLos Angeles, California

5. INTERNAL REVENUECODE SECTION 501 (c)3)’sMarriott Miami Biscayne BayFisher Island

LOCAL GOVERNMENTSINCORPORATING AS 501 (c)(3) ’sMunicipal 501(c)(3):A Good Tool or a Risky Business?James StokesCity AttorneyPalm Bay, Florida

6. LAND USE – FORM-BASED CODESHilton Miami DowntownSymphony III

FORM-BASED CODES AND LAND USE LAW:THOUGHTS FROM THE FIELDElizabeth A. GarvinClarion Associates, L.L.C.Denver, ColoradoandDawn JourdanAssistant Professor University of Florida, Levin College of LawGainesville, FloridaandNancy E. StroudLewis Stroud & Deutsch, P.L.Boca Raton, Florida

7. BROWNFIELDSMarriott Miami Biscayne BayHibiscus Island

Evans PaullSenior Policy AnalystNortheast Midwest InstituteWashington, D.C.

PROGRAM SCHEDULEContinued from page 13 1. FORECLOSURE & CODE ENFORCEMENT

(Followed by Litigation Working Group Meeting at 4:15 p.m. – see below) Hilton Miami DowntownSymphony I

Moderator: John ChoiCity AttorneySt. Paul, Minnesota

Suzanne SangreeChief SolicitorBaltimore, Maryland

2. IMLA INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING

3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.Hilton Miami DowntownConcerto A

AT THE BREAKING POINT ON ILLEGALIMMIGRATION: COMMUNITYINTEGRATION OR LEGAL PROSECUTION?Thomas W. KeltyGeneral CounselBuffalo, Illinois

LITIGATION WORKING GROUP MEETING

4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.Marriott Miami Biscayne BayLummus Island

Agreements Only)

STATE LEAGUE COUNSEL ANDMUNICIPAL ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATIONDEPARTMENT MEETING4:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.Marriott Miami Biscayne BayHibiscus Island

Chair:Susan Moore General Counsel Georgia Municipal AssociationAtlanta, Georgia

LEGAL AND POLICY ISSUES RELATINGTO SOCIAL NETWORKING APPLICATIONSAdrian E. HerbstVice PresidentBaller Herbst Law GroupMinneapolis, Minnesota

Ross KodnerSenior Legal Technologist/CEOMicroLaw IncorporatedMilwaukee, Wisconsin

8. CONSTRUCTION LAW – SURFING THE E- DISCOVERYTSUNAMI: AN E-DISCOVERY SURFER’SGUIDE TO AVOIDING REEFS ANDWIPEOUTS IN CONSTRUCTION ANDCIVIL LITIGATIONHilton Miami DowntownConcerto B

John P. MarkovsAssociate County AttorneyMontgomery County, MarylandandJohn RannestadSenior Claims ConsultantARCADISMiddletown, ConnecticutandRoy CooperAssociate Vice PresidentARCADISMiddletown, ConnecticutandDonald C. RamsayStinson Morrison Hecker, LLPOverland Park, KansasandEdwin M. LevySenior CounselCommercial & Real Estate Litigation DivisionNew York City Law DepartmentNew York, New York

9. TECHNOLOGY TIPS FORMUNICIPAL LAWYERSHilton Miami DowntownSymphony IV

60+ TIME-SAVING TECH TIPS,GADGETS AND WEB RESOURCESIN 60 MINUTESRoss KodnerSenior Legal Technologist/CEOMicroLaw IncorporatedMilwaukee, Wisconsin

Coffee Break3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.Ballroom Foyers in Both Hilton and Marriott

REPEAT OF PRIOR PANELDISCUSSIONS (Except Panels 1 and 2, above)3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.


SHIFTING SANDS IN A DOWNSIZEDECONOMY: OPTIONS FOR A PUBLICEMPLOYER-RIFs, FURLOUGHSAND REDUCTIONS IN SALARIESJerry L. DeLoachDeputy City Attorney City of Atlanta Law DepartmentAtlanta, Georgia

SOCIAL NETWORKSAdrian E. HerbstVice PresidentBaller Herbst Law GroupMinneapolis, Minnesota

NEGOTIATING PUBLIC-SECTOR LABORAGREEMENTS IN TIMES OF DEFICITBUDGETS: ALTERNATIVE MODELSChristina HeavrinLabor Negotiator & Special Counsel to MayorLouisville / Jefferson County Metro Government, Louisville, KentuckyandMichael R. CarrellDirectorAlternative Dispute Resolution CenterNorthern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, Kentucky

Coffee Break9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Ballroom Foyers in Both Hilton and Marriott

WORK SESSION IX:MUNICIPAL BONDS, POST-ISSUANCE:CONTINUING COMPLIANCE ANDDISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS


Moderator:Robin Jones JacksonAssistant City AttorneyMiami, Florida

Lori Smith-Lalla Squires Sanders & Dempsey, L.L.P. Miami, FloridaEdward MarquezFirst Southwest CompanyAventura, FloridaEmily F. Magee Foley & Lardner, L.L.P.Jacksonville, FloridaJoLinda L. HerringBryant Miller Olive, P.A.Tallahassee, Florida & Miami, FloridaDouglas M. SeatonKnoxSeatonMiami, Florida

PAST PRESIDENTS’ BREAKFAST

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.See IMLA Registration Desk for Details

REGISTRATION & EXHIBITORS7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Hilton Miami Downtown Symphony Ballroom Foyer

Speakers’ Ready Room(Speakers for Tuesday’s Sessions Only)8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Hilton Miami DowntownMetronome Boardroom

COMMUNICATIONS CORNER9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Hilton Miami DowntownConcerto DComplimentary e-mail and computer service for Conference attendees

WORK SESSION VII: ENERGY CONTRACTING

8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.Hilton Miami Downtown Symphony Ballroom I, II

Moderator:Timothy S. HollisterTown AttorneyColchester, Connecticut

William Patrick Garibay, LEEP, APSolutions Business Development DirectorTrane Commercial SystemWest Chester, Ohio

Alexander P. HecklerShutts & Bowen, L.L.P.Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Michael J. McAllisterShutts & Bowen, L.L.P.Fort Lauderdale, Florida

WORK SESSION VIII:EMPLOYMENT LAW – NAVIGATINGTROUBLING NEW MINEFIELDS8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.Hilton Miami Downtown Symphony Ballroom III, IV

Moderator:Martha SepedaFirst Assistant City AttorneySan Antonio, Texas

RIGHT-OF-WAY CODE REVISIONS TOADDRESS NEW CONSTRUCTION BY PHONEAND DATA PROVIDERSBrian T. GroganMoss & BarnettMinneapolis, Minnesota

LOCAL FRANCHISING AUTHORITY:WHAT HAS CHANGED OVER FOUR YEARSMichael RugerComcast Cable CommunicationsPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

WORK SESSION XII: “QUIET, PLEASE!”DOESN’T APPLY – LEGAL ISSUESCONFRONTING PUBLIC LIBRARIESIN A DIGITAL AGE

11:20 a.m. – 12:25 p.m.Hilton Miami Downtown Symphony Ballroom III, IV

Moderator:William J. Kearns, Jr.General CounselNew Jersey State League of MunicipalitiesWillingboro, New Jersey

LIBRARIES HAVE RULES ABOUT THAT, EH!Mary Ellen BenchCity SolicitorMississauga, Ontario, Canada

PUBLIC LIBRARIES: THE FIRSTAMENDMENT AND THE DIGITAL AGEDaniel D. Crean


COPYRIGHT AND THE PUBLIC LIBRARYGail ClementDigital Collections CenterFlorida International UniversityMiami, Florida

LIBRARY USER AND PATRON POLICIESRaymond SantiagoDirectorMiami-Dade Public Library SystemMiami, Florida

IMLA Awards Luncheon12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.Marriott Miami Biscayne BayGrand Ballroom

PROGRAM SCHEDULEGeorge F. KnoxKnoxSeatonMiami, FloridaPeter L. Dame

Jacksonville, FloridaBruce H. Giles-KleinGreenberg Traurig, L.L.P.Miami, Florida

WORK SESSION X: STAYING SAFE–SECURITY ISSUES FOR MUNICIPALFACILITIES, KIRKWOOD & BEYOND


Moderator:Wayne EsannasonVillage AttorneyScarsdale, New York

STAYING SAFE–SECURITYISSUES FOR MUNICIPAL FACILITIES,KIRKWOOD & BEYONDJohn HesselLewis Rice & Fingersh, L.C.St. Louis, Missouri

SECURITY ISSUES FOR MUNICIPALFACILITIES: ORDERLY MEETINGS VS.FIRST AMENDMENTGeorge T. TalleyCity AttorneyValdosta, GeorgiaandTimothy M. TannerColeman Talley, L.L.P.Valdosta, Georgia

WORK SESSION XI: COMMUNITIES ANDCOMMUNICATION- PRESSING CONCERNSIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS

11:20 a.m. – 12:25 p.m.Hilton Miami Downtown Symphony Ballroom I, II

Moderator:James B. LampkeTown CounselHull, Massachusetts

SOURCES OF REVENUEJoseph Van EatonMiller & Van Eaton, P.L.L.C.Washington, D.C.

HOW TO MAKE TRANSFERRABLEDEVELOPMENT RIGHTS PAYLynn M. DannheisserTown AttorneySurfside, Florida

5. LAND USEHilton Miami DowntownSymphony II

Dorothy G. PalumboCity AttorneyHighland Village, Texas

6. CODE ENFORCEMENT & BANKRUPTCYHilton Miami DowntownSymphony III

Robert J. KerwinTarlow Breed Hart & Rodgers, P.C.Boston, Massachusetts

7. HOW NOT TO COMMIT MALPRACTICEWITH YOUR COMPUTERHilton Miami DowntownSymphony IV

Ross KodnerSenior Legal Technologist/CEOMicroLaw IncorporatedMilwaukee, Wisconsin

8. MINDFULNESS IN NEGOTIATIONS (PART 1)Marriott Biscayne BayHibiscus Island

Moderator: Bradford LandonSolicitorLehigh County AuthorityAllenton, Pennsylvania

MINDFULNESS IN NEGOTIATIONS:“MOVING MOUNTAINS WITH THEBREATH”Scott RogersDirectorInstitute for Mindfulness Studies Specializing in the Practice of LawMiami Beach, Florida

9. OPEN MEETINGS ACTHilton Miami DowntownLummus Island

Rod PontonCity AttorneyAlpine, Texas


AFTERNOON CONCURRENTPANEL DISCUSSIONS2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.Note: To allow attendees more the following panels will take place from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. and most will repeat from 3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. However, Large Population Centers will NOT repeat, and Panel 8 (Mindfulness) is a two-part panel.

1. BMI - MUSIC LICENSING & YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Hilton Miami DowntownPicasso

Jeff BurrowsDirector Legal & Business AffairsBroadcast Music Inc.Nashville, Tennessee

Jessica FrostAssociate Director Business DevelopmentBroadcast Music Inc.Nashville, Tennessee

2. PUBLIC OFFICE-HOLDINGHilton Miami DowntownTenor

PUBLIC OFFICES AND SOME OFTHEIR PECULIARITIESA. Fleming Bell, IIProfessor of Public Law & Government University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina

3. TELECOMMUNICATIONSHilton Miami DowntownSymphony I

EMERGING ISSUES IN WIRED AND WIRELESSNicholas P. MillerJoseph Van EatonMatthew C. AmesMiller & Van Eaton, P.L.L.C.Washington, D.C.andCarolyn ColemanDirector, Federal RelationsNational League of CitiesWashington, D.C.

4. TRANSFERABLE DEVELOPMENTRIGHTS - THE NEW GOLDMarriott Miami Biscayne BayFisher Island

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

ADJOURNMENT

LARGE POPULATION CENTERS MEETING

2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.Marriott Miami Biscayne BayWatson Room

Chairs:Dennis J. HerreraCity Attorney San Francisco, California

G. Foster MillsManaging AttorneyNew York City, New York

NAMING RIGHTSDaniel S. BarrettBarrett Sports Group, LLCManhattan Beach, California

NEW CONCEPTS IN LAW OFFICEMANAGEMENT & HOW TO SURVIVETOUGH ECONOMIC TIMESJames WilberAltman Weil, Inc.Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Coffee Break3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.Ballroom Foyer in Hilton Miami

REPEAT OF PRIOR PANELDISCUSSIONS(Except Large Population Centers. Please note that Panel 8 (Mindfulness) will continue with Part II from 3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.).

IMLA SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT(Generously Sponsored By the Law Firm of Miller & Van Eaton P.L .L .C.)Advance sign-up required. See the IMLA Registration Desk for information.

REGISTRATION & EXHIBITORS7:30 a.m. – 12 NoonHilton Miami DowntownSymphony Ballroom Foyer

NOTE: Please turn in your CLEEvaluation Form and Questionnaire Form to the IMLA Registration Desk by NOON

Speakers’ Ready Room(Speakers for Wednesday’s Sessions Only)8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Hilton Miami DowntownMetronome Ballroom

COMMUNICATIONS CORNER9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.Concerto DComplimentary e-mail and computer service for Conference attendees

IMLA GENERAL BUSINESS MEETING(Open to All Attendees)8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.Hilton Miami DowntownSymphony Ballroom

WORK SESSION XIII:THE VIEW FROM THE OTHER END OF THEHALL – THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER

8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.Hilton Miami DowntownSymphony Ballroom

Moderator:DeWitt F. McCarleyCity AttorneyCharlotte, North Carolina

Mayor Karl DeanMetropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson CountyNashville, Tennessee

Patrick BakerCity AttorneyDurham, North Carolina

BUILDING AN EFFECTIVE CITYMANAGER-CITY ATTORNEY RELATIONSHIP:THE CITY MANAGER’S PERSPECTIVECharles F. McNabbCity AttorneyEl Paso, Texas


WORK SESSION XIV: ETHICS ANDELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS HOW TOLOSE YOUR LICENSE IN EIGHT EASY STEPS

10:30 a.m. – NoonHilton Miami DowntownSymphony Ballroom

Moderator: Douglas C. HaneyCity AttorneyCarmel, Indiana

EIGHT SIMPLE WAYS TO LOSE YOUR LAWLICENSE ELECTRONICALLYRandall D. Van VleckGeneral CounselNew Mexico Municipal LeagueSanta Fe, New Mexico

PROGRAM -AT-GLANCE

Please remember that the Hilton Miami Down-town and the Marriott Miami Biscayne Bay will

Conference venues. Sessions and events will be held in both hotels, so make sure that you check the event location in this program. Both properties are connected by walkways located on an upper overpass or via the street level, please see the IMLA Registration Desk and Bulletin Board

the walkways.

This Program is subject to changes; please contact the IMLA Registration Desk for Onsite Program Updates.

UNIVERSITY CITIES /COLLEGE TOWNSFOR THE LISTSERV WORKING GROUP8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.Hilton Miami DowntownPicasso

TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTION8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.Marriott Miami Biscayne BaySalon E

COASTAL COMMUNITIESWORKING GROUP8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.Marriott Miami Biscayne BayBiscayne Island

GENERAL GOVERNMENT SECTION8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.Marriott Miami Biscayne BaySalon F

Coffee Break10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.Ballroom Foyers in both Hilton and Marriott

PRE-LAND USE TOUR PRESENTATION( For Registrants for the Mobile Land Use Workshop)10:30 a.m. – 12 NoonHilton Miami DowntownConcerto B

POLICE LEGAL ADVISORSWORKING GROUP10:30 a.m. – 12 NoonMarriott Miami Biscayne BayHibiscus Island

PERSONNEL SECTION10:30 a.m. – 12 NoonMarriott Miami Biscayne BaySalon F

TECHNOLOGY SECTIONRED LIGHT CAMERAS – TIX & PICS10:30 a.m. – 12 NoonMarriott Miami Biscayne BayWatson Room

CAPITAL CITIES WORKING GROUP10:30 a.m. – 12 NoonMarriott Miami Biscayne BayBiscayne Island

COUNTIES AND SPECIAL MUNICIPAL DISTRICTS DEPARTMENT10:30 a.m. – 12 NoonMarriott Miami Biscayne BaySalon E

INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTLAWYERS FACULTY BREAKFAST(Open to ILGL Faculty Only)7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.Hilton Miami Downtown

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING8:00 a.m. – 12 Noon

INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTLAWYERS (PART I)8:30 a.m. - 12 NoonHilton Miami DowntownTenor

Lunch Break12 Noon – 1:00 p.m.

INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTLAWYERS (PART II)1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Hilton Miami DowntownTenor

GOLF TOURNAMENTCRANDON GOLF COURSE8:30 a.m. Tee TimeNOTE: This event requires separate registration and payment. Please see the IMLA Registration Desk for details on the bus departure (location and time).

REGISTRATION & EXHIBITORS7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Hilton Miami DowntownSymphony Ballroom Foyer

Speakers’ Ready Room8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.(Speakers for Sunday’s Sessions Only)Hilton Miami DowntownMetronome Boardroom


Sunday Morning Concurrent In-Depth Programs

LAND USE SECTION8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.Hilton Miami DowntownConcerto B

MOBILE LAND USE WORKSHOP(Generously Sponsored By the Law Firm of Greenberg Traurig, L.L.P.) 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.NOTE: Advance Registration Required. See the IMLA Registration Desk for details on bus departure

Welcoming Reception6:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.Vizcaya Museum and Gardens See the IMLA Registration desk forDetails on this event. IMLA Registration Badge Required For Admission.

* The Canadian Department Programmingwill run concurrently all day on Monday — see below for program details. The Canadian Department program is open to all attendees.


Speakers’ Ready Room8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m(Speakers for Monday’s Sessions Only)Hilton Miami DowntownMetronome Boardroom


OPENING CEREMONIES7:45 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Hilton Miami DowntownSymphony Ballroom I, II

WORK SESSION I:READY, SET, GO! CONSTRUCTION ANDDESIGN-BUILD IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.Hilton Miami DowntownSymphony Ballroom I, II

WORK SESSION II: HONEST SERVICES & FALSE CLAIMS ACT CONCERNS8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.Hilton Miami DowntownSymphony Ballroom III, IV

CANADIAN DEPARTMENTPROGRAM (PART 1)8:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. Marriott Miami Biscayne BayWatson Room

Canadian Department Coffee Break and Networking10:00 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.Foyer

General Coffee Break9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Ballroom Foyers in Both Hilton and Marriott

WORK SESSION III: NEW CHALLENGES IN DEALINGWITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT9:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.Hilton Miami DowntownSymphony Ballroom I, II

WORK SESSION IV: THE WRITINGON THE WALL - RECENT DEVELOPMENTSIN THE LAW OF SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS9:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.Hilton Miami DowntownSymphony Ballroom III, IV

WORK SESSION V: CATCHING THE WAVE – NEW ISSUES IN CODE ENFORCEMENT11:20 a.m. – 12:25 p.m.Hilton Miami Downtown

WORK SESSION VI:ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT – BEST PRACTICES IN TIGHT TIMES11:20 a.m. – 12:25 p.m.Hilton Miami DowntownSymphony Ballroom III, IV

Luncheon12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.Marriott Miami Biscayne BayGrand Ballroom

CANADIAN DEPARTMENT PROGRAM(Part 2 – Afternoon Portion)2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Marriott Miami Biscayne BayWatson Room

AFTERNOON CONCURRENT PANEL DISCUSSIONS 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.NOTE: To allow attendees more the following panels will take place from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. and most will repeat from 3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. However, Panels 1 and 2 will NOT be repeated.

1.AFFIRMATIVE LITIGATION:CITIES SUING LENDERS FOR CAUSINGTHE FORECLOSURES CRISIS( This panel will NOT repeat at 3:15 pm)Hilton Miami DowntownSymphony I

2. IMMIGRATION – THE NEW NIMBY? (This panel will NOT repeat at 3:15 pm)(Panel Co-sponsored by IMLA’s Interna-tional Committee)Hilton Miami DowntownConcerto A

3. THE STIMULUS PLANHilton Miami DowntownTenor

4. THE FIRST AMENDMENT – SEX, GOD, AND THE CITYHilton Miami DowntownSymphony II

5. INTERNAL REVENUECODE SECTION 501(C)(3)Marriott Miami Biscayne BayFisher Island

6. LAND USE – FORM-BASED CODESHilton Miami DowntownSymphony III

7. BROWNFIELDSMarriott Miami Biscayne BayHibiscus Island

8. CONSTRUCTION LAW – SURFING THE E- DISCOVERYTSUNAMI: AN E-DISCOVERY SURFER’SGUIDE TO AVOIDING REEFS ANDWIPEOUTS IN CONSTRUCTION ANDCIVIL LITIGATIONHilton Miami DowntownConcerto B

9. TECHNOLOGY TIPS FORMUNICIPAL LAWYERSHilton Miami DowntownSymphony IV

Coffee Break3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.Ballroom Foyers in Both Hilton and Marriott

REPEAT OF PRIORPANEL DISCUSSIONS (Except Panels 1 and 2, above)3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

1. FORECLOSURE & CODE ENFORCEMENT(Followed by Litigation Working Group Meeting at 4:15 p.m. – see below) Hilton Miami DowntownSymphony I

2. IMLA INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.Hilton Miami DowntownConcerto A

LITIGATION WORKING GROUP MEETING4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.Marriott Miami Biscayne BayLummus Island

Agreements Only)

STATE LEAGUE COUNSEL ANDMUNICIPAL ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATIONDEPARTMENT MEETING4:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.Marriott Miami Biscayne BayHibiscus Island

PAST PRESIDENTS’ BREAKFAST7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.See IMLA Registration Desk for Details


Speakers’ Ready Room(Speakers for Tuesday’s Sessions Only)8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Hilton Miami DowntownMetronome Boardroom

COMMUNICATIONS CORNER9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Hilton Miami DowntownConcerto DComplimentary e-mail and computer service for Conference attendees

WORK SESSION VII: ENERGY CONTRACTING8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.Hilton Miami Downtown Symphony Ballroom I, II

PROGRAM -AT-GLANCE

WORK SESSION VIII:EMPLOYMENT LAW – NAVIGATINGTROUBLING NEW MINEFIELDS8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.Hilton Miami Downtown Symphony Ballroom III, IV


WORK SESSION IX:MUNICIPAL BONDS, POST-ISSUANCE:CONTINUING COMPLIANCE ANDDISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS9:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.Hilton Miami DowntownSymphony Ballroom I, II

WORK SESSION X:STAYING SAFE–SECURITY ISSUESFOR MUNICIPAL FACILITIES,KIRKWOOD & BEYOND9:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.Hilton Miami DowntownSymphony Ballroom III, IV

WORK SESSION XI:COMMUNITIES AND COMMUNICATION-PRESSING CONCERNS INTELECOMMUNICATIONS11:20 a.m. – 12:25 p.m.Hilton Miami Downtown Symphony Ballroom I, II

WORK SESSION XII:“QUIET, PLEASE!” DOESN’T APPLY – LEGAL ISSUES CONFRONTINGPUBLIC LIBRARIES IN A DIGITAL AGE11:20 a.m. – 12:25 p.m.Hilton Miami Downtown Symphony Ballroom III, IV

IMLA Awards Luncheon12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.Marriott Miami Biscayne BayGrand Ballroom

AFTERNOON CONCURRENTPANEL DISCUSSIONS2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.Note: To allow attendees more

take place from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. and most will repeat from 3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. However, Large Population Centers will NOT repeat, and Panel 8 (Mindfulness) is a two-part panel.

1. BMI - MUSIC LICENSING & YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENTHilton Miami DowntownPicasso

2. PUBLIC OFFICE-HOLDINGHilton Miami DowntownTenor

3. TELECOMMUNICATIONSHilton Miami DowntownSymphony I

4. TRANSFERABLE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS - THE NEW GOLDMarriott Miami Biscayne BayFisher Island

5. LAND USEHilton Miami DowntownSymphony II

6. CODE ENFORCEMENT & BANKRUPTCYHilton Miami DowntownSymphony III

7. HOW NOT TO COMMITMALPRACTICE WITH YOUR COMPUTERHilton Miami DowntownSymphony IV

8. MINDFULNESS IN NEGOTIATIONS (PART 1)Marriott Biscayne BayHibiscus Island

9. OPEN MEETINGS ACTHilton Miami DowntownLummus Island

LARGE POPULATION CENTERS MEETING2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.Marriott Miami Biscayne BayWatson Room

Coffee Break3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.Ballroom Foyer in Hilton Miami

REPEAT OF PRIORPANEL DISCUSSIONS3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m(Except Large Population Centers. Please note that Panel 8 (Mindfulness) will continue with Part II.)

IMLA SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT(Generously Sponsored By the Law Firm of Miller & Van Eaton)Advance sign-up required. See the IMLA Registration Desk for information.


REGISTRATION & EXHIBITORS7:30 a.m. – 12 NoonHilton Miami DowntownSymphony Ballroom Foyer

NOTE: Please turn in your CLEEvaluation Form and Questionnaire Form to the IMLA Registration Desk by NOON

Speakers’ Ready Room(Speakers for Wednesday’s Sessions Only)8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Hilton Miami DowntownMetronome Ballroom

COMMUNICATIONS CORNER9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.Concerto DComplimentary e-mail and computer service for Conference attendees

IMLA GENERAL BUSINESS MEETING(Open to All Attendees)8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.Hilton Miami DowntownSymphony Ballroom

WORK SESSION XIII:THE VIEW FROM THE OTHEREND OF THE HALL – THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.Hilton Miami DowntownSymphony Ballroom

Coffee Break10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Ballroom Foyer in Hilton Miami

WORK SESSION XIV: ETHICS AND ELECTRONICCOMMUNICATIONS HOWTO LOSE YOUR LICENSEIN EIGHT EASY STEPS10:30 a.m. – NoonHilton Miami DowntownSymphony Ballroom

PROGRAM -AT-GLANCE

Mayor Manuel A. Diaz has led Miami toward a renaissance of prosperity and

2001. Now in his second term, Mayor Diazis recognized as one of America’s most

tenure as president of the United States Conference of Mayors, the country’s of-

leaders, where he launched an ambitious agenda to raise awareness of the Mayors’ 10-Point Plan through Mayors Action Forums held throughout the country.

Mayor Diaz came to City Hall when the City of Miami’s government was bank-rupt, held junk bond status, and was under

Diaz pursued a vast administrative over--

continued tax cuts, lowered millage rates, and an A+ bond rating on Wall Street. Internal operational excellence has allowed Mayor Diaz to pursue capital reinvest-ment and quality of life initiatives in long abandoned and forgotten neighborhoods. Plans include a billion dollar Capital Improvement Plan that will rebuild the

city’s infrastructure without levying new taxes and Miami21 (www.Miami21.org), a revolutionary land use planning and zoning master plan that incorporates new urbanism and smart growth.

Mayor Diaz is an active proponent of green building across the city and last year, presided over a ribbon-cutting ceremony

-able green home and has received exten-sive international recognition for his work, including Hispanic Magazine, America Economia, and the Urban Land Institute each naming Miami among the top cities

British magazine Wallpaper named Miami the “Best City in the World.”

Mayor Diaz has been recognized with the 2006 Government Achievement Award and the 2008 Top 100 Hispanic Lead-ers Award by Hispanic Magazine, the 2004 Urban Innovator of the Year by the Manhattan Institute, 2004 Business Leader of the Year Award by SouthFlori-daCEO Magazine, and was named an “Outstanding American by Choice” by the United States Citizenship and Immi-

recognizes the outstanding achievements of naturalized U.S. citizens. Also in 2007, the Mayor received Aguila Leadership Award from the Latino Leaders Network as well as Award of Achievement from the Caribbean Commercial Law Annual Workshop. Mayor Diaz was named one of America’s Best Leaders for 2008 by the U.S. News Media Group, one of the nation’s leading sources of news analysis and service journalism, in association with the Center for Public Leadership at Har-vard Kennedy School (CPL). He serves on the advisory boards for the Manhattan Institute’s Center for Civic Innovation, the University of Pennsylvania’s Institute for Urban Research, the Mayors’ Institute on City Design, and was chosen as a judge for the Rudy Bruner Award for excellence in urban design.

Born on November 5, 1954, in Havana, Cuba, Diaz immigrated to the UnitedStates with his mother, Elisa, in 1961.Growing up in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood, Diaz attended Belen Jesuit

Prep School, Miami-Dade College, Florida International University and the Univer-sity of Miami’s School of Law. Mayor

O’Naghten, L.L.P. He is married to Robin Smith and has four children; Manny, Nata-lie, Bobby, and Elisa. He also has three grandsons, Colin, Gavin and Manny.

Robert “Bob” J. Alfton graduated from the University of Minnesota with a B.A., majoring in political science, and from its law school. He joined the Minneapolis

appointed Minneapolis City Attorney in 1978 and served in that capacity for sixteen years. Upon retirement, Bob reentered private practice and is “Of Counsel” with

Cummins. He has served as President of the IMLA and as a Board member. He is currently a member of its International Committee. He is also past President of the Minnesota City Attorneys Association, past Chair of the Hennepin County Bar Local Government Committee, and past President of the Minneapolis Aquatennial Ambassador Organization. He lectures locally, nation-ally, and internationally on a wide variety of public law topics.

Matthew C. Ames specializes in cable television issues and new communications technologies affecting local governments, and in the drafting and negotiating of franchise agreements and cable television ordinances. Mr. Ames has represented a variety of public and private sector clients in FCC rulemakings, including such matters as cable rate regulation, leased access, telecom-munications inside wiring, and universal service, among others. He also has a broad background in corporate, commercial, and contract law, and has participated in the drafting and negotiation of cable televi-sion system purchase agreements, software licenses, television production contracts, and a wide variety of other transactions. He has also advised clients regarding the regulatory aspects of the deployment of intelligent transportation systems. He is admitted to practice in Virginia and the District of Columbia. He received his law degree, cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center in 1987, and his B.S. in 1980 from the College of William and Mary.

SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES

SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIESPatrick W. Baker is the City Attorney for Durham, NC. This is his second stint in the

-ously served as an Assistant City Attorney from 1997 until August of 2004. In August of 2004 he was appointed Interim City Manager for the City of Durham and had the interim tag removed in January of 2005. He was appointed to his current position as City Attor-ney in August of 2008. Mr. Baker is a gradu-ate of Wake Forest University and the Wake Forest University School of Law. His areas of practice include general municipal law with an emphasis on litigation and employment law.

James P. Barber is City Solicitor for Lon-don, Ontario. Graduate of the bilingual arts program at Glendon College, York University (B.A. 1975), Osgoode Hall Law School (L.L.B. 1978, L.L.M. 1999) and The University of Western Ontario (Diploma in Public Ad-ministration 1995). Presenter and Author of various papers concerning municipal, planning and administrative law for the Ontario Bar Association, Law Society of Upper Canada, IMLA, and other associations. Extensive liti-gation practice in the areas of planning, labour and administrative law before administrative tribunals and all levels of court in Ontario until appointment in 2003 as City Solicitor. Mr. Barber was previously employed by the legal departments of the cities of Kitchener and Sudbury in Ontario.

Daniel S. Barrett is the founder and principal owner of Barrett Sports Group,

specializing in the business of sports. Prior to forming Barrett Sports Group, LLC, Mr. Barrett was Managing Director of the Western Region Sports & Entertainment Investment Banking Division of A.G. Edwards & Sons. Prior to that, Mr. Barrett was the head of the Western Region Hospitality, Sports & Leisure Consulting Practice for Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mr. Barrett has over 20 years experi-

operating sports, entertainment and real estate projects. Mr. Barrett has personally worked on over 500 sports industry projects. Mr. Barrett is a nationally and internationally recognized sports industry expert. He has authored sports industry articles and been quoted in numerous publications. In addition, Mr. Barrett has been a speaker at sports industry conferences and conventions and a guest lecturer at the Univer-

sity of Southern California, California State University, Long Beach and the University of San Francisco. Mr. Barrett is an adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco graduate program in Sport Management, hav-ing taught The Business of Sport class. Mr. Barrett earned a Master of Business Admin-istration in Finance and Real Estate from the University of Southern California (USC). He received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics/International Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

A. Fleming Bell II is Professor of Pub-lic Law and Government in the School of Government, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He joined the School faculty in 1982. Bell earned an AB magna cum laude and a JD summa cum laude from Duke University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and the Order of the Coif and was

master’s degree in regional planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. At the School, Bell works with local govern-

in government, multiple and incompatible

participation in meetings. Bell is a member of the Continuing Legal Education Commit-tee of the North Carolina Bar Association, and he has served since 2005 as a gubernato-rial appointee to the N.C. General Statutes Commission. His publications include Ethics,

Government in North Carolina (co-editor); Construction Contracts with North Carolina Local Government; procedure handbooks for city councils and small local government boards; and articles on citizen participation in board meetings and other topics.

Mary Ellen Bench joined the City of Mis-sissauga in May, 2001 as City Solicitor. Mary Ellen has a BA in Political Science from York University and a law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School. She was called to the Bar in Ontario in 1986. In 2003 the International Municipal Lawyers Association (“IMLA”) conferred upon her the designation of Lo-cal Government Fellows in recognition of

government law. In 2006 she achieved the

Law – Local Government/Land Use Planning and Development Law) from the Law Society of Upper Canada. Mary Ellen is a frequent

-ing urban development and municipal legisla-tive powers. She participates on a number of policy committees of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (“AMO”), the Fed-eration of Canadian Municipalities (“FCM”), and chairs the Advocacy Committee of the Municipal Law Departments Association of Ontario (“MLDAO”). She is a member of the Board of Directors and is active in several committees of the International Municipal Lawyers Association (“IMLA”). Mary Ellen is also a member of the Executive of the Public Sector Lawyers’ Section of the Ontario Bar Association.

Leslie T. Blakey The Executive Direc-tor, National Campaign to Stop Red Light Running is a principal of the Washington,

which manages the National Campaign to Stop Red Light Running. The Campaign is an independent advocacy initiative guided by a voluntary national advisory board comprised

enforcement, transportation, engineering and healthcare. The Campaign was founded in

with a better understanding of the seriousness of red light running, and the law enforce-ment practices and tools that can make our roadways safer. Leslie holds a B.S. in Sociol-ogy and a M.S. in Public Administration from Florida State University.

David Boghosian, is the principal with Boghosian + Associates, Toronto, Ontario Canada. Mr. Boghosian, was called to the On-tario Bar in 1988. He obtained his law degree at the University of Toronto Law School, graduating second in his class, and went on to earn a masters of law from the University of Michigan Law School. Before forming his own

-ued his practice with two prominent litigation

partner. Over the course of his career, he has forged a reputation as a bright, tenacious and hard-nosed litigator. He has been involved in precedent setting trials and appeals and has co-authored a national legal textbook published by one of Canada’s leading law book publish-

ers. He is regularly invited to speak at legal and risk management conferences and seminars on a variety of legal topics.

Jane Bowman is a staff attorney for the Foreclosure Relief Law Project in St. Paul, Minnesota. Jane is a winter 2008 graduate of William Mitchell College of Law, and Jane received her undergraduate degree from Ma-calester College in St. Paul. Throughout law school, Jane worked for the Minnesota Senate as a Legislative Assistant. Jane is also on the Board of Directors Project 515, an organiza-tion that advocates on behalf of same-sex couples in Minnesota.

William D. Brinton specializes in First Amendment and Land Use Law involving sign regulations. He is admitted to practice in all the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal and the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Brinton has repre-sented the IMLA, APA, NLC and other amici curiae in federal appeals and has successfully defended local governments throughout the United States in sign litigation.

Jeffrey J. Burrow, Esq. is the Director, of Business Affairs for BMI’s General Licens-ing group. He negotiates, drafts and analyzes new license agreements; educates custom-ers regarding music licenses; and provides expertise on music and copyright matters. Burrow attended the University of Memphis Law School and received his Juris Doctorate in 2000. He holds a B.A. in Broadcast Commu-nications from Western Kentucky University.

C. Jason Carter is the City Attorney for North Little Rock, Arkansas. He is a graduate of University of Arkansas School of Law; Jason Carter was admitted to the Arkansas Bar in 2000. Since admission, Mr. Carter has worked extensively in municipal law. A former elected City Attorney for Cabot, Arkansas, he returned to North Little Rock in 2003 as Deputy City Attorney. Appointed as North Little Rock City Attorney in 2007, Mr. Carter

also serves as a Major in the Army National Guard’s JAG Corps with a twelve month tour in Iraq during 2004-05. He is currently serv-ing as President of the City Attorneys Associa-tion of the Arkansas Municipal League. Jason and his wife, Rebecca, are the proud parents of three children – Jacob, Faith and Sarah.

Michael R. Carrell is the Founding Director of the Alternative Dispute Resolu-tion (ADR) Center and former Dean of the College of Business at Northern Kentucky University. He received his doctorate from the University of Kentucky. His professional career has included positions as a personnel director and labor negotiator and as a City of Louisville Aldermen. Dr. Carrell has published over 50 scholarly works in business journals

-ment, negotiations and collective bargaining & labor relations.

Gail Clement is an academic/research librarian with more than 15 years’ experience in information technology and digital library management. As head of Digital Collections at Florida International University, Gail has directed, managed and provided vision for digital collection development, digital preser-vation, digital scholarship and learning, schol-arly communications and rights management. She speaks, publishes, consults and trains on information technology topics including digital library development and electronic publishing,

Gail holds a BA from Carleton College, an MS from University of Oregon and an MLIS from the University of South Florida.

Daniel D. CreanPembroke, New Hampshire has practiced mu-nicipal law in New Hampshire for more than thirty years. Dan also teaches Land Use and Environmental Law at Franklin Pierce Law Center, in Concord, N.H. He has chaired and is currently vice-chair of the N.H. Bar Association’s Municipal and Governmental Law Section, and founded the New Hamp-shire Municipal Lawyers Association which he now serves as Executive Director/General Counsel. He is IMLA’s N.H. State Chair and vice-chair of its Personnel Section. Dan has authored articles for Awareness in Ac-tion: The Journal of New Hampshire Public Risk Management, Municipal Lawyer and the New Hampshire Bar Journal and is a veteran CLE panelist. His governmental service has included terms on two Planning Boards, a Board of Selectmen, a Regional Planning Commission and the State Board of Manufactured Housing, along with sundry other committees. He graduated from Yale University and the University of Wisconsin Law School.

Joshua R. Cohen is a partner at Cohen Rosenthal & Kramer LLP in Cleveland. He serves as lead counsel for the City of Cleve-land in public nuisance litigation against Wall

crisis. Mr. Cohen received his law degree from the University of Texas in 1984 and became a member of the Ohio bar that same year.

Cindy Tyrene Cooper has been Assistant Corporation Counsel in the City of Buf-falo, New York Department of Law for the past two and a half years. In her capacity as Assistant Corporation Counsel, Ms. Cooper prosecutes violations of New York State and City of Buffalo housing codes, in addition to a wide variety of other tasks. Ms. Cooper works with other attorneys and Code Enforce-

Brown’s “5-in-5” Demolition Plan, which aims

Brown Administration, Ms. Cooper worked as the Executive Director of the Buffalo Housing Court Reform Project. Ms. Cooper earned her double major Bachelors degree (cum laude) from the University of California at Ir-vine, as well as her Masters, Juris Doctor (cum laude), and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Ms. Cooper resides in the City of Buffalo with her husband, two cats and a dog.

Roy J. Cooper, P.E. is Associate Vice Presi-dent for ARCADIS and leads ARCADIS’ Dis-pute Avoidance and Resolution practice in the eastern United States. Mr. Cooper’s 20 years of construction experience includes consulting to sureties dealing with troubled projects and the analysis and review of complex construction claims from the beginning stages through trial support and expert testimony. Mr. Cooper is a registered professional engineer in Connecticut and Florida. He is based in the ARCADIS

Joseph N. de Raismes, III is Regional

(national staff), American Civil Liberties Union, 1973-75; First Assistant Attorney General, Human Resources Section, State of Colorado, 1975-1979; City Attorney, City of Boulder, Colorado, 1979 – 2003; Special Counsel, Caplan and Earnest LLC, Boulder, CO, 2005-2009 and General Counsel, Mental Health America, Alexandria, VA, 2009.

SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIESJerry L. De Loach has been Deputy City Attorney with the City of Atlanta Depart-ment of Law since February 2003. He joined the Department in April 2000 as an assistant city attorney. Prior to joining the City of Atlanta Department of Law, Mr. De Loach was an assistant city attorney with the City of Memphis, Tennessee where he handled litiga-tion involving federal issues including, but not limited to section 1983 actions and employ-ment related matters. Mr. De Loach is a 1984 graduate of the University of Mississippi and 1987 graduate of the University Of Mis-sissippi School of Law. He has worked previ-ously as an assistant dean at the University of Mississippi from 1987-1992; from 1993-1995 he worked as an assistant public defender for Shelby County, TN; and from 1995-2000 he worked as an assistant city attorney for Mem-phis, TN. In addition, Mr. De Loach has been an adjunct faculty member at Clark Atlanta University; taught in summer law programs at the University of Mississippi, University of Memphis, and Southern University at Baton Rouge. Finally, Mr. De Loach is a dedicated

of being committed to one’s community and serving its needs.

Julia “Rita” McNeil Danish serves as Vice President of Government Affairs for the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber. In her role, she lobbies for the member business and the region as well as coordinates programming. Ms. McNeil has been recognized as the one of the YWCA’s Rising Stars, Business First Maga-zine’s “Forty Under 40” and as a distinguished alumni of The Ohio State University College of Law Black Law Students Association. Ms. McNeil is a member of the American and the Ohio State Bar Association, where she serves on the Council of Delegates. She also serves on Ohio’s Minority Development Finance Advisory Board. Prior to the Chamber, Ms. McNeil served as the City Solicitor for the City of Cincinnati. She also served in a variety of private and public sector capacities, includ-ing Director of Law for the City of Dayton; Section Chief for the Civil Rights Section for the Ohio Attorney General; Juvenile Mag-

Crabbe, Brown, & James, and Schottenstein, Zox & Dunn; and Chief Legal Counsel for the Ohio Department of Commerce. She gradu-ated cum laude with a Bachelors of Business Administration from Howard University, and

received her Juris Doctorate from the Ohio State University College of Law.

Lynn M. Dannheisser is an experienced municipal attorney who has worked in both the private and public sectors specializing in all areas of municipal, land use, and real estate law. She has served as counsel for several private-public joint ventures in South Florida. Having assisted in its incorporation (as well as the formation of two other cities in Miami-Dade County), Lynn served for eight years as city attorney for the City of Sunny Isles Beach, FL, where she drafted some of the most progressive and innovative municipal regulations in the State. Lynn also served as city attorney for the Village of Pinecrest and the City of South Miami. She is also recog-nized for her specialized work in the drafting of charters for several municipalities. Most recently, she was appointed and served as a member of the Miami-Dade County Charter Review Task Force. Ms. Dannheisser has

public sector legal experience. She has been named one of the top women in commercial real estate by the South Florida Business Journal and she is a published author. Lynn is a graduate of the University of Miami School of Law and University of California, A.B., with honors. She is also the proud mother of two grown children, Matthew, a musician and high school teacher, and Samantha, a college student, both of whom live in South Florida. A few of Ms. Dannheisser professional asso-ciations, memberships and teaching positions are with The Florida Bar, Local Government Law Section; American Bar Association; U.S. Court of Appeals 11th District; New York Bar, (retired status) Washington, DC Bar, (retired status); The Art of Negotiation, University of Miami, adjunct professor, Occasional Lecturer, the Florida Planning Association and the Florida Municipal Lawyers Associa-tion. Articles and Publications include, “Diary of a Hurricane Survivor,” Redbook, Aug. 1993; “Grape Jelly Fingerprints on Your Ca-reer,” Florida Bar Journal, Nov. 1984 Miami Herald, guest columnist and What’s Wrong with

Me? Frustrated Patient’s Guide to Self-Diagnosis,

McGraw-Hill, May 2005

Peter Dame is a Shareholder in Akerman

member of the Corporate Practice Group.

as counsel to local governments, underwrit-

state and local governments. Peter’s practice includes the federal tax aspects of tax-exempt

Rated Attorney. He attended Dartmouth Col-lege and the University of Florida College of Law. Peter is also a member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers.

Mayor Karl Dean is the sixth mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County. He was elected on Sept. 11, 2007. Dean’s priorities as mayor are education, public safety and economic development. He also works diligently on efforts to sustain and improve Nashville’s high

when he was elected as Nashville’s Public Defender in 1990, a post he was re-elected to in 1994 and 1998. Dean served as Metro Law Director from 1999 to January 2007, when he

completed the program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard in 1999. He has also served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Vanderbilt. Dean is mar-ried to Nashville native Anne Davis, who he met in law school. Anne practiced civil and criminal litigation with Bass, Berry & Sims and Neal & Harwell. She has taught at Van-derbilt Law School for nearly two decades, including courses on white collar crime, trial advocacy and legal writing. They have three children: Rascoe, age 22; Frances, age 15; and Wallen, age 14.

Thomas R. Dowling is an attorney in

Group. His practice focuses on the creation and ongoing administration of retirement

compensation arrangements. Tom works extensively with governmental entities and is a regular presenter on various topics includ-ing welfare plan arrangements, COBRA and HIPAA compliance, and GASB reporting obligations for governmental entities. Tom

in the Missouri Bar CLE publication.

Deborah Fox is one of California’s fore-most experts on First Amendment issues affecting the public sector. Her practice

includes trial and appellate work in both fed-eral and state courts involving First Amend-ment and civil rights issues relating to testing

provisions, Religious Land Use and Institu-tionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) and various signage requirements. She was recently honored by being named one of California’s Top Women Litigators by the Daily Journal in 2007 and 2009.

Jessica B. Frost is Associate Director, Business Development for BMI’s Licensing group. By working directly with industry trade associations in all BMI markets, Jessica is responsible for managing cooperative partner-ships, which educate member business owners about copyright, music licensing and the service that BMI provides to all businesses and organizations that use music publicly. Frost at-tended the University of Florida and received her B.A. in 1996.

William Patrick Garibay, is currently Director of Business Development for Contracting for Trane, a division of Ingersoll Rand. In this role, he leads a team of profes-sionals who develop programs designed to reduce energy and operational costs within facilities while improving the health, safety and productivity of occupants. He formerly served as Director of Education and Mu-nicipal Markets for The Americas.Pat has 24 years of experience in energy, performance contracting and facility maintenance, having held leadership roles in 3 such organizations. He studied Zoology at The Ohio State Uni-versity, received his MBA from Xavier Univer-sity, and is a LEED Accredited Professional.

Elizabeth Garvin, Esq., AICP, is with

in Denver, Colorado. She focuses on plan-ning law and regulatory drafting. Elizabeth graduated from the University of Kansas, and prior to joining Clarion, she practiced law in Kansas and Missouri. She recently presented an AICP workshop at the APA’s 2009 National Conference entitled Updating the

Zoning Ordinance.

John A. Giachino is senior director of business development for Parsons Water & Infrastructure. In this role, he is responsible for business development leadership and di-rection throughout Florida and the southeast

for the water, wastewater, and water-related infrastructure markets. Mr. Giachino brings 35 years of industry experience, including 30 years in municipal water and wastewater utility asset management, operations and maintenance, and capital program execution. Mr. Giachino has been instrumental in the development and management of more than 20 water and wastewater utility integrated project delivery (design-build and design-build-operate (DBO) projects in the United States and overseas. He was project director of the Design-Build-Operate wastewater infrastructure reconstruction/operation

War. Mr. Giachino is a past president of the Florida Region of the Design Build Insti-tute of America (FLDBIA) and continues to serve on the FLDBIA Board of Directors as the Central Florida Chapter Chair. He also serves on the DBIA National Water Markets Committee and is co-chair of the upcoming 2010 Design-Build in Water/Wastewater Annual Conference in Dallas. He is currently President Elect of the Florida Water Environ-ment Association (FWEA), is on the Board of Directors for the Florida Water Resources Conference and the Board of Trustees for the Florida Water Resources Journal.

Bruce H. Giles-Klein is a shareholder

Miami, Florida. Bruce has broad experience

transportation, industrial development, re-source recovery, airport, electric power, single family housing, multi-family housing, water and sewer, sports facility, university, health

exempt money market funds, credit enhance-ment and synthetic securities. Mr. Giles-Klein received his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and B.A. from Brandeis University.

Brian T. Grogan is a shareholder and

-tions, business law and infrastructure practice groups. Since 1988 Brian has worked with governmental entities throughout the country on a variety of cable, telecom, wireless and broadband communications issues. Brian is Chair of the Communications Law Section - Minnesota State Bar Association.

Douglas C. Haney has been City Attorney for the City of Carmel, Indiana, since 1997. Mr. Haney’s educational credits include a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree (with distinc-tion) from the University of Wisconsin-Madi-son, a Master of Arts (M.A.) degree from But-ler University, a Doctor of Law (J. D.) degree (cum laude) from the University of Wisconsin and a Master of Laws (L. LM.) degree from Georgetown Law Center. Prior to his employ-ment with the City of Carmel, Mr. Haney served in the U.S. Army, as a Special Assistant U. S. Attorney and as a private practitioner. He has appeared before many federal and state courts and administrative agencies, including the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He has authored numer-ous legal articles and is a frequent speaker at legal seminars. Mr. Haney is also an adjunct professor at Indiana University (Indianapolis), where he has received a “Best Instructor” award. He serves as Chair of the Govern-mental Practice Section of the Indiana State Bar Association, as a member of the ISBA House of Delegates, and as a member of the Legislative Committee of the Indiana As-sociation of Cities and Towns. He is also the International Municipal Lawyer’s Association State Chair for Indiana and former Chair of IMLA’s Litigation and Risk Management Sec-tion. In 2006, IMLA designated Mr. Haney a “Local Government Fellow” in recognition

local government law. He is believed to be the

Mr. Haney resides in Carmel with his wife, Tammy, and their three daughters, Elizabeth, Carolyn and Katherine.

Christina Heavrin is Special Counsel to the Mayor of Louisville Metro Govern-ment. Her duties include negotiating labor agreements with Louisville Metro’s 5,000 union employees in 22 bargaining units. Ms. Heavrin has practiced municipal and labor law the public and private sectors since 1976 and was the Director of Law for the former City of Louisville. She received her J.D.the University of Louisville, where she was named a Distinguished Alumni. She is the co-author with Dr. Carrell of books in the

-ing and labor relations.

Alexander P. Heckler is Of Counsel

SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIESgovernment law attorney who is also involved in politics, Alexander Heckler is often rec-ognized for his ability to strategically assist clients at the local, state and national levels. Mr. Heckler currently serves as counsel for several large, high-growth clients in various industries and assists them in identifying strategic opportunities with both private and public sector partners in South Florida. For several clients, Mr. Heckler serves as national government law counsel. Mr. Heckler is

Practice Group and is based in the Fort Lau-

on government and administrative law, lob-bying, election law, bid protests, land use and zoning. Mr. Heckler education, University of Miami, J.D., 2001; Brandeis University, with honors, B.A., Politics, and is admitted to the Florida Bar.

Adrian E. Herbst is a principal with the

Herbst Law Group, P.C., in charge of its

30 years of experience in municipal and gov-ernmental work. Adrian has been extensively involved in representing local governments throughout the country on cable television matters, including franchise renewals, transfers of ownership, governmental ownership alter-natives, local I-Nets and PEG access, franchise compliance audits, rate regulation issues, and federal and state legislative and FCC regula-tory proceedings. He has also been extensively involved in rights-of-way management, tele-communications regulations, development of

-less zoning, and public radio system 800 MHz rebanding. He is a frequent presenter on these subjects at various state and national confer-ences. Adrian was a City Councilmember for the City of Bloomington, Minnesota and its City Attorney. He has served as President of the Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association and Vice President of the League of Minnesota Cities. Adrian is a charter member of the National Association of Telecommunications

various other legal organizations including the International Municipal Lawyers Association (IMLA), the Federal Communications Bar As-sociation, and the Telecommunications Com-mittee of the Minnesota State Bar Association.

JoLinda L. Herring joined Bryant Miller Olive as a law clerk in 1994. Upon admis-sion to The Florida Bar in 1996, she joined

to municipal law, governmental tax-ex-

Ms. Herring has a specialty in represent-ing pooled programs. She currently serves as Bond Counsel to the Sunshine State Governmental Financing Commission and was also instrumental in creating the Florida Municipal Loan Council and the Florida Rural Utility Financing Commission and cur-rently serves as bond counsel to both entities. She has served as bond counsel, disclosure counsel and underwriter’s counsel to various governmental entities including Palm Beach County, Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Leon County, Jackson County, Brevard County, the City of Tallahassee, the City of Miami, the City of North Miami, the City of Ocala, the City of Panama City Beach, the City of Quincy, the City of Lynn Haven, Housing Finance Authority of Mi-ami-Dade County and numerous other gov-ernmental entities across the State of Florida, State of Connecticut and State of Louisiana. She is a member of NABL and is listed in the Municipal Bond Attorneys’ section of The Bond Buyer’s Municipal Marketplace. She graduated from Florida State University College of Law in 1996. Ms. Herring also received an M.B.A. in Finance with honors from Vanderbilt University in 1987.

John M. Hessel is the City Attorney for the municipalities of Kirkwood and Floris-sant. He is in private practice with the law

Chairman of the Litigation Department and a member of the Management Committee. In addition to his Municipal Law practice, he practices in Media and Communications Law (some of his media clients include Fox, KTVI 2, MySpace, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Belleville News-Democrat, HBO, Elsevier Publishing, and Mosby Publishing), Com-mercial Litigation, Intellectual Property, Complex Litigation and Class Action. Mr. Hessel is a member of the Bars of Mis-souri and Illinois. He is also admitted to the federal courts for Missouri, Eastern District; Illinois, Southern District; the Supreme Courts of Missouri and Illinois; and has

appeared before the U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Seventh and Eighth Circuits. He is a member of the Municipal Lawyers As-sociation, International Municipal Lawyers Association, American Trial Lawyers Associa-tion, American Bar Association, Missouri Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, and is a frequent speaker on the Missouri Sunshine Law. Mr. Hessel has given presentations at the Security Concerns for Local Govern-ments, IMLA Conference, Washington, D.C. (April 2008), Tennessee Municipal Lawyers Association (June 2008), and What You Need to Know About Public Records and Open Meetings in Missouri (2002-2007). Mr. Hes-sel was the recipient of the SEMO Salutes Award in 2003; received a Proclamation from the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis for Civic Duty in April 2008; was awarded Best Lawyers in America 2009; has been recognized in the Presidential Who’s Who Among Business and Professional Achievers 2009-2009 and Madison Who’s Who 2008-2009; and received the Medal of Valor for the Citizen Aid to Police Award from Crusade Against Crime of America, November 2008.

Ralph G. Hildebrand is the Corporate Counsel for the Greater Vancouver Regional District, Vancouver, British Columbia. Prior to becoming GVRD Corporate Counsel he was the Deputy City Solicitor for the City of Surrey, British Columbia. He is a gradu-ate of Simon Fraser University (B.A.) and University of British Columbia (LL.B.). He is currently the Chair of the Canadian De-partment of IMLA, and former Chair of the Municipal Section - C.B.A., B.C.

Dan Himmelfarb is a Washington, DC-based partner in Mayer Brown’s Supreme Court and Appellate practice. He has argued

and petition-stage briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Himmelfarb is a graduate of Princeton University and Yale Law School, and a former law clerk to Judge J. Michael Lut-tig of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and Associate Justice Clarence Thomas of the U.S. Supreme Court. Before joining Mayer Brown, Mr. Himmelfarb served for 10

as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York and then as an Assistant to the Solicitor General.

Angela M. Hinton is Senior Assistant City Attorney for the City of Atlanta Law Depart-ment, Atlanta, Georgia. See Addendum

Robin Jones Jacksonof the City Attorney for the City of Miami, Florida, in July 2004. Ms. Jackson was an

& Gallagher in New York City immediately after law school and moved to Miami in 1990

-ers & Dempsey. In addition to her experience

worked with governmental, foundation and corporate grants programs, community service

and has been an adjunct professor for Nova Southeastern University and Miami-Dade Col-lege. Ms. Jackson received her Juris Doctorate (1984) Washington & Lee University School of Law; Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude (1977), University of Mississippi.

Dawn Jourdan, Esq., Ph.D. holds a joint ap-pointment as an assistant professor of law and urban planning at the University of Florida. She specializes in the areas of land use, growth management, affordable housing, and historic preservation regulation. Dr. Jourdan is licensed to practice law in Illinois where she began her career as an associate with the

Thomas W. Kelty is the sole-proprietor of

local government law throughout Illinois for over thirty years and represents counties, cities,

special districts. He is experienced in all facets of local government matters, including civil matters, regulatory matters, land use, develop-ment and counsel procedures. Mr. Kelty is a member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers and Second Vice President to the International Municipal Lawyers Association. He served as General Counsel to the Illinois Municipal League from 1971 to 1991. Mr. Kelty received his J.D. from the University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Law and is licensed to practice in Illinois and Missouri.

Robert J. Kerwinof Tarlow, Breed, Hart & Rodgers in Boston, Massachusetts. Rob has a wide ranging busi-ness litigation practice that includes repre-

institutions, and medical equipment companies in a variety of forums, including Massachusetts state and federal courts, bankruptcy courts, administrative agencies, arbitrations and mediations. Mr. Kerwin is admitted to the Massachusetts Bar; Texas Bar; United States District Courts for Massachusetts; United States District Courts for Northern District of Texas; United States Appeals Court for the Fifth Circuit; and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Kerwin’s achievements include, IAMERS President’s Award for Excellence, 2005, 1999; selected as a Fellow of the Inter-national Municipal Lawyers Association, 2005 – 2010; Brandeis University Charles Napoli Award, 2005 and he was named a Massa-chusetts Super Lawyer by Boston Magazine 2004 – 2008. Mr. Kerwin received his B.S., Brandeis University, cum laude, 1978 and J.D., Northeastern University School of Law, 1982.

Anna Kinastowski received a B.A. in geography from McMaster University and graduated from the Faculty of Law at the Uni-versity of Toronto. She has over 20 years of experience in municipal government with the former Cities of Toronto and Scarborough and since 1998, the amalgamated City of Toronto. In the former City of Scarborough, she held the positions of Director of Land Development and Director of General Legal Services and Administration. At amalgamation, Anna was appointed Director, Planning and Administra-tive Tribunal Law where she oversaw the suc-cessful amalgamation of 5 planning law units from the former municipalities. On March 18, 2002, Anna was appointed City Solicitor of the City of Toronto and is responsible for the provision of legal services to City Council, staff and City agencies, boards and commissions. Anna oversees the largest municipal legal divi-sion in Canada consisting of over 250 staff, of which over 100 are lawyers. Anna is a frequent speaker on matters relating to municipal law

of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Municipal Law: Local Government / Land Use Plan-ning and Development. She is the Canadian Regional Vice President of the International Municipal Lawyers Association (IMLA). She has a special interest in encouraging young law-yers to choose the public service as a rewarding

George Knox has an AV rating in the Martindale-Hubble Law Directory. He has de-

voted his entire professional career to matters involving public policy and local government. George was an assistant professor at the Uni-versity of Arkansas School of Law in 1975-76, teaching courses in Land Use and Finance, Property, and Local Government. He has also taught at the University of Miami, Florida In-ternational University and Nova Southeastern University. In October 1976, George was ap-pointed City Attorney for the City of Miami, a position he occupied until October 1982. During this period, George was responsible for the issuance and validation of bond issues. He was counsel of record for the City of Miami

-dated by the Florida Supreme Court. George

the Law Firm of Long and Knox; created the

Kubicki Draper; and headed the Transactions Department of the Adorno & Yoss Law Firm,

received his Bachelor of Science degree from Michigan State University in 1966, majoring in Zoology and his Juris Doctor from the Uni-versity of Miami School of Law in 1973. Mr. Knox is a member of the Florida Bar.

Ross Kodner is one of the world’s best known, most awarded and longest continu-ally serving legal technology and law practice management consultants. Ross brings a background as an attorney, having graduated from Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1986 where he was an academic scholarship winner and member of the Law Review. He founded Wisconsin’s MicroLaw, Inc. (www.microlaw.com) in 1985, an independent legal technology and law practice management consulting practice,

government and corporate legal departments across North America. With heavy emphasis on practice/matter management systems, paper/document/email management and

objective practice reviews and recommenda-tions through the RFP process and inclusive of subsequent technology project manage-ment. Ross has received an unprecedented six awards from the industry’s Technolawyer Community. In 1999 he was honored as the “Technolawyer Consultant of the Year” - a lifetime achievement award and the industry’s highest honor. He was subsequently awarded the Contributor of the Year award

SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIESin 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005 and 2006. His personal mottos are “If you think hiring an expert is expensive, try hiring an amateur (from Red Adair)” and “Friends don’t let friends word process without Reveal Codes (even in Word).”

David M. Lawrence is William Rand Kenan, Jr., Professor of Public Law and Gov-ernment in the School of Government, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. At the School he focuses on local government law and particularly has written and consulted on open meetings and public records, issues involving local government property, governing board procedures, annexation and incorpora-tion, economic development, utility services and organization, and local government reorganiza-tion. Lawrence is a native of Portland, Oregon. He is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School and has been at the School of Government since 1968.

Elaine C. Lippmann practices environmen-tal, energy, and transportation law assisting the

clients as they develop and manage public infrastructure. Ms. Lippmann represents local government and municipal airport clients in regulatory, transactional and litigation matters. She assists municipalities and other govern-mental entities with the development and implementation of environmental policies and

-ronmental liability. She counsels airport clients on aviation law and regulations, environmental issues important to airport development, air ser-vice issues, and Federal administrative litigation.

Craig MacFarlane is the City Solicitor of Surrey, British Columbia; BA (HONS.) and LL.B. Queen’s University. He has previously served as York Regional solicitor and with the City of Toronto’s Legal Department. He is the author of Land Use Planning, Practice Procedure and

Policy, Thompson Professional Publishing 1992 and serves on the Canadian Bar Association Advisory Committee to the Judicial Council of British Columbia and the Canadian Bar As-sociation Government Relations Committee.

Emily F. Magee is a partner with Foley &

-cial Institutions, Public Finance Services, and Health Care Finance & Restructuring Practices.

Her practice focuses on public and health care

matters. Ms. Magee has extensive experience as bond counsel and disclosure counsel for issuers throughout the state of Florida. She also served bond counsel, underwriter’s counsel, bank counsel and trustee’s counsel on numerous

care retirement communities, universities, manufacturing facilities and exempt facilities (airports and docks & wharves). Ms. Magee also has extensive experience with other types of lending transactions, commercial paper pro-grams, as well as complex interest rate hedging transactions including swaptions and forward swap agreements. Ms. Magee is actively involved in various organizations in the com-munity. In 2004, she received an Equal Justice Award from Jacksonville Area Legal Aid for her commitment to providing pro bono service to its custody mill program, and in 2006, was a recipient of the Lynford Lardner award, a top

has also been named “40 Under 40” by the Jacksonville Business Journal. Ms. Magee is an honors graduate of the University of Georgia School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000), where she was a notes editor for the Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law and inducted into the Order of the Coif. Ms. Magee received her undergraduate degree in communications from Florida State Univer-sity and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. Ms. Magee is a member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers. Ms. Magee has been admitted to The Florida Bar and The North Carolina State Bar.

John P. Markovs is an Associate County At-torney for Montgomery County, Maryland and he serves as agency counsel to Montgomery County’s Department of General Services and the Division of Building Design and Construc-tion. He is admitted to the bars of Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia. Mr. Markovs is a member of the American Bar Association (Sections on Litiga-tion, Construction, and Public Contract Law). He is also a member of the Maryland State Bar Association and he currently serves on the Litigation Section Council. Mr. Markovs joined

Attorney in January 2007 after 18 years in private practice handling complex construc-tion, commercial and bankruptcy litigation. Mr. Markovs is a frequent lecturer on litiga-

tion, construction and commercial law issues for clients and the business community. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland School of Law.

Edward Marquez is Senior Vice Presi-dent with First Southwest Company in the Aventura, Florida. Mr. Edward Marquez joined First Southwest in 1998, having

Marquez specializes in airport, transporta-

He has served as lead project manager for prominent First Southwest Company clients, such as the Miami International Airport; Miami-Dade Expressway Authority; Riviera Beach Community Redevelopment Agency; the counties of Broward and Palm Beach, Florida; ad the Cities of Miami, Oakland Park, Hialeah Gardens, Sunny Isles Beach,

-sor, he has directly managed more than $2.8 Billion of debt issuance. In September 2003, Mr. Marquez took a one-year hiatus from First Southwest to serve as the Chief

Public Schools, assisting the District with its

Southwest, Mr. Marquez served as the City Manager of the City of Miami, Florida. He was retained by the City when it was confronted with a $68 million operational

-cal Recovery Plan and coordinated a joint business-government blue-ribbon task force

working at the City of Miami, Mr. Marquez worked for Miami-Dade County, Florida, for 20 years in various capacities, the last ten of which he served as Miami-Dade County’s Finance Director. As such, Mr. Marquez

-ing operations of the $3.6 billion County and supervised the issuance of more than $5.4 billion of debt which ran the gamut of tax-exempt and taxable offerings. Profes-sional Activities and Memberships: Mr. Marquez is an active member of Govern-

-tion: Mr. Marquez earned an Associate of Arts degree from the University of Florida and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Florida International University. Licenses Held: Mr. Marquez is a Registered Representative of the Financial

Industry Regulatory Authority, licensed as a General Securities Representative (Series 7) a Municipal Securities Representative (Series

Public Accountant.

Louis T. Mazawey heads Groom’s “Plan Design and Taxation” practice group, and has 35 years of experience on tax matters affecting

major insurance companies, corporate employ-ers, multiemployer plans, trade associations, and public retirement systems. He has worked with

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403(b) and 457 plans. Lou co-chairs the annual ALI-ABA Program, Retirement, Deferred Com-pensation and Welfare Plans of Tax-Exempt and Governmental Employers presented each September in Washington, D.C., and has taught an ERISA seminar at Georgetown Law School.

Michael J. McAllister received his J.D.from the University of Miami in 2006, where he served as the President of the American

as an associate, Mr. McAllister was a summer associate and law clerk in Shutts & Bowen Government Relations, during which time he participated in several multi-million dollar bid protests. Additionally, Mr. McAllister has represented candidates’ interests in a number of recent elections, including the hotly contested Sarasota Congressional recount 2006. Mr. McAllister is concentrating his practice in the area of Government Relations, Land Use and Environmental Law. Mr. McAllister received his B.A., cum laude, Creative Writing, from the University of Arizona.

DeWitt F. “Mac” McCarley is the City Attor-ney of Charlotte, NC. He received a BA in Re-ligion and his law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to serving in Charlotte, he was City Attorney in Greenville, NC, after starting his career at the NC League of Municipalities. He is a past president of the NC Association of Municipal Attorneys and is currently the First Vice President of IMLA.

Charlie F. McNabb is the City Attorney of the City of El Paso, Texas. He attended the University of Texas at El Paso, Rice University, and the University of Houston Law Center. He clerked for U.S. District Judge Allen B. Hannay (Southern District of Texas) and for the Eighth

District Court of Appeals, El Paso, Texas, before embarking on a 30-year career in municipal law. He is a former President of the Texas City Attorney’s Association; and he has spoken at numerous municipal law seminars.

Victoria Mendez is an Assistant City Attorney for Miami, Florida. See ProgramAddendum

Dwight H. Merriam of Robinson & Cole LLP is a Fellow and Past President and of

a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, a Counselor of Real Estate and a member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Dwight has published four books and over 200 articles. He received his J.D. from Yale.

Nicholas P. Miller is expert in the law and policy governing cable television and telephone regulation, and in the legislative aspects of com-munications law. He is a well-known advocate for the interests of local governments, airports, and national local government associations in cable television and telecommunications matters. He served as the U. S. Senate Communications Counsel and as a special consultant to the White House on telephone deregulation issues. He has worked extensively with international multi-lateral agencies engaged in telecommunications policy advice to developing countries. And Mr. Miller is widely recognized for his lobbying ex-perience with the Cable Act of 1984 and 1992, the AT&T divestiture, and the Telecommunica-tions Act of 1996. Mr. Miller is admitted to practice in Washington State and the District of Columbia Bar Associations. He received his law degree in 1973, and his undergraduate degree in 1966, both from the University of Washington where he was a member of the Washington Law Review. He is a member of the American and Federal Communications Bar Associations and an honorary life-time member of the National

Advisors, where he was their 1995 Member of the Year. He is also a member of the Interna-tional Municipal Lawyers Association where he was selected as Associate Member of the Year for 2008. Mr. Miller was a founding partner of the

Prior to law school, Mr. Miller served in the U.S. Navy in Vietnam where he saw extensive com-bat. Mr. Miller holds the Silver Star, the Purple Heart and other combat commendations.

Paige Mims serves as an Assistant City At-torney III for the City of Plano, Texas, and she is an IMLA Local Government Fellow. She is a graduate of Texas A&M University (whoop!) and St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas (home of Her Majesty, Queen Susan Rocha who presides over the noble kingdom of IMLA).

Michael Moll is an associate in the Vancou-

Bachelor of Laws, Master of Arts in Economics, and Bachelor of Arts in Economics (Hons) and International Relations degrees from the Univer-sity of British Columbia. Michael is the recipient of the 2009 IMLA Canadian Scholarship.

Jonathan Q. Morgan is an Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Government at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Mr. Morgan joined the School of Government in 2003. Prior to that, he worked for Regional Technology Strategies, Inc., an economic and

in Carrboro-Chapel Hill. He has also served as director of economic policy and research for the NC Department of Commerce, as well as research and policy director for the NC Institute of Minority Economic Development. Currently Morgan serves as course director for the annual Basic Economic Development Course. His re-search has appeared in the International Journal of Economic Development and Popular Gov-ernment. He is a member of the NC Economic Developers Association, ACCRA–The Council for Community and Economic Research, and the International Economic Development Council. Morgan holds a BA from the Univer-sity of Virginia, an MPA from Clark Atlanta University, and a PhD in public administration from North Carolina State University.

Randal Morrison is director of litigation with Sabine & Morrison in San Diego. For the last ten years, his practice has focused on sign regulation and billboard litigation. He operates the website signlaw.com and publishes – by email only – The Sign Regulation / Public Forum Bulletin. He is a

McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento.

Mark Mustian is an attorney with Nabors, Giblin & Nickerson, P.A. in Tallahassee, Florida,

over 25 years. His clients include school boards, counties, cities, hospitals, universities and other public bodies. In addition, he has been a mem-

SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIESber of the City of Tallahassee City Commis-sion since 2003. He is a former Chairman of the Tallahassee Area Chamber of Commerce, married to Greta Sliger and the father of three children. His novel The Gendarme will be published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons in 2010 with foreign editions forthcoming in France, Greece, Israel, Spain, Brazil and Italy.

Dorothy Palumbo currently serves as the City Attorney and Assistant City Manager for the City of Highland Village. She received the Galen Sparks Award as the “Assistant City At-torney of the Year.” Having worked for the cit-ies of Abilene, Midland, Garland and Denton,

-sions and prepared legal documents in all areas of municipal law with primary concentration in Land Use, Utility Franchise Fees, Gas Well Development and Legislation. As a Registered Lobbyist as Assistant General Counsel for the Texas Municipal League from 1994 to 2000, she was primarily responsible for drafting and passing legislation. She has litigated in State and Federal Court from inception of litigation through settlement, mediation, trial and appeal in the areas of civil rights, employment, con-demnation, nuisance condemnation and injuries arising under the Texas Tort Claims Act. She is also a Board member of the Texas Coalition of Franchised Utilities and the Denton County Transportation Authority.

Evans Paull is a Senior Policy Analyst for Northeast-Midwest Institute and Principal of

For the Institute, Mr. Paull directs the Institute’s research and policy analysis services in the areas

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policy-oriented research on national, state, and

growth, and urban redevelopment. Evans also

Economics, which offers services to businesses

urban redevelopment. Mr. Paull has received -

development), the (Maryland) Governor’s Smart Growth Award, and the Professional Achieve-ment in Economic Development Award (from the American Planning Association’s Maryland Chapter). Paull received his Bachelor of Arts from the College of Wooster and a Masters of Urban Planning from the University of Illinois.

Rod Ponton is the City Attorney of Alpine, Texas. Mr. Ponton was born in Ft. Worth, Texas and raised in Alpine, Texas. Mr. Ponton attend-ed Culver Military Academy, Culver, Indiana (1969) and The University of Texas at Austin, B.S. - Communications (1973); Major: English; Radio-TV-Film and Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas, J.D.- 1982. Mr.

of Sib Abraham- El Paso, Texas, Trial Practice;

Texas, Trial Practice; 1997- 1999- Enron Corp. – Houston, Texas, Director- Enron Capital & Trade Resources, Director - Global Invest-ments- Enron International, 2000 – present,

of Presidio, Texas, city attorney 2002-2006, Presidio County Attorney- 2005-2008, City of Alpine, Texas, city attorney 2006 – present. Mr. Ponton is Co-counsel, Rangra v Brown, 566 F.3d 515 (5th Circ. 2009); Challenge to national open meetings law for violating First Amend-

-nicate among themselves and their constituents.

Marlene A. Pontrelli is a shareholder with

Friedlander in Phoenix. Prior to joining the

numerous governmental clients including the State of Arizona, several counties and munici-palities, as well as school districts and communi-

Town Attorney for the Town of Cave Creek, Town Attorney for the Town of Queen Creek, and City Attorney for the City of Holbrook. Ms. Pontrelli’s municipal experience includes real estate development and acquisitions, condemnations, employment law, procurement, civil trials and appeals. Her current practice also includes conducting mediations, arbitra-tions and in-house training programs. She is a frequent lecturer in the areas of municipal law, leadership skills, and ethics. Ms. Pontrelli is the recipient of the Tempe Learning Center’s Outstanding Faculty Award, and Innovation Award. She is admitted to practice in Arizona and California.

Marion J. Radson is the City Attorney of

The Florida Bar in City, County and Local Government Law. He is a recipient of the 2002-3 Paul S. Buchman “Municipal Attorney

of the Year” Award from the Florida Munici-pal Attorneys Association. He currently serves as a member of the Florida Bar’s Attorney-Client Task Force, and is Chair of the Public Sector Subcommittee.

Donald C. RamsayStinson Morrison Hecker LLP in Overland Park, Kansas, [email protected]. After years of business litigation practice, Don has, since 2005, focused his practice primarily on e-discovery for business litigation and has been

Team. He consults with and advises clients and other attorneys planning for e-discovery, implementing litigation holds, and collecting documents for discovery. He has also set up and managed large document reviews and docu-ment productions utilizing a variety of search and review tools, local and national vendors. In

have been retained to handle exclusively the document collection, review and production to

also helps clients create and implement record retention polices, in part, as a means of ad-dressing costs of e-discovery. Don is a member of the Sedona Conference Working Group on Record Retention and Production and has worked with the Electronic Discovery Reference Model Document Review Working Group. He is a frequent speaker on e-discovery and record retention issues.

John Rannestad is senior member of AR-CADIS’ construction claims service line team and is a construction claims expert with over 22 years experience in the engineering and construction industry. Mr. Rannestad has extensive experience in evaluating cost and schedule impacts, in researching and evaluating the often complex issues that give rise to con-struction claims and with the various processes leading to claim resolution, including media-tion, arbitration and litigation. Mr. Rannestad has provided expert testimony with respect to construction claims in arbitration and court. His experience spans a wide variety of projects including those related to the construction of roads, bridges, rail facilities, airports, schools, libraries, hospitals, theaters, municipal facili-ties, wastewater treatment plants, residential

solid waste facilities and power generation. Mr. Rannestad has a degree in mechanical engineering, is a licensed professional engineer

in Connecticut and New York and is a LEEDAccredited Professional.

John P. Relman is the Managing Partner of

specializing in civil rights litigation. Mr. Relman formerly served as Director of the Fair Housing Project at the Washington Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights. He is the author of Housing Discrimination Practice Manual, published by the West Group, and teaches public interest law at the Georgetown University Law Center. Mr. Relman’s better known cases include Dyson v.

Denny’s Restaurants ($17.725 million race discrimi-nation class settlement); Pugh v. Avis Rent-A-Car

($5.4 million class settlement); and Kennedy v. City

of Zanesville ($10.8 million race discrimination jury verdict).

Scott L. Rogers, M.S., J.D., is the director and founder of the Institute for Mindfulness Studies. He is the creator of Jurisight®, the mindfulness-based program developed for attorneys. He has practiced law along with mindfulness-based contemplative techniques for 18 years, and is author of “The Six-Minute Solution: A Mind-fulness Primer for Lawyers,” ‘‘ Mindfulness for Law Students,” and “Mindful Parenting.” Scott has appeared on television and National Public Radio, and has been interviewed in newspapers and magazines for his work in mindfulness.

Michael Ruger is Senior Director of Govern-ment Affairs of Comcast Cable Communications, LLC. Michael has held various positions at the FCC and was an associate at Baker Hostetler. He is a graduate of The Pennsylvania State Univer-sity, where he majored in political science and psychology, and received his law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center.

Suzanne Sangree has been a Chief Solicitor in the Baltimore City Department of Law since March 2007. Her non-litigation work includes low income energy assistance, foreclosure preven-tion and relief, and homelessness. She is counsel on Baltimore v. Wells Fargo, O8-CV- 062 (D. Md.), a novel Fair Housing Act claim alleging racially discriminatory predatory lending. Previously, Ms. Sangree was Appellate Director at the Public Justice Center and taught at the University of Maryland School of Law and West Virginia University College of Law.

Raymond Santiago oversees a County de-partment with 900 employees, a budget of $90

million and 49 facilities. Library Journal named Mr. Santiago the 2003 Librarian of the Year. He is Board Chair of the Urban Libraries Council, and serves on a number of library association advisory boards. He received a Master of Library Science degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a BFA degree from the Roch-ester Institute of Technology.

Clifford A. Schulman is Co-Chair, National Environmental and Land Development Practice,

Miami. With more than 36 years experience in the legal profession, Cliff has wide-ranging and broad experience in the environmental and land

sectors. Mr. Schulman received his J.D., Univer-sity of Florida Levin College of Law, 1972 and B.S., Journalism, University of Florida, 1969. His areas of concentration are Zoning, land use and comprehensive planning; Florida Supreme

-trator; Environmental regulation and permit-ting; Coastal regulation and permitting; FEMA regulatory issues; Solid waste; Resource recovery

-tations include Biscayne Landing: Land use and environmental approvals for 200-acre, 6,000-unit mixed-use development on a former Superfund

Miami Beach, Florida. Williams Island: Land use and environmental permitting for high-rise, multi family development of more than 1,500 units. Acqualina Resort and Spa: Land use approvals for a high-rise, condominium/hotel development in Miami Beach, Florida. Fisher Is-land: Land use and environmental approvals for mid-rise Mediterranean-style housing develop-ment on an island in the middle of Biscayne Bay. University of Miami: Land use and permitting approvals for a + 2,000,000-square-foot Life Science Park in the city of Miami. University of Miami: Land use and environmental permitting approvals for a 1,200-unit, mixed-use traditional neighborhood development. Representation of numerous developers throughout Florida in matters of zoning, land use, comprehensive plan-ning, coastal construction, FEMA compliance and environmental permitting for the construc-tion of high-rise multi family developments. His professional and community involvement include, Adjunct Professor, University of Miami Law School, Masters Program; Former Member, Executive Council and Chairman, Environmen-tal and Land Use Law Section of The Florida

Bar; Chairman of the Board, Executive Com-mittee, Aventura Marketing Council; Recipient, 2004 Anti-Defamation League’s “Torch of Freedom” award; Founder, Mt. Sinai Hospital; Member, Alex de Touqueville Society of the United Way; Sponsor, Full Tuition Scholarship to University of Florida Law School for Deserv-

Association Arbitrator (Construction). Mr. Schulman is the recipient of many awards and recognitions and is the author of various publi-cations and articles.

Douglas Seaton has been the head of Knox-

serving as bond counsel, disclosure counsel and underwriters’ counsel for general obligation, school district, transportation, airport, water and sewer, single/multifamily housing, stadium, special assessment and industrial development

QSCBs, auction rate bonds, variable rate bonds,

participation and derivatives. Before practicing law, Mr. Seaton taught mathematics and com-puters to inner city students in New York City. Mr. Seaton received his Bachelor of Science degree from Tufts University in 1991, major-ing in Psychology and his Juris Doctor from the Hofstra University School of Law in 1995. Mr. Seaton is a member of the New York Bar, the Florida Bar, and District of Columbia Bar. Mr. Seaton is also a member of the National As-sociation of Bond Lawyers.

Robyn Singleton, Q.C. is Chief Commissioner for Strathcona County, Alberta Canada. He is a graduate of Brandon University (B.A.) and University of Manitoba (LL.B.). Mr. Singleton served as City Solicitor of Brandon, Mani-toba for ten years and previously served as the County Manager, County of Lethbridge, Alberta Canada. Robyn received IMLA’s Award for Dis-tinguished Public Service by a Local Government Lawyer in September, 1999.

Lori Smith-Lallaof Squires Sanders & Dempsey, L.L.P. in Miami.

-tice in the area of city, county and local govern-

and disclosure counsel to various cities, counties and authorities and has served as underwrit-ers’ counsel to numerous national and regional

SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIESMs. Smith-Lalla spent 12 years as an assistant county attorney for Broward County, Florida. Ms. Smith-Lalla is a member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers and the Florida Bar’s Local Government Law Section where she

in the area of city, county and local government law. Ms. Smith-Lalla attended the University of Bridgeport, J.D., cum laude, 1987 and the University of Connecticut, B.A., 1984.

James D. Stokes is the City Attorney, City of Palm Bay, Florida. Jim Stokes has devoted his legal career to the representation of local govern-ment in California and Florida. Mr. Stokes is

-ist in City, County & Local Government Law and in Labor & Employment Law. He earned his BS from the University of Redlands and his JD from Southwestern Law in Los Angeles.

Nancy E. Stroud is a founding member of Lewis, Stroud & Deutsch, in Boca Raton, Florida. Her practice is concentrated on land use law, particularly local government repre-sentation. She holds master’s and law degrees from the University of North Carolina, and a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University. She is a member of the Florida Bar and the American

George T. Talley is a partner at Coleman

Georgia. He concentrates his practice in mu-nicipal law, workers compensation, litigation and insurance defense. He has served as counsel for the City of Valdosta since 1976, making him one of the longest serving city attorneys in the state.

Timothy M. Tanner is a partner with Cole-man Talley LLP. He concentrates his practice in the areas of local government law, civil rights and commercial litigation. Mr. Tanner serves as the attorney for the City of Adel, Georgia, assistant city attorney for the City of Valdosta, Georgia and Valdosta City Solicitor.

Herbert W.A. Thiele has served as County Attorney for Leon County, Florida, since 1990. Previously, Mr. Thiele was the City Attorney for the City of Delray Beach, Florida, for over eight years, and an Assistant City Attorney in Delray Beach, as well as in private practice, for the three years preceding. Mr. Thiele gradu-ated from the University of Notre Dame with a B.A. in government and international studies

and received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Florida. He is admitted to practice before numerous state and federal courts, and

-mittee chairman in several Florida Bar sections, including Chairman of the City, County & Local Government Law Section, and other professional organizations, such as the Florida Association of County Attorneys, where he served as its President for three terms, and the International Municipal Lawyers Association, of which he is presently serving on the Board of Directors. Mr. Thiele was chosen to be the Florida Municipal Attorney of the Year for 1987-1988, and in 1991 was awarded the Ralph A. Marsicano Award by the Florida Bar Local Government Law Section

of local government law in Florida. In addition, Mr. Thiele was honored to receive the Ethics in Government Award in 1998 and in 2001, as well as The President’s Award in 2004 from the Florida Association of County Attorneys, and The Chair Service Award from the City, County & Local Government Law Section of the Florida Bar in 2005. In 2000, Mr. Thiele received the Paul S. Buchman Award for outstanding contri-butions in the area of legal public service from the City, County and Local Government Law Section of The Florida Bar. He is a member of numerous American Bar Association committees, including the Environmental Law Committee; Ethics Committee; and Land Use, Planning & Zoning Committee. He is an Adjunct Profes-sor at the Florida State University College of Law teaching Local Government Law, and has lectured and written numerous articles on Florida and national local government issues, including

regulation, annexations, public records and sun-

zoning, land use, and comprehensive planning.

Charles W. Thompson, Jr. is the Executive Director and General Counsel for the Interna-tional Municipal Lawyers Association, prior to this position Mr. Thompson served as County Attorney for Montgomery County, Maryland from 1995 to 2006. For the prior 17 years, Mr. Thompson served as County Attorney for Carroll County, Maryland. Mr. Thompson received a bachelor’s degree in history from Virginia Military Institute and earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Baltimore School of Law. In addition to serving as presi-dent of the Carroll County Bar Association, Mr. Thompson is former Treasurer, of IMLA,

and served as Chairman of the Board of the State and Local Government Law Section of the Maryland State Bar Association, and as Chairman and as a member of the Commit-tee on Ethics. Mr. Thompson also served on the Board of Directors and as President of the County Civil Attorneys group in the Maryland Association of Counties. Mr. Thompson is currently serving as an adjunct professor at the George Washington University teaching State and Local Government Law.

Steven A. Torres is the City Solicitor for the City of Taunton, Massachusetts. Mr. Torres is the City’s lead counsel in all litigation and trans-actional matters. He is Special Town Counsel to other Massachusetts Towns and a Principal

Attorney Torres has been an author, editor and lecturer for Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education. He has also been a panelist for the Massachusetts Bar Association, Massachusetts City Solicitor and Town Counsel Association and a national panelist for the Design Build Institute of America, the International Mu-nicipal Lawyers Association and several other national organizations. Attorney Torres is a past member of the Executive Committee of the City Solicitors and Town Counsel Association and a member of the International Municipal Law Association. He is a former member of the Massachusetts Bar Association’s Public Law Section Council. Attorney Torres is a published author in the areas of labor law, international law, municipal law and constitutional law. At-torney Torres is co-editor of the Supplement Edition of MCLE’s “Massachusetts Municipal Law”. He is a former Associate General Coun-sel for the American Federation of State, County Municipal Employees. He is a former panelist and lecturer for the AFL-CIO’s Lawyers Coor-dinating Committee. Attorney Torres, a former

graduate of Suffolk University Law School.

Joseph Van Eaton is a Partner in Miller and Van Eaton, P.L.L.C. and received his law degree, cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania in 1979, and his undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, in 1975 from Syracuse University. He specializes in representing municipalities on a broad range of communications issues in federal and state courts, before federal and state agencies and at the negotiating table. He has helped com-munities develop wireline and wireless commu-nications ordinances; negotiated franchises for

cable and telecommunications service providers; assisted communities in developing their own communications networks; and successfully defended local government efforts to establish and operate municipally-owned systems. He has

and has successfully argued cases in most of the U.S. Courts of Appeals, and before several state Supreme Courts. He has served as a special ap-pointee to the board of directors of the Alliance for Community Media, and is the recipient of the George Stoney Award, the IMLA President’s Award and the NATOA Ovation Award.

Randall D. Van Vleck is a 1982 graduate of the Washburn University School of Law. He is the General Counsel to the New Mexico Mu-nicipal League where he advises municipalities,

and constitutional issues. Randy’s public service includes employment as an Assistant District Attorney, the Deputy Chief Counsel to the Disciplinary Board of the New Mexico Supreme Court, an Assistant Attorney General for the State of New Mexico, and as City Attorney for the City of Rio Rancho. Randy has served as President of the New Mexico Municipal At-torneys’ Association and is the Chairman of the State Bar Local Government Law Specialization Committee, he is also currently on the faculty of the Graduate School of Public Administration at the University of New Mexico. Randy is a past member of the Board of Directors of the International Municipal Lawyers’ Association (IMLA), and member of its Program Planning Committee. In 2001 he was named a Fellow in Local Government by the International

in 2006. In 2005 Randy was approved by the

Specialist in Local Government Law. Randy is a frequent speaker and panelist at seminars and conferences throughout New Mexico, the United States and Canada.

Diane Wetherbee is the City Attorney for Plano, Texas. She has practiced exclusively in municipal law since 1985. Her JD degree is from South Texas School of Law and undergraduate degree is from St. Leo University, Florida. She is a regional vice president for IMLA and a Local Government Fellow.

Teno A. West is a partner with Pannone Lopes Devereaux & West LLC and serves as the leader

practice focuses primarily on representing local, regional and federal governments in the areas of public contracts, environmental law, litigation,

and procurement law, including represent-ing such governments with alternative project delivery arrangements such as design/build, de-sign/build/operate, concessions, franchises and other similar procurements. Mr. West’s alterna-tive project delivery representation has included

co-composting, material recovery, waste to energy as well as other similar environmental infrastruc-ture projects. Mr. West has assisted governments with the drafting and enactment of legislation necessary for such alternative delivery methods to be lawfully implemented. He has extensive experience in advising and representing govern-ments including municipalities, counties, public authorities and federal agencies in developing successful public procurement processes and lectures regularly on the subject. Mr. West served as Town Manager of Hardwick, Vermont and Town Administrator of Carlisle, Massachusetts. In his capacity as a municipal manager, he served on regional solid waste district governing boards in both states. Mr. West earned his bachelor’s degree cum laude in Political Science and Ameri-can Studies in 1984 from Saint Michael’s College and he earned a Master in Public Administration in 1987 from the University of Vermont. He earned his law degree from the New England School of Law cum laude, where he was lead articles editor of the New England Law Review.

James Wilber is a principal of Altman Weil,

in Milwaukee, he leads Altman Weil‘s services to government legal agencies, and practices in the

-views, strategy, and outside counsel management and relations. He joined Altman Weil in January

Prior to joining Altman Weil, Mr. Wilber

is extensive: as a managing attorney in both the public and private sectors, he was responsible for the hiring, training, supervision and development

-ogy and computer applications. Mr. Wilber is licensed to practice law in, and is a member of the state bars of, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Michigan, and is admitted to practice before the

U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Wilber, a Fellow in the College of Law Practice Management, has written and lectured extensively on management issues in the legal profession. He is the Edi-tor of the Report To Legal Management, and the former Editor of the International Practice Manager of the International Bar Association. Mr. Wilber has been published or quoted in nu-merous publications, including the ABA Journal, The American Lawyer magazine, the National Law Journal, and the journals of many state bar associations. Mr. Wilber is a cum laude graduate of the inaugural class of the Southern Illinois University School of Law, having served as Notes and Comments Editor of the law review. He also has a bachelor’s degree from The University of Michigan and a master’s degree in English Literature. Mr. Wilber is licensed to practice and is a member of the state bars of, Illinois, Pennsyl-vania and Michigan, and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court.

George Wilkki has been the City Solicitor for Windsor, Ontario since 2002. He is a 1977 Wind-sor Law graduate, and has practiced in Windsor for 30 years, joining the City in 1997 as a Legal Counsel. He has been married for 38 years to Betty and has two children, Sarah and Michael. He is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada, Professional Engineers, Ontario, the Essex Law Association, and IMLA.

Robin Wolpert practices at Greene Espel in

government liability, housing and employment law, and business litigation. She handles appeals in the federal and state appellate courts, includ-ing the Minnesota Supreme Court, the Min-nesota Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit. She represented the City of Eden Prairie in Advantage Media LLC v. City

of Eden Prairie, 405 F. Supp. 2d 1037 (D. Minn. 2005), aff’d 456 F.3d 793 (8th Cir. 2006); the city of City of Arden Hills in Clear Channel Outdoor v.

City of Arden Hills, 2009 WL 1119238 (Minn.App. Ap. 28, 2009). She co-authored amicus briefs on behalf of American Planning Association and International Municipal Lawyers Association in Naser Jewelers, Inc. v. City of Concord, NH (1st Cir. 2007), Tanner Outdoor Advertising v. Fayette County,

GA (11th Cir.), Prime Media v. City of Brentwood, TN

(6th Cir.), and Get Outdoors II v. City of San Diego,

CA (9th Cir.). Ms. Wolpert obtained her law degree from Cornell Law School in 2001and her Ph.D. in political science from the University of Chicago in 1995.

IMLA’S LOCAL GOVERNMENT FELLOWSMarianne Landers BanksDavid L. BarberMary Ellen BenchSheryl King BenfordLori Grigg BluhmStephen J. BurgPhyllis Leah CarlyleThomas M. CarpenterMartha J. Rupp CarterStephen P. ChinnWanda J. CochranMarilyn D. CraigMathias W. DelortJay B. DoegeyMelanie S. DonohueKathleen A. DooleyJohn E. DormanScott Brandt-ErichsonWilliam D. GearyEunice Gibson

Frank B. Gummey, IIIDouglas C. HaneyTimothy S. HollisterRose J. Humway-WarmuthGary E. HunterDouglas L. JohnsonWilliam J. Kearns, Jr.Stephen M. KempRobert J. KerwinAlice Teresa KowalishinKenneth T. KubiesaJames Burton LampkeElizabeth Ann LutonWilliam Clark Mann, IIIMartin R. McCulloughSusan Emery McGannonJeanene C. McIntyrePaige A. MimsBrad NeighborStephen C. NickBruce A. Noble, Q.C.James W. Porter, IIIHerbert l. ProutyBarbara Lee QuirkMarion J. RadsonMiles K. RisleyLori M. RiordanGary E. RebenstorfDavid Neil Robertson, Q.C.Susan C. RochaGeorge H. Rust-D’EyeTeris SolisHoward D. SwansonCharles W. Thompson, Jr.Randall D. Van VleckFrank R. WaiteRobert J. WatsonDiane Callander WetherbeeSiona D. WindsorNancy K. YendesCharles E. Zech

Charles S. RHYNE AWARDS

John H. LarsonLos Angeles, California

Daniel CurtinMCCUTCHEN DOYLD

BROWN & ENERSEN

Walnut Creek, California

J. LaMar ShelleyFORMER GENERAL COUNSEL

LEAGUE OF ARIZONA CITIES

AND TOWNS FORMER CITY

ATTORNEY

Mesa, Arizona

The HonorableBenjamin L. BrownFORMER EXECUTIVE DIREC-TOR NIMLO FORMER CITY

SOLICITOR

Baltimore, Maryland

Roy D. BatesFORMER CITY ATTORNEY

Columbia, South Carolina

Claude L. MullisJACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA

AND

William H. Thornton, Jr. FORMER CITY ATTORNEY

Durham, North Carolina

John E. GothermanGENERAL COUNSEL,OHIO MUNICIPAL LEAGUE

COLUMBUS, OHIO

AND

William H. SteudeFORMER GENERAL COUNSEL

MICHIGAN MUNICIPAL LEAGUE

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Robert J. ManglerFORMER CITY ATTORNEY

Wilmette, Illinois

The HonorableWilliam A. McCainVILLAGE ATTORNEY

Lincoln Heights, Ohio

William F. SueppelGENERAL COUNSEL

Iowa League of Cities

Henry W. Underhill, Jr.FORMER EXECUTIVE

DIRECTOR OF IMLAFORMER CITY ATTORNEY

Charlotte, North CarolinaandMarvin J. GlinkANCEL GLINK DIAMOND BUSH

DICIANNI AND ROLEK, P.C.FORMER CITY ATTORNEY

Naperville, Illinois

James H. Epps, IIIFORMER CITY ATTORNEY

Johnson City, Tennessee

Robert W. RitchieMASSACHUSETTS OFFICE OF

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

DIRECTOR, MUNICIPAL

LAW UNIT

IMLA is very pleased to announce the continuation of the Canadian Scholarship Fund based on a proposal by Sylvia Watson, who many will remember as the dynamo behind the very successful IMLA

raised by the City for IMLA’s 1999 Conference in Toronto, will be used annually to underwrite the expenses of a young (under 40) Canadian lawyer’s trip to an IMLA Annual Conference. In turn, the successful applicant will be required to present a paper on a municipal law topic at the Conference.

This year’s recipient is the seventh to be chosen. The 2009 Canadian

Vancouver, British Columbia. Michael will present a paper at the 2009 Annual conference on “Who Regulates the Red-Light District? The Hazy Boundary Between Municipal Powers and the Criminal Law.”

CANADIAN SCHOLARSHIP FUND

2008- 2009 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Susan C. RochaIMLA PRESIDENT

OFFICERSPRESIDENT

Susan C. RochaCITY ATTORNEY

Cibolo, Texas

FIRST VICE PRESIDENT

DeWitt F. McCarleyCITY ATTORNEY

Charlotte, North Carolina

SECOND VICE PRESIDENT

Thomas W. KeltyGENERAL COUNSEL

Buffalo, Illinois

THIRD VICE PRESIDENT

Dennis HerreraCITY ATTORNEY

San Francisco, California

TREASURER

Jay B. DoegeyCITY ATTORNEY

Arlington, Texas

GENERAL COUNSEL AND

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Charles W. Thompson, Jr.Bethesda, Maryland

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

Robert M. WhiteCITY ATTORNEY

Albuquerque, New Mexico

DIRECTORSMary Ellen BenchCITY SOLICITOR

Mississauga, Ontario

Sheryl King BenfordGENERAL COUNSEL

GREATER CLEVELAND REGIONAL

TRANSIT AUTHORITY

Cleveland, Ohio

Daniel P. BlondinCITY ATTORNEY

Highwood, Illinois

Stephen P. ChinnCITY ATTORNEY

Fairway, Kansas

Wayne EsannasonVILLAGE ATTORNEY

Scarsdale, NewYork

Bradford R. JerbicCITY ATTORNEY

Las Vegas, Nevada

Patricia KellyCITY ATTORNEY

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Susan Emery McGannonCITY ATTORNEY

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

G. Foster MillsMANAGING ATTORNEY

New York City, New York

Steven W. MooreCITY ATTORNEY

Yuma, Arizona

Andrew L Romanet, Jr.GENERAL COUNSEL

NORTH CAROLINA LEAGUE OF

MUNICIPALITIES

Raleigh, North Carolina

Herbert W.A. ThieleCOUNTY ATTORNEY

Leon County, Florida

Andrew J. Whalen, IIICITY ATTORNEY

2008- 2009 REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS 1st Circuit(ME, MA, NH, PR, RI)William H. SolomonTOWN COUNSEL

Stoneham, Massachusetts

2nd Circuit(CT,NY,VT)Joseph E. McNeilCITY ATTORNEY

Burlington, Vermont

3rd Circuit(DE, NJ, PA, VI)John C. GillespieTOWNSHIP SOLICITOR

4th Circuit(MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)Fred P. BaggettCITY ATTORNEY

High Point, North Carolina

5th Circuit(LA, MS, TX)Diane C. WetherbeeCITY ATTORNEY

Plano, Texas

6th Circuit(KY,MI,OH,TN)Stephen J. SmithLAW DIRECTOR

Dublin, Ohio

7th Circuit(IL, IN, WI)Timothy J. FrenzerCORPORATION COUNSEL

Wilmette, Illinois

8th Circuit (North)(MN, ND, SD)Howard D. SwansonCITY ATTORNEY

Grand Forks, North Dakota

8th Circuit (South)(AR, IA, MO, NE)Bruce E. BergmanCITY ATTORNEY

Des Moines, Iowa

9th Circuit (North)(AK, ID, MT, OR, WA)Edward J. SullivanCITY ATTORNEY

Oregon City, Oregon

9th Circuit (South)(AZ, CA, HI, NV)Scott HowardCITY ATTORNEY

Glendale, California

10th Circuit (North)(CO, UT, WY)Richard P. BradyCITY ATTORNEY

Greeley, Colorado

10th Circuit (South)(KS, NM, OK)Neil R. ShortlidgeCITY ATTORNEY

Roeland Park, Kansas

11th Circuit(AL, FL, GA)James E. Elliott, Jr.CITY ATTORNEY

Warner Robins, Georgia

Canadian Regional Vice PresidentAnna KinastowskiCITY SOLICITOR

Toronto, Ontario

2008- 2009 STATE CHAIRSAlabamaRobert W. EnnisCITY ATTORNEY

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

AlaskaMs. Rhonda Fehlen WestoverDEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY

Anchorage, Alaska

ArizonaStephen M. KempCITY ATTORNEY

Peoria, Arizona

ArkansasKit WilliamsCITY ATTORNEY

Fayetteville, Arkansas

CaliforniaRonald R. BallCITY ATTORNEY

Carlsbad, California

ColoradoMartin McCulloughATTORNEY TO DISTRICT

136TH AVENUE GENERAL

IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT

Westminster, Colorado

ConnecticutTimothy BatesTOWN ATTORNEY

DelawareRoger A. AkinCITY SOLICITOR

Newark, Delaware

FloridaMarion J. RadsonCITY ATTORNEY

Gainesville, Florida

GeorgiaRebecca TydingsCITY ATTORNEY

Centerville, Georgia

HawaiiCarrie K.S. OkinagaCORPORATION COUNSEL

Honolulu, Hawaii

IdahoDale W. StorerCITY ATTORNEY

Idaho Falls, Idaho

IllinoisBarbara A. AdamsVILLAGE ATTORNEY

Kenilworth, Illinois

IndianaDouglas C. HaneyCITY ATTORNEY

Carmel, Indiana

IowaGregory S. JagerCITY ATTORNEY

KansasCindy HarmisonCITY ATTORNEY

Lenexa, Kansas

KentuckyVacantIf Interested, Contact IMLA

LouisianaCharles C. GrubbPARISH ATTORNEY

Caddo Parish, Louisiana

MaineMary KahlCORPORATION COUNSEL

South Portland, Maine

MarylandKevin J. BestASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY

St. Michaels, Maryland

MassachusettsJames B. LampkeTOWN COUNSEL

Hull, Massachusetts

MichiganPeter Letzmann ATTORNEY AT LAW

Lowell, Michigan

MinnesotaCorrine A. HeineASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

Mississippi

BOARD ATTORNEY

YAZOO-MISSISSIPPI DELTA

JOINT WATER MANAGEMENT

DISTRICT (YMD)Cleveland, Mississippi

MissouriB. Allen GarnerCITY COUNSELOR

Independence, Missouri

MontantaDavid V. GlikoCITY ATTORNEY

Great Falls, Montana

NebraskaPaul D. KratzCITY ATTORNEY

Omaha, Nebraska

NevadaVacantIf Interested, Contact IMLA

New HampshireDaniel D. CreanLEGAL CONSULTANT

PRIMEX

Concord, New Hampshire

New JerseyWilliam H. EatonCOUNSEL

KORONA BEDES & EATON, LLCAtlantic Highlands, New Jersey

New MexicoJay BurnhamCITY ATTORNEY

Farmington, New Mexico

New YorkArthur GutekunstSR. ASST. CORPORATION

COUNSEL

White Plains, New York

North CarolinaL. Ashley SmithCITY ATTORNEY

Gastonia, North Carolina

North DakotaBrian D. NeugebauerCITY ATTORNEY

West Fargo, North Dakota

OhioGary A. EbertDIRECTOR OF LAW

Bay Village, Ohio

OklahomaMartha Rupp CarterATTORNEY

TULSA HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Tulsa, Oklahoma

OregonJeffrey G. ConditCOUNSEL

MILLER NASH

WIENER & HAGER

Portland, Oregon

PennsylvaniaVacantIf Interested, Contact IMLA

Rhode IslandJoseph J. Nicholson, Jr.CITY SOLICITOR

Newport, Rhode Island

South CarolinaKenneth E. GainesSR. ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY

Columbia, South Carolina

South DakotaSteven J. BritzmanCITY ATTORNEY

Brookings, South Dakota

TennesseeKaren BeykeCITY ATTORNEY

Franklin, Tennessee

TexasArt Pertile, IIIOLSON & OLSON, LLPHouston, Texas

UtahDavid CarlsonCITY ATTORNEY

South Salt Lake City, Utah

VermontVacantIf Interested, Contact IMLA.

VirginiaJoseph HowardCOUNTY ATTORNEY

Stafford County, Virginia

WashingtonLori RiordonCITY ATTORNEY

Bellevue, Washington

West VirginiaRose Humway-WarmuthCITY SOLICITOR

Wheeling, West Virginia

WisconsinJames G. GodlewskiCITY ATTORNEY

Neenah, Wisconsin

WyomingVacantIf Interested, Contact IMLA

IMLA PAST PRESIDENTS1935-1936Henry E. FoleyBoston, MA

1936-1937Raymond J. KellyDetroit, MI

1937-1939Barnet HodesChicago, IL

1939-1940Joe W. AndersonChattanooga, TN

1940-1942William C. ChanlerNew York, NY

1942-1943Horace H. EdwardsRichmond, VA

1943-1944Ray L. CheseboroLos Angeles, CA

1944-1945Fred T. Van LiewDes Moines, IA

1945-1946William E. KempKansas City, MO

1946-1947Herman C. WilsonGreensboro, NC

1947-1948Anne X. AlpernPittsburgh, PA

1948-1949Alexander G. BrownPortland, OR

1949-1950Robert D. MorrisonLynchburg, VA

1950-1951William H. EmersonRochester, NY

1951-1952Thomas N. BiddisonBaltimore, MD1952-1953David M. ProctorKansas City, MO

1953-1954A.C. Van SoelenSeattle, WA

1954-1955Henry B. CurtisNew Orleans, LA

19551956Dion R. HolmSan Francisco, CA

1956-1957Barnett I. ShurPortland, ME

1957-19558J. Elliot DrinardRichmond, VA

1958-1959Ralph S. LocherCleveland, OH

1959-1960Roger ArneberghLos Angeles, CA

1960-1961John MelaniphyChicago, IL

1961-1962Henry P. KuceraDallas, TX

1962-1963Leo A. LarkinNew York, NY

1963-1964Fred W. AleyWichita, KS

1964-1965John H. FlemingMilwaukee, WI

1965-1966George E. MurphyBeaumont, TX

1966-1967William M. MadisonJacksonville, FL1967-1968Robert ReeseDetroit, MI

1968-1969Thomas M. O’ConnorSan Francisco, CA

1969-1970Herbert C. HoffmanKansas City, MO

1970-1971J. Lee RankinNew York, NY

1971-1972A.L. NewbouldSeattle, WA

1972-1973Robert T. AndersonHercules, CA

1973-1974Marvin J. GlinkNaperville, IL

1974-1975N. Alex BickleyDallas, TX

1975-1976Eugene N. CollinsChattanooga, TN

1976-1977Conard B. Mattox, Jr.Richmond, VA

1977-1978T. Emmet WalshSpartanburg, SC

1978-1979Samuel GorlickBurbank, CA

1979-1980Aaron W. WilsonKansas City, MO

1980-1981John DekkerWichita, KS

1981-1982James B. BrennanMilwaukee, WI1982-1983Henry W. Underhill, Jr.Charlotte, NC

1983-1984Benjamin L. BrownBaltimore, MD

1984-1985J. LaMar ShelleyMesa, AZ

1985-1986John W. WittSan Diego, CA

1986-1987Roger E. CutlerSalt Lake City, UT

1987-1988Roy D. BatesColumbia, SC

1988-1989William H. TaubeChebanse, IL

1989-1990Marva Jones BrooksAtlanta, GA

1990-1991William I. Thornton, Jr.Durham, NC

1991-1992Analeslie MuncyDallas, TX

1992-1993Robert J. AlftonMinneapolis, MN

1993-1994Joseph I. MulliganBoston, MA

1994-1995Robert J. ManglerWilmette, IL

1995-1996Joseph N. deRaismes, IIIBoulder, CO

1996-1997Frank B. Gummey, IIIDaytona Beach, FL1997-1998Robert J. WatsonOverland Park, KS

1998-1999Patricia A. LynchReno, NV

1999-2000William J. Kearns, Jr.Willingboro, NJ

2000-2001Iris J. JonesPrairie View, TX

2001-2002John J. ZimmermannPark Ridge, IL

2002-2003James H. Epps, IIIJohnson City, TN

2003-2004Garry E. HunterAthens, OH

2004-2005Bruce A. Noble, Q.C.Fredericton, New BrunswickCanada

2005-2006Gary W. RebenstorfWichita, KS

2006-2007James L. AbshierSioux Falls, IA

2007-2008IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENTRobert M. WhiteCity AttorneyAlbuquerque, New Mexico

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