General Counsel Services
Bill Hayashi and Mary Lynn Macsalka have spent their entire legal careers practicing municipal law and representing local and state governments. Together, they have over 50 years of combined experience in municipal law and related legal fields. As general legal counsel and city/town attorneys, our firm provides a broad variety of legal services to our clients:
- Municipal Code Drafting and Revisions
- Public Contracting and Intergovernmental Agreements
- Land Use Code Drafting and Development Review
- Special District Matters
- Personnel Matters
- Open Meetings Law and Public Records (CORA & CCJRA) Advice
- Business Licensing and Liquor Licensing Advice and Prosecution
- Campaign Finance Regulations and Election Law Advice
- Public Works, Utilities, and Right-of-Way Regulation
- Day-to-Day Operational and Administrative Matters and Legal Advice
We are proud to serve the following communities as their City Attorneys / Town Attorneys and general legal counsel: City of Lafayette, City of Sheridan, City of Federal Heights, Town of Firestone, and the Town of Severance.
Special Counsel Services
Our attorneys regularly provide special legal counsel to Colorado municipalities in the following areas:
- Sales and Use Tax Hearings, Litigation, and Appeals
- Land Use Litigation
- Personnel Matters and Related Hearings
- Administrative Hearings for Officers and Boards - Hearing Officer Advice or Appointments and Special Counsel Services for Hearings
- Land Use Matters - Code Drafting, Complex Development Review, Hearings Council
- Liquor Licensing - Prosecution of Licensing Matters and Hearing Officer Services
Please contact us for more information if your city or town is in need of special counsel services.
Our Current Clients
- City of Lafayette
- City of Sheridan
- City of Federal Heights
- Town of Firestone
- Town of Severance
- Sheridan Redevelopment Agency
- City of Littleton - Special Counsel
- City of Commerce City - Special Counsel
Former Clients
- City of Golden
- City of Thornton - Special Counsel for Sales and Use Tax Litigation and Appeals
- Thornton Liquor Licensing Authority and Board of Adjustment
- Town of Moffat - Special Counsel for Land Use Matters
- City of Walsenburg - Special Counsel for Annexation, Land Use, and Special District Matters
- City of Westminster - Special Counsel for Special Permit and License Board, and for Sales & Use Tax Matters
- Estes Park Urban Renewal Authority
- Edgewater Redevelopment Authority
- Town of Breckenridge - Special Counsel for Sales and Use Tax
- Town of Winter Park - Special Counsel for Liquor Licensing Prosecution
Court Admissions
Our attorneys are admitted to the following courts:
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for Colorado
- Colorado State Courts
Please contact us for an initial consultation to ensure that our expertise will meet your legal needs.