| McGeady
Sisneros'
attorneys have been involved in all aspects of special district
representation for over twenty years representing a broad
spectrum of clients.
MaryAnn
M. McGeady
| Darlene
Sisneros
| Mary
Jo Dougherty
| Megan
Becher
Kenneth M. Koprowicz
|
Kristin J.
Bowers
| Kathryn
S. Kanda
| Catherine
Woods
MARYANN
M. McGEADY
Born Bellport, New York, February 16,
1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Colorado.
Education:
Long Island University (B.A. summa cum laude, 1979; Pi Gamma
Mu); University of Southern California (J.D. 1982).
Member:
Denver and Colorado Bar Associations; Colorado Association
of Homebuilders; Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute; Special
District Association; Women Leaders of Colorado, 1992-1993;
Colorado Municipal Bond Supervision Advisory Board.
Areas of Practice:
Special Districts, Land Use, Land Development, Municipal
Finance, Municipal Law and Real Estate.
Special
District Experience: Represents
Special Districts in all matters including negotiation with
other governments for cost-sharing improvements, negotiations
with District developers and homebuilders regarding infrastructure
development and dedication; District financing; Construction
issues; Elections; Statutory compliance; Budgeting and strategic
planning.
Real Estate Experience:
Coordination of due diligence on small and large parcels
for master planned communities and assistance in the evaluation
of the availability of infrastructure and the financing
of infrastructure to support new development.
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DARLENE
SISNEROS
Born
Pueblo, Colorado, December 19, 1960, admitted to bar in
1985.
Education:
The Colorado College (B.A. 1982), University of Michigan
Law School (J.D. 1985).
Member:
Denver and
Colorado Bar Associations; Legislative
Committee, Colorado
Association of Homebuilders; Regional
Advisory Board, Rocky
Mountain Land Use Institute; Colorado
Supreme Court Nominating Commission; Special District Association;
Government Counsel Forum Committee; Law Committee, Colorado
Board of Law Examiners; Board Member, Officer, and President,
1997, Colorado Hispanic Bar Association; named in Who's
Who in Law, Denver Business Journal, 1992.
Areas
of Practice:
Special Districts, Municipal Finance, Real Estate, Land
Use, Land Development, Construction law and Municipal Law.
Special District Experience:
Represents Firm special district clients in all matters
including, but not limited to, advice with regard to bond
issuances, revenue sharing arrangements, multi-district
structures, cost recovery agreements, private/public partnerships,
construction bidding and contracting, compliance with TABOR
and other applicable laws, intergovernmental agreements,
easements and right-of-way acquisition, agreements, and
legislative matters.
Real Estate Experience:
Due diligence on small and large (1,000+ acres) properties,
negotiated and drafted vacant land contracts, negotiated
rolling option agreements for lot purchases for developer
clients, handle ongoing real estate matters for Firm's special
district clients.
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MARY
JO DOUGHERTY
Born Colorado Springs, Colorado, September
2, 1956; admitted to bar, 1992, Colorado.
Education: Western State College
of Colorado (B.A., 1979); University of Denver (J.D., 1992).
Order of St. Ives; Long & Jaudon Named Scholar Award
1990-1991 and 1991-1992, American Jurisprudence Awards for
UCC-I and Conflicts of Law.
Member:
Denver and Colorado
Bar Associations; Colorado Association of Homebuilders;
Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute.
Areas of Practice:
Special Districts, Municipal Finance, Municipal Law and
Real Estate.
Special District Experience:
Represents Special Districts in all matters including District
financing, construction issues, elections, statutory compliance,
budgeting and finance matters including TABOR compliance.
Real Estate Experience:
Represents clients in a variety of real estate matters including
purchase and sale of commercial and residential real property,
commercial loan transactions, leases, and public trustee
foreclosures.
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MEGAN
BECHER
Born St. Charles, Illinois, December
5, 1973, admitted to bar in 2001, Colorado.
Education: Saint
Olaf College (B.A. 1996); University of Denver (J.D. 2001).
Member:
Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations; University
of Denver Water Law Review.
Areas of Practice:
Special Districts, Municipal Law, Real Estate and Land Use.
Special District Experience:
Represents Special Districts in
all matters, including District financing, construction
issues, elections, statutory compliance, budgeting and finance
matters, including TABOR compliance.
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KENNETH
M. KOPROWICZ
Born Albany, New York, September 10,
1956; admitted to bar 1986, Colorado. Court Admissions:
1986 U.S. District Court, District of Colorado.
Education:
University of Colorado (B.A. 1982); Brooklyn Law School
(J.D. 1986).
Member: Denver,
First Judicial District, and Colorado (Real Estate Section
and Bill of Rights Committee) Bar Associations; Brooklyn
Law Review, 1984-1986.
Areas of Practice: Real
Estate, Real Estate Finance.
Real Estate Experience:
Purchases and sales of vacant ground, recreational vehicle
parks, shopping centers, office complexes, apartment complexes,
condominium complexes; rolling option agreements for home
construction projects; financing and refinancing of hotels,
shopping centers, office complexes, apartment complexes,
warehouses; public trustee foreclosures, deeds-in-lieu of
foreclosure, loan modifications of commercial loans secured
by a variety of real property assets; commercial leasing
of office, retail and industrial space; judicial foreclosures;
preparation of various easement agreements, declarations
and covenants; subdivision improvement agreements; platting.
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KRISTIN
J. BOWERS
Born De Bilt, The Netherlands, April
23, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Colorado; 2005, Michigan.
Court Admissions: 2003 U.S. District Court, District of
Colorado, 2003 U.S. Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit.
Education:
Alfred University (B.A., cum laude, 1999); University of
Colorado School of Law (J.D. 2003).
Member:
Denver and Colorado Bar Associations.
Areas of Practice:
Special Districts, Municipal Law, Real Estate and Land Use.
Special District Experience:
Represents Special Districts in all matters, including District
financing, construction issues, elections, statutory compliance,
budgeting and finance matters, including TABOR compliance.
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KATHRYN
S. KANDA
Born Denver, Colorado, August 12, 1954,
admitted to bar in 2003, Colorado.
Education: University
of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., with distinction, 1976); University
of Denver
(J.D. 2003). Order of St. Ives. Chancellor's Scholar, 2000-2003.
Member:
Denver and Colorado
Bar Associations; University of Denver Water Law
Review, 2000-2001; General Editor and Member, University
of Denver Law Review, 2001-2003.
Areas of Practice:
Special Districts, Municipal Law, Real Estate and Land Use.
Special District Experience:
Represents Special Districts in all matters, including District
financing, construction issues, elections, statutory compliance,
budgeting and finance matters, including TABOR compliance.
Author: "Validity
and Application of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act
in the Tenth Circuit After City of Boerne v. Flores,"
79 Denv. U.L. Rev. 295 (2002). Co-author with Lori Potter
and Stephen Marlin: "Legal Underpinnings of the Right
to Float Through Private Property in Colorado: A Response
to John Hill," 5 U. Denv. Water L. Rev. 457 (2002).
Areas of Practice: Special Districts, Municipal Law, Real
Estate and
Land Use.
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CATHERINE
A. WOODS
Born Coldwater, Michigan, April 13,
1967; admitted to bar, 1999, Colorado.
Education: Michigan State University
(B.A. 1990), University of Colorado School of Law
(JD 1999, cum laude).
Member: Denver
and Colorado Bar Associations; U.S. District Court of Colorado
2000.
Real Estate Experience:
"The Top Ten Legal Documents Every Business Should
Have,"
Colorado Real Estate Journal, January 4, 2006.
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