IMLA News
(Friday May 9) - IMLA Awards Information
The IMLA Awards Committee actively encourages your participation in this year's Awards program. You can nominate a qualified person for any of IMLA's Awards until June 30. If you wish to nominate someone, please contact Chuck Thompson or Devala Janardan so we can help you through the process. The following awards: Marvin J. Glink Private Practice Local Government Attorney Award, James H. Epps Award for Longevity of Service to a Community, Daniel J. Curtin Young Public Lawyer Award, and the Distinguished Public Service Award give important recognition to our members who have excelled in the practice of local government law. The formal nomination application and associated materials are available on line at under Programs/Awards or (click here).
These awards offer us the opportunity to recognize distinguished local government lawyers and to celebrate their excellence. As the process involves substantial documentation, do not wait; begin the process today.
(Thurday, May 1) - IMLA Las Vegas Conference Page Update
IMLA's Las Vegas Conference Webpage has been updated to include a current tentative agenda. Look under "Quick Links" (to the right) and click on 73rd Annual Conference - Las Vegas for more information.
(Tuesday, April 29) - IMLA and other State and Local Groups Respond to Treasury on 3% Withholding Requirement
Click Here for more.
(Thursday, April 24) - IMLA's Canadian Event is now SOLD OUT
We regret to advise that IMLA In Canada! Trends and Foes: Managing Change and Risk in Municipal Law, is SOLD OUT. Please note that materials from this event will be available for purchase after the event -- contact IMLA for further details. IMLA is also holding a full-day program on Canadian municipal law at its Annual Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, Sept. 14 to 17, 2008 – access the registration information for that event at our Events page.
(Wednesday, April 23) - IMLA Amicus Activity
IMLA has filed an amicus brief submitted before the US Supreme Court for consideration of a petition for a writ for certiorari in the case out of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. The case, Smith v. Barrow, deals with qualified immunity. Click Here to take a look at the brief. Special thanks to Denise Wilkerson and Melinda Barlow in the City Attorney's Office of Arlington, Texas for authoring the brief.
In other amicus news, look out for a survey being e-mailed to our members. IMLA will be submitting an amicus brief on the merits for the case of Pleasant Grove v. Summum, where the issue is whether placing donating momuments in a government-owned park creates a public forum or whether the government retains authority to select certain monuments to display. The survey will help get an idea of how local governments are dealing with the issue. Look for the the survey in your e-mail inbox sometime on Thursday, April 24.
(Monday, April 21): Mid-Year Seminar a Success -- IMLA Looks Forward to Upcoming Events!
IMLA is moving forward after a successful Mid-Year Seminar. Our upcoming Events include our Canadian Program (May 15), New England Regional CLE (June 6), and our Annual Conference (Sept. 14-17). IMLA's Las Vegas Host Committee has put together a new website for Las Vegas Conference attendees at http://www.imlalv2008.org/. Check it out!
(Wednesday, April 9): IMLA Urges Congress to Pass the Modernize Our Bookkeeping in the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2008
The Act would repeal IRS's requirement that employees who are provided a cell phone pay taxes on the phone if used more than 50% of the time for personal reasons. This means that employees are required to keep track of every call made when using a employer provided cell phone. In addition, public employers have been faced with substantial fines for failing to audit employee cell phone records. Click Here and Here to see the letters IMLA (and others) have sent to Congress.
(Wednesday, April 9): Canadian Scholarship Program
The aim of the Canadian Scholarship Program is to enable a Canadian lawyer, under 40, to attend an IMLA Conference (and participate by presenting a paper) who would otherwise not be able to attend because the cost is a barrier. This includes the cost of registration, airfare, and hotel expenses (see Program Rules for details). Click Here for more information (deadlines, etc) and to download the Program Rules.
(Tuesday, April 8): IMLA Announces a New Stand Alone CLE for New England/New York Region
Update: Click Here for Registration Form. IMLA is proud to announce the New England CLE Regional Seminar, taking place on June 6, 2008. Online registration is available now under our secure site, MyIMLA. For more information and the agenda Click Here.
(Monday, March 31): Tentative Program Plan for IMLA's Annual Conference in Las Vegas - Now Available!
(Wednesday, March 26): Official Program for Mid-Year Seminar - Now Available!
(Friday, March 21): IMLA Announces Two New Awards and Seeks Nominations for Annual Awards
IMLA is delighted to announce two new awards that recognize exceptional service to local government and the legal community by local government lawyers. The first of these awards is the JAMES H. EPPS, III award for longevity of service to a community and the second is the MARVIN J. GLINK private practice local government lawyer of the year award. Both of these awards recognize and honor the distinguished service of two leaders of IMLA who set exceptional examples for local government practitioners during their lives and who died within the past year. Unanimously, the Board established these awards in their names to recognize other lawyers who meet the high standards of excellence that each achieved in the practice of local government law and in service to IMLA.
These two new awards combine with two other awards that IMLA gives to recognize the achievements of its members. The DANIEL J. CURTIN, JR. Young Public Lawyer of the Year Award was first bestowed last year and honors the memory of Dan Curtin and the achievements of a young lawyer in local government practice who is either under 40 years of age or who has been in practice less than 10 years. The DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD honors a recipient who has excelled in the practice of local government law and service to the community either over a long period or during the course of the past year.
NOTE: Here is a list of the deadlines
April 30, 2008 - Intent to Nominate Due for All Awards (but this form is not needed for the James H. Epps III Award)
April 30, 2008 - Full Nomination Form Due for James H. Epps III Award
June 30, 2008 - Full Nomination Package Due for All Other Awards Click for Intent to Nominate Form - Due April 30, 2008
For all other forms, look under Programs, then Awards from the drop down top menu above.
