Police Alternatives Meeting
2024-05-21 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-06-18 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-07-16 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
If you care to take part in this call or working group, please email cstorer@imla.org.

Legal Departments in Transformation Webinar - Free Live & Not For CLE
2024-05-23 13:00 - 14:00
Legal Departments in Transformation: Navigating Success, Access to Justice, and Technological Change in 2024
This is a sponsored webinar and CLE will not be offered.
Join Thomson Reuters and learn about the evolving landscape of government legal departments in 2024. This webinar will explore how government legal departments define and measure success, the strategic approaches to overcoming ongoing challenges in the public sector, and the efforts to improve access to justice in an era of technological advancement. Discover how legal professionals confidently employ current technologies and understand the vital role of AI in shaping the future of government legal departments.
Speakers: Rabihah Butler & Christie Weidemann

Early Bird Rates for the Annual Conference End
2024-05-24
2024 IMLA 89th Annual Conference
Orlando, FL: Wednesday, September 25 – Sunday, September 29, 2024
Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek
Click here to learn more about the conference.

Code Enforcement Working Group Call
2024-05-27 15:00, 2024-06-24 15:00, 2024-07-29 15:00
If you care to take part in this call, please email cstorer@imla.org.

Implicit Bias Webinar
2024-05-28 13:00 - 14:00
Me? Biased? How Biology and Psychology Affect Our Opinions and Actions
So much of the practice of law involves decision-making, and convincing others to make better decisions based upon fact rather than emotion. This course is intended to guide the attendees to appreciate how they involuntarily make decisions and guide them to recognize and prevent bias, and to know how to effectively communicate with persons whose bias affects others.
Speaker: Claude E. Ducloux

9th Circuit Call
2024-05-28 14:00 - 15:00

2024 IMLA in Canada
2024-05-30 08:30 - 19:00
2024 IMLA in Canada
Toronto, Ontario – Metro Hall
May 30, 2024

2024 Employment Law Program
2024-05-30 12:00 - 15:15, 2024-05-31 13:00 - 15:15, 2024-06-03 13:00 - 15:15
Employment Law Program
Virtual
May 30-31 & June 3, 2024
Click here to learn more about the program.

Police Advisors Working Group Call
2024-06-04 15:00 - 16:00
If you care to take part in this call, please email amorris@imla.org.
During this meeting, we will discuss the following:

Goals of the group
Resources you would like to see or add to our Resource Library
Speaker and topic proposals for future meetings
Any ongoing issues in your local government that you would like to discuss with other members

Homelessness Working Group Conference Call
2024-06-06 14:00 - 15:00

Code Enforcement Webinar
2024-06-11 13:00 - 14:00
Administrative Warrants: Getting the Code Officer’s Foot in the Door
This webinar will discuss administrative warrants as a necessity for code enforcement inspections. We will discuss the differences between an administrative warrant as opposed to criminal warrants. Followed by a review of the case law requiring code enforcement officers to obtain one, the process, and scenarios.
Speaker: Savita Rai & Samuel Adams

World Cup Working Group Call
2024-06-12 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-07-10 14:00 - 15:00
If you care to take part in this call, please email amorris@imla.org.

Police Misconduct Webinar
2024-06-18 13:00 - 14:00
Navigating the Conflicts of Interest facing the Municipal Attorney Responsible for Police Misconduct Litigation
In cases involving alleged police misconduct, civil suits seeking damages are usually brought against individual officers under Title 42, United States Code, section 1983, though sometimes units of local government employing the officers are also named as defendants. The unit of government that employs the officer is usually obligated to provide a defense for the officer-defendant, and to indemnify the officer for legal costs, including the payment of judgments and settlements of actions arising from the scope of employment. Individual officers named as defendants accordingly are represented by attorneys whose fiduciary obligations run to the officer, not the municipality or other governmental entity that employs the officer. These attorneys have an ethical obligation to keep evidence of their clients’ misconduct from their clients’ employers, even if this leads to expensive settlements paid by the employer. Thus, there is a serious potential conflict of interest between the interests of the individual officer named as a defendant that the officer’s employer, raising important issues of both ethics and public policy. This presentation will outline those conflicts and suggest how they may be best navigated by municipal attorneys, even when they must hire or supervise attorneys representing individual officers entitled to indemnity, while also protecting the interests of their governmental client.
Speaker: Lawrence Rosenthal

Short Term Rentals Webinar
2024-06-27 13:00 - 14:00
What Happens Next: Enforcing (And Litigating) Short-Term Rental Regulations
This webinar is a follow-up to a previous session on drafting enforceable short-term rental regulations. After the often rigorous procedure of adopting comprehensive short-term rental regulations, navigating the new enforcement landscape – and any resulting legal challenges – presents a new set of difficulties, particularly in light of the ever-changing nature of short-term rental operations and the continuing lack of definitive case law on key short-term rental issues. This presentation will discuss suggested approaches to enforcement, including coordination with code enforcement and prosecutors; options for neutralizing threats of litigation; and strategies for responding to common claims raised in short-term rental litigation.
Speaker: Rachel Raggio

Well-Being Webinar
2024-07-02 13:00 - 14:00
Wellness in Law: Finding Harmony Between Personal and Professional Performance
This session will tentatively cover the following topics:

Explain the importance of attorney well-being as an integral aspect of fulfilling the duty of competence
Define the dimensions of Well-Being in Law
Provide recommendations for positive change in attorney well-being
Analyze a case study of a law firm as one of the best places to work
Promote resources available to attorneys

Speaker: Ken Nourse

Counties Working Group Call
2024-07-03 15:00 - 16:00

LGLC Supreme Court Review for Local Governments: 2023-2024 Term Webinar - This is not an IMLA Webinar
2024-07-08 13:00 - 14:30
Supreme Court Review for Local Governments: 2023-2024 Term

This is NOT an IMLA webinar and CLE will not be offered by IMLA.
Hosted by the Local Government Legal Center (LGLC), join legal experts in a discussion of the Supreme Court’s important decisions of the term impacting local governments. The Supreme Court heard several monumental cases this term, including cases related to:

Homeless encampments
First Amendment social media for government employees and officials
An employment standard for transfers under Title VII
Impact fees and more!

The LGLC is a coalition of national local government organizations formed in 2023 by the National Association of Counties (NACo), National League of Cities (NLC) and International Municipal Lawyers Association (IMLA) to provide education to local governments regarding the Supreme Court and its impact on local governments and local officials and to advocate for local government positions at the Supreme Court in appropriate cases. Visit the Local Government Legal Center to learn more.
Speakers: Theane Evangelis, John Korzen & Amanda Karras

Public Information Acts Webinar
2024-07-09 13:00 - 14:00
Current Challenges and Trending Topics in Public Information Acts
This CLE will focus on the current challenges faced by government lawyers assisting their clients in navigating their state’s public information act laws. It will discuss trends and best practices for navigating this ever-changing field.
Speaker: Hilary Ruley

Telecom Webinar
2024-07-11 13:00 - 14:00
Modern Franchising – Authority, Revenue, & Digital Equality
This CLE will show how cable franchises are still important contracts for local governments, discuss the impact of streaming video on these contracts, and review recent litigation and legislation. We will discuss how modern broadband franchising could be used to best ensure equal access to broadband, including a review of current litigation, legislation, the BEAD program, the Internet Tax Freedom Act (ITFA), and FCC advocacy. We will also review the FCC’s Digital Discrimination Order, municipal participation in the docket, and its appeal to the Eighth Circuit.
Speaker: Michael “Mike” Bradley

Small/Rural Communities Working Group Call
2024-07-15 14:00 - 15:00

Service Animals Webinar
2024-07-16 13:00 - 14:00
IT’S A ZOO HERE! A practical guide on permitting Service Animals into the Workplace
It is important to accommodate wherever possible any employee with a disability who needs the accommodation of a service animal. As an employer, you need to understand what a service animal is, what is a reasonable expectation and request from you, and how to blend all of that. Not always easy, but we have some suggestions. Join us for the answers!
Speaker: Joanie Winters

Construction Webinar
2024-07-18 13:00 - 14:00
Critical Construction Contract Clauses and the Disputes that Often Arise from Them
Construction contracts can be hundreds of pages. This presentation will identify and explain the handful of key clauses that are frequently central to disputes and litigation between contractors and public owners. The speakers will provide typical language, describe the intended purpose, give real world examples, and offer key take-aways for the following important contract provisions: differing site conditions, quantity variations, scheduling, time extensions, and compensation for delay.
Speaker: Greg Holness, P.E., Esq. & Haswanth Venkatavijayan

Environmental Webinar
2024-08-01 13:00 - 14:00
Water, Water everywhere in a Municipality; US v. Sackett, the Maui case and the EPA/ACOE WOTUS Rule
Join experienced environmental law practitioner Rich Glaze in this webinar as he explores the impacts of recent Supreme Court interpretations of what constitutes a “water of the United States,” how the EPA/ACOE WOTUS rule reflects these rulings and how (or if) these rulings affect municipalities.
Speaker: Rich Glaze
