Matthew R. Dalton practices primarily in the areas of special districts, municipal law, and public finance. He is a frequent author and lecturer on these issues, is active in the community, and is a member of the Colorado and Nebraska bars.

Born Lincoln, Nebraska, November 8, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978 Nebraska; 1981, Colorado.

Practice Areas

• Special Districts and Business Improvement Districts
• Municipal Law and Governmental Law
• Member of our Special Districts Restructuring Group
• Member of our Special Assets Restructuring Group
• Member of RTD Condemnation/Eminent Domain Group

Education

• Hastings College and University of Nebraska (B.A. with distinction, 1975)
• University of Nebraska School of Law (J.D. with honors, 1978)

Publications & Presentations

• Special Districts Utilities and Transportation Running with the Land, Continuing Legal Education in Colorado, 1984
• Author and Speaker Vehicles for Funding and Development of Water Systems, Water Law for the Real Estate Practitioner, Continuing Legal Education in Colorado, 1986
• Author and Speaker Director Conflicts The Effect of Disclosure, The Colorado Lawyer, March and April 1988
• Author Continuing Legal Education in Colorado, Inc., CLE International, Colorado Municipal League, Special District Association, and the Colorado County Attorneys Association, Lecturer, 1984-2008
• Rules: The Grimshaw and Harring World Series of Poker, Author and Editor, 1983-2008

Community Service and Memberships

• Denver and Colorado Bar Associations
• Nebraska Bar Association
• National Western Stock Show Association, Member and Volunteer
• Swallow Hill Music Association, Member; Past Director and Past Vice-President
• Colorado Council on Economic Education, past Board member
• Capitol Hill Action and Recreation Group, past Board member

Recipient of

• American Jurisprudence Award in UCC, Civil Procedure, and Municipal Law