Peter J. Whitmore

Peter advises clients on governmental bonds of all types with a primary focus on state law and disclosure law issues pertaining to the issuance of tax-exempt debt by local governments. He represents local governments, underwriters, banks, and other participants in public finance transactions, with particular emphasis on financings for special taxing districts, authorities, cities, and school districts. His experience includes general obligation bonds (limited tax and unlimited tax), water and wastewater revenue bonds, sales tax bonds, other special revenue bonds, tax increment bonds, and lease purchase transactions.

Peter focuses in particular on bond financings for public infrastructure projects in Colorado, Nevada, and Texas, as well as other states. These projects typically include streets, water improvements, sanitary sewer improvements, and park and recreation improvements for commercial and residential developments. He also has experience with financings for other public projects such as detention facilities, town halls, fire stations, and education projects such as public schools and administration buildings, colleges, and universities.

Peter was a law clerk for Justice Linda K. Neuman in the Iowa Supreme Court and for Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge John A. Jarvey in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa. He is an active member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers.

• Serves as special disclosure counsel to local governments, government authorities, water and sanitation districts, school districts, cities, counties, and special taxing districts in bond financings.
• Serves as underwriter’s counsel in bond financings for projects located in Colorado, Texas, and other states.
• Represents banks in connection with public finance matters.

Presentations

• “Tax Levying Authority and Practices” Colorado Metropolitan District Homeowners’ Rights Task Force Established by House Bill 23-1105 (February 5, 2024).
• Panelist, “2022 Piper Sandler & Co. Special District Conference,” Denver, Colorado (May 5, 2022).
• Panelist, “Metro Housing Coalition’s 2016 Political Forum,” Highlands Ranch, Colorado (September 28, 2016).
• Panelist, “New SEC Rules,” Colorado Municipal League Annual Seminar on Municipal Law, Colorado Springs, Colorado (October 11, 2014).
• “Current Trends in Special District Finance,” Special District Association Annual Conference, Keystone, Colorado (September 12, 2014).
• “Debt Issuance 101,” Public Finance Options for Development and Redevelopment in Colorado: Continuing Legal Education Conference (October 2, 2012).
• “How to Survive an Audit of Your Municipal Bonds by the IRS,” Special District Association Annual Conference, Keystone, Colorado (September 19, 2012).
• “Proposed Constitutional Ballot Initiatives,” Special District Association Annual Conference, Keystone, Colorado (September 23, 2010).
• “Statewide Ballot 2010: Municipal Finance Implications,” Colorado Municipal League Annual Conference, Breckenridge, Colorado (June 24, 2010).
• “Selected Municipal Law Topics,” Colorado Bar Association, Real Estate Section Meeting (September 11, 2008).

Publications

• “The Taxpayers Bill of Rights — Twenty Years of Litigation,” The Colorado Lawyer (September 2013).
• “Proposed Ballot Initiatives Would Mean Major Changes for Municipalities,” Colorado Municipalities (June 2010).
• “Securities and Exchange Commission Revises Continuing Disclosure Rules,” Special District Association Newsletter (February 2009).