Haley Carmer
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Contact Information
Email: hcarmer@garfieldhecht.com
Phone: 970-947-1936
Fax: 970-947-1937
Education
University of Colorado, Boulder (B.A., magna cum laude, 2009)University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law (J.D., with honors, 2014)
Court Admissions
Colorado Supreme Court;United States District Court for the District of Colorado;Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
Bar Associations
& Professional Societies
Colorado Bar Association (2014-Present)Ninth Judicial District Bar Association(2014-Present)Pitkin County Bar Association (2014-Present)American Bar Association
Practice Areas
Municipal law, special districts, water, land use, real estate, landlord/tenant, contracts, affordable estate planning, business transactions & organizations, property tax protests, appeals, and abatements.
Experience
Haley Carmer focuses her practice in land use, real estate, affordable estate planning, business transactions and municipal law. During her time at Garfield & Hecht, Haley has gained valuable experience in the land use matters by providing legal services to both G&H municipal clients and private developers, and by advocating for and against various land use proposals. She regularly performs legal work for Garfield & Hecht’s governmental clients, including drafting contracts and other legal documents, preparing ordinances and resolutions, and advising local governing bodies at public meetings. Haley is also active in Garfield & Hecht’s water law, real estate, and business transactional practice groups.
Prior to joining Garfield & Hecht, Haley was a summer intern for the Division 5 Water Court. While in law school, Haley worked for the Utah Governor’s Public Lands Policy Coordination Office, served as a research assistant for several S.J. Quinney College of Law faculty members, and participated in her school’s environmental law clinic. She was also a member of S.J. Quinney’s Pace Environmental Law Moot Court team; her team won best brief in the 2014 competition and was a competition finalist. Haley grew up in Glenwood Springs and has enjoyed fostering and developing her legal career the Roaring Fork Valley.
Community Involvement
Glenwood Springs Historic Preservation Commission(2016-Present); 9th Judicial District Bar Association (2017-present); No Name Creek Water Association (2018-present)
Published Articles/Speaking Engagements
Speaker: Colorado Government Finance Officers’ Association, Western Slope Coalition 2015 Spring Workshop; “Financial Retention in an Electronic Environment;” May 1, 2015
Speaker: Colorado Government Finance Officers’ Association, Annual Conference; “Financial Retention in an Electronic Environment;” November 20, 2015