Training Offered Through IMAA

IMAA offers training specific to the municipal practice.

The primary training event is the Annual Seminar. In even-numbed years, IMAA offers a New City Attorney Institute the day preceding its Annual Seminar. After each legislative session concludes for the year, IMAA partners with the Iowa League of Cities to present a webinar covering new legislation impacting cities.

The Iowa Municipal Attorneys Association holds its Annual Continuing Legal Education Seminar on the Friday before Thanksgiving. The program normally provides six (6) hours toward the mandatory continuing education requirement under the Iowa Rule, including one hour (1) of credit devoted exclusively to the area of legal ethics.

IMAA Registration Fee Refund Policy
Registration fees will be refunded in full as to refund requests received 10 days or more prior to the event. Only 50 percent of the registration fee will be refunded as to refund requests received after that date, unless a full refund is approved by the IMAA in an emergency situation.​​​​​

Annual Seminar

The 2026 Annual Seminar will be Friday, November 20, 2026 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Johnston.

Topics: International Municipal Lawyers Association Update, Municipal Finance, Lessons Learned on Litigation for Cities, Case Law Update, Ethics in AI Use

New City Attorney Institute

IMAA offers a New City Attorney Institute the day preceding its Annual Seminar in even-numbered years. The next New City Attorney Institute will be Thursday, November 19, 2026.

Topics: The Role of the City Attorney; Basics of Municipal Finance; Open Meetings, Open Records, and Closed Sessions; and Basics of Nuisance Abatement.

Register and Pay 2027 Dues

2027 Dues renewal and registration for the 2026 Annual Seminar and New City Attorney Institute are now open.

New to IMAA?

New, first-time members of IMAA can take advantage of a free year of membership and attendance at the Annual Seminar on Nov. 20.

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