Ken Fellman

Ken Fellman is a partner in the Denver law firm of Kissinger & Fellman, P.C.  His practice emphasizes local government representation, particularly broadband communications, utilities and general local government law.  Ken has represented local governments, state government, non-profit organizations and governmental associations nationwide in connection with cable television franchising, deployment of community broadband networks, tower and antenna siting, rights of way management, public safety communications issues, communications service contracts, and gas and electric utility franchising.  He also works with local governments in connection with communications and utility related litigation and administrative proceedings before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Public Utilities Commission. Clients include the Colorado Communications and Utility Alliance, a statewide organization of Colorado local governments, and the Colorado Government Association of Information Technology.  Ken provides communications and broadband consulting services to state chapters of the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) in Colorado, Washington and New Jersey, and has worked on communications matters for the Colorado Municipal League, the Association of Washington Cities, the Association of Idaho Cities and the National League of Cities.  In his general municipal government practice, he has served as a city, town and county attorney in multiple Colorado jurisdictions.  He is also an adjunct professor at the University Of Colorado College Of Law, where he periodically teaches Telecommunications Law and Policy. Ken served as Mayor of Arvada, Colorado from 1999–2007, and as an at large member of City Council from 1993–1999.  He received the Pioneer Award from the Arvada Chamber of Commerce in 2011, recognizing exemplary contributions to the community over an extended period of time.  In 2004 during Arvada’s centennial celebration, Ken was chosen as one of the 100 most influential citizens in the City’s history.  Ken has been named nine times as one of Law & Politics’ Colorado Super Lawyers, a list that represents the top 5 percent of Colorado attorneys.  He has also been recognized by 5280 Magazine as a Top Lawyer in Communications, Technology and Media Law in 2014-2017. Appointed in 2011, Ken currently serves as a member of the Federal Communications Commission’s Intergovernmental Advisory Committee.  Previously, he served as chair of the FCC’s Local and State Government Advisory Committee from 1997-2003.  Ken was appointed as a Fellow at the University of Colorado’s Silicon Flatirons Telecommunications Program in 2017.  He has testified on telecommunications matters before the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, and the Colorado General Assembly.  Ken has also served as chair of the National League of Cities Information, Technology and Communications Steering Committee, and as a member of the U.S. Conference of Mayors Transportation and Communications Committee.  He is a past chair of the Metro Mayors Caucus and the Colorado Municipal League’s Attorneys Section.  He currently serves as President of the Board of the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities.  In his spare time, Ken enjoys playing the guitar, and while he has occasionally joined friends and colleagues in public performances, he is often advised to keep his day job. Ken received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1978 from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, and his law degree in 1981 from the University Of Denver Sturm College Of Law.  He can be contacted at (303) 320-6100; facsimile: (303) 327-8601; e-mail: kfellman@kandf.com; Twitter: @kenfellman.   Ken’s publications and public presentations can be found on the firm’s website at www.kandf.com, under the “News and Resources” icon. Join me in donating to the Jeffco DeAngelis Foundation!