Phil Spare Law LLC

Colorado School Law

Thirty-plus years of school law experience, and a practice focused on school law. You work with Phil directly — your matter is not handed to an associate.

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Advice and counsel for school districts, school boards, and education‑related entities across Colorado.

Employment and human resources

ADA and FMLA questions, workplace investigations, progressive discipline, terminations and separation agreements, and guidance on challenging personnel issues.

Board governance

Board governance, CORA, and the Open Meetings Law. Phil has provided legal representation at over 1,000 school board meetings.

Title IX and nondiscrimination

Student and staff Title IX and nondiscrimination matters, including investigations, decision making and appeals.

Purchasing and contracts

Reviewing, drafting and negotiating the contracts a district relies on.

Policies

Board policy and district policy review, interpretation and drafting, ensuring compliance with state and federal laws and regulations.

Staff training

Training for district leaders, administrators and staff across a wide range of school law topics.

Phil Spare Law LLC focuses on school law.

Philip H. Spare

Philip H. Spare, Esquire

Attorney at Law

Phil Spare offers legal services to school districts and education-related entities in Colorado through his solo practice, Phil Spare Law LLC, bringing 30-plus years of experience and a practical approach to complex legal challenges.

He served as General Counsel for Adams 12 Five Star Schools — a suburban Denver district with more than 30,000 students and 5,000 employees — from November 2014 until his retirement from full-time, in-person employment in December 2025. There he was responsible for all aspects of legal issues within the district, supervised the Deputy Counsel and the Title IX/Nondiscrimination Coordinator, sat on the cabinet leadership team, and chaired the Policy Council.

Before relocating to Colorado, Phil was a partner and chair of the School Law Group at Stock and Leader LLP in York, Pennsylvania. Prior to that he was a named partner at Snelbaker, Brenneman & Spare in Mechanicsburg. He worked in operations management and sales for six years before law school.

Credentials

  • Bar admissionsColorado, 2015
    Pennsylvania, 1992 (currently inactive)
  • EducationJuris Doctor, The Penn State–Dickinson School of Law, 1992
    B.S., West Virginia University
  • ProfessionalPhil is active in the CCSBA (Colorado Council of School Board Attorneys); he served as an officer for several years and as Chair in 2024.
  • Areas servedThe entire state of Colorado

Experience

  • General CounselAdams 12 Five Star Schools2014 – 2025
  • Partner and Chair, School Law GroupStock and Leader LLP, York, Pennsylvania2004 – 2014
  • PartnerSnelbaker, Brenneman & Spare, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania1995 – 2004
  • AssociateSnelbaker, Brenneman & Spare, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania1992 – 1995
  • Hearing Committee MemberDisciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania2008 – 2013

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Check with Phil to learn how his experience and practical approach can benefit your school district.

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What to expect

  • Meetings in person, by telephone or by video — whichever suits you.
  • Flexible hours, including outside the usual working day.
  • Phil handles your matter himself.