About Paula
Paula Bovo studied at Boston College where she earned a Bachelor of Arts before completing her law degree at the University of Denver. She moved from the classroom to public service early in her career and remained engaged in city and regional affairs for much of the next decade.
Her public service record is extensive and spans planning, governance and regional policy. She served as a member of the City of Glendale Planning Commission from 2007 to 2010. She later returned to city government as Vice-Chair of the Planning Commission from 2012 to 2016 and as Mayor Pro Tem of Glendale during the same period. Between 2011 and 2016 she sat on the board of the Denver Regional Council of Governments and was active in the Colorado Municipal League from 2010 to 2016. Those roles put her squarely in the issues that shape municipal decision-making: zoning, infrastructure, intergovernmental coordination and local policy development.
Alongside municipal work she has taken on roles with nonprofits and historical groups. Since 2015 she has served on the Board of Trustees of the Montessori School of Denver and on the board of Bent’s New Fort Historical Society. In 2015 she also served on the board of the Arapahoe Douglas Mental Health Network. The mix of education, history and behavioral health governance reflects a wide civic interest and an ongoing connection to community institutions.
Bovo's shift into private practice culminated in her current office at Bovo Law, LLC. She has handled matters that intersect with land use, local government regulation and administrative processes. Her background in municipal committees and regional boards informs the counsel she provides to clients who face regulatory hearings, planning commission matters and municipal code questions.
Colleagues describe her approach as pragmatic. She frames legal issues in terms of the practical decisions public bodies and private parties must make. That practical bent is evident in hearings and in board meetings, where she has worked on policy and operational questions rather than theoretical law alone.
Paula Bovo remains active in civic and nonprofit circles while running a private practice. Her practice centers on municipal law, land use and other issues that arise at the intersection of local government and private interests.
