This book analyzes the disclosure roles and responsibilities under the federal securities laws of all parties engaged in the municipal securities market, including issuers, underwriters, financial advisors, trustees, credit enhancers and their repsective counsel. The book assists lawyers in addressing two principal issues: (1) what role-specific responsibility counsel should assume for the content of disclosure and related opinions and (2) what advice counsel should provide to their clients regarding their responsibilities for disclosure.

Praise for the Classic Guide to the Bond Market "This is simply the most comprehensive, useful look-it-up book onmunicipal bonds I've ever read (said with all due respect to TheABC of Municipal Bonds my dad wrote in 1937 when I was nine). ReadFundamentals cover to cover. I'm keeping mine in my briefcase,under my arm, at my fingertips. No accountant, financial advisor,attorney, new bond salesman, reporter, regulator, test-writer,cautious, suspicious first-time investor in municipal bonds, ordinner guest is ever going to catch me again with a question aboutmunicipal bonds I can't answer."-Jim Lebenthal, Chairman, Lebenthal& Co. "Judy Wesalo Temel gives us the Rosetta stone of the municipal bondmarket, the key to unraveling the many mysteries of 'muni's.' Herbook, a fresh take on the old standard Fundamentals of MunicipalBonds, updates chapter and verse on everything from investing tounderwriting, from over-the-counter to over-the-Internet. The styleis clean, crisp, and as simple as this complex subject can be. Areyou a novice who wonders how to invest in bonds? She lays out thebasics. Examples are easy to follow-even the mathematical ones thatare critical to explaining how municipal bonds work. At the sametime, there is plenty of meat for the pros. Whether you need tostart from square one and learn all about municipal bonds and howthey work, or need a ready reference for specific technicalquestions you run across as a market professional, this book is foryou."-Kathleen Hays, Economics Editor, Credit Markets Reporter, and"Bond Belle" CNBC "This is a must-read for every scholar, banker, and public officialconcerned with local government finance in the United States. JudyWesalo Temel has done the impossible: she has clearly andinsightfully explained how we finance the development of thenation's vital public infrastructure. This is an important book,one that will be required reading for professionals responsible forplanning, designing, and evaluating publicly financed projects-thehealth care, transportation, and educational facilities that allcitizens rely upon. The bond market is an essential element in thelife of local and state government, and this book makes itunderstandable to all Americans."-Mitchell Moss, Henry Hart RiceProfessor of Urban Planning and Director, Taub Urban ResearchCenter, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, NewYork University

Defining the role of the school district's attorney and selecting the proper individual to fill that role are the two major topics of this booklet. The first chapter, by Edgar H. Bittle, reviews the district counsel's range of responsibilities. Chapter 2, by Ralph D. Stern, focuses on the attorney's role in policy matters. In the third chapter, Stacie Rissman Joyce reports the perceptions of superintendents, school board chairmen, and school attorneys concerning the role of school attorneys in Minnesota from 1978 to 1980. Chapter 4, by William A. Anderson, examines the relative merits of retaining an outside law firm or hiring inhouse legal counsel. The Committee on Professional Responsibility of the National Association of Bond Lawyers prepared chapter 5's statement on the function and professional responsibilities of bond counsel. Chapter 6, by Bittle, and chapter 7, by Martin Semple, discuss ethical concerns and due process considerations affecting school board attorneys. Thirteen appendices offer guidelines for use when selecting attorneys, samples of school board policies on retaining attorneys, job descriptions, procedures for handling requests for legal services, a form for evaluating the performance of legal services, and a questionnaire for assessing the structure of a district's legal services. (PGD)