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Municipal/Local Government Practice

We represent municipalities and other units of local government, including counties, townships, school districts, library districts, and regional authorities.  Our lawyers have broad knowledge and experience and assist our governmental clients on a broad spectrum of legal issues, from counseling on government operations and law enforcement issues to analysis of novel and complex constitutional questions raised by contemplated governmental activities.   

We regularly advise our public clients on issues such as:

• Annexation
• Building and housing codes
• Economic development and tax incentives
• Elections, referendum and initiative petitions, and campaign finance
• Eminent domain, land use, and real estate
• Environmental issues
• Equal business opportunity issues
• Ethics and conflicts of interest
• Governmental affairs and lobbying
• Intergovernmental agreements
• Liability and immunity issues
• Litigation
• Planning and zoning
• Preparation of legislation
• Privacy
• Procurement, construction law, and public contracting
• Public employees, employee benefits, and civil service
• Public finance
• Public records, open meetings, and Sunshine laws
• Public safety
• Public utilities, telecommunications, and energy issues 
• Regional councils of government
• State and local tax
• Technology

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