Fitzsimmons named shareholder attorney
Flaherty & Hood, P.A. is pleased to announce that Brandon M. Fitzsimmons has been named as a shareholder attorney and elected to the Board of Directors.
Greater Minnesota economic development efforts underway
Flaherty & Hood, P.A. Senior Attorney/Lobbyist J.D. Burton and Senior Policy Analyst Steve Peterson have led a multi-tiered effort this fall to help boost economic development and job growth in greater Minnesota.
Provide your input on redistricting
Ordinary citizens and city officials have the opportunity to provide input on one of the most important decisions this decade – the drawing of legislative and congressional districts.
Larson and Wefel present to Minnesota Association of Rehabilitation Providers
Elizabeth Wefel and Nancy Larson recently gave a presentation to the Minnesota Association of Rehabilitation Providers (MARP).
Flaherty & Hood-Winona hosts open house
Flaherty & Hood's Winona office is staffed full-time by attorney Michael Flaherty and paralegal Roseann Shaw, and part-time by City Attorney Chris Hood.
Communication still best method to advance bonding projects
Flaherty & Hood has secured bonding for many clients and is available to help advance your project next session.
St. Charles chooses Flaherty & Hood as city attorney
Flaherty & Hood is proud to announce that Principal Attorney Chris Hood now serves as the City of St. Charles’ City Attorney.
Massive Alliant Energy rate increase successfully reduced
Over the last year, Attorneys Joe Sullivan and Steve Nyhus represented the City of Albert Lea in its challenge to Alliant Energy’s massive electric rate increase.
Nuclear waste amendment successfully added to nuclear moratorium bill
Senior attorney/lobbyist Joe Sullivan, working closely with freshman Sen. John Howe (R-Red Wing), secured an amendment to S.F. 4 (Koch) that ensures the costs for long-term nuclear waste storage will be accounted for if the state’s nuclear power moratorium is repealed.
Employment past practices: Binding or not?
Unions frequently submit grievances against employers claiming the employer violated a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) by changing and failing to follow a "past practice" without getting agreement from the union before taking the action.
CGMC launches newsletter to legislators
On behalf of the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities (CGMC), staff at Flaherty & Hood launched the Greater Minnesota Advocate, a weekly informational resource for legislators covering important developments on CGMC program areas—property tax relief and LGA, economic development, land use, the environment, energy, transportation, labor and employee relations—all from a rural perspective.
Northwest MN media tour highlights pitfalls of legislative majority’s budget
In late January, shareholder/attorney Tim Flaherty and senior media advisor Glen Fladeboe embarked on a media tour through the cities of Alexandria, Moorhead, East Grand Forks, Thief River Falls and Bemidji to respond to the legislative majority’s "Phase 1" budget bill, which cuts roughly $1 billion in state spending, $149 million of which comes from city aid programs.
Shaw joins Flaherty & Hood as paralegal
Paralegal Roseann Shaw joined Flaherty & Hood in January and will serve clients out of the firm’s Winona office.
Wefel presents at Ramsey County Bar CLE
On January 11, 2011, senior attorney/lobbyist Elizabeth Wefel spoke at a CLE seminar for the Ramsey County Bar Association and provided a preview of the 2011 legislative session.
Hood attends city attorney conference
Shareholder/attorney Chris Hood attended the Minnesota City Attorneys Educational Conference February 11.
Flaherty & Hood sponsors several events in January
In January, Flaherty & Hood sponsored a table at the Rochester Community & Technical College’s Beat the Odds scholarship awards dinner.