Municipal Law

Local Government Law, City Attorney & General Counsel

Flaherty & Hood has the experience and expertise needed to represent our clients on the myriad of legal issues that impact cities, public utilities commissions, port authorities, economic development authorities, housing and redevelopment authorities, sanitary districts, joint powers organizations, counties, and other local units of government as their general legal counsel or city attorney.

Tile Municipal Law

Our Municipal Law Services

Legal services

City attorney and general counsel

Motions, resolutions, ordinances, codes and charter provisions

Drafting, interpreting and analyzing

Legal advice and strategy on a broad range of subjects

Including but not limited to:

  • Competitive bidding
  • Improvement projects and special assessments
  • Nuisance property and hazardous building procedures and abatement
  • Election procedures
  • Eminent domain/condemnation
  • Environmental law and regulatory compliance
  • Open meeting law and meeting procedures
  • Minnesota government data practices
  • Tax abatement and business subsidies

Drafting and negotiating contracts and other agreements

Including but not limited to:

  • Purchases of goods and services
  • Professional and consultant services
  • Leases
  • Easements
  • Licenses for encroachments and use of public land
  • Facility use agreements
  • Real estate transactions
  • Labor and employment
  • Joint powers
  • Intergovernmental cooperation and service agreements (e.g., wastewater treatment and conveyance agreements, orderly annexation agreements)
  • Development and land use
  • Tax incentives and business subsidies

Legal advice and strategy in contested matters

Including but not limited to:

  • Civil litigation, mediation, and arbitration
  • Settlement negotiations

Conducting Training

For city councils, boards, commissions and local government officials and staff

Policy analysis

Fiscal analysis

Media relations and communications

Strategy development and implementation

Notable Clients

  • City of Altura

  • City of Bagley

  • City of Breckenridge

  • City of Caledonia

  • City of Cold Spring

  • City of Eyota

  • City of Goodview

  • City of Grand Marais

  • City of Houston

  • City of Lewiston

  • City of Little Falls

  • City of Menahga

  • City of Moose Lake

  • City of New Ulm

  • City of Newport

  • City of North Branch

  • City of Northfield

  • City of Oronoco

  • City of Park Rapids

  • City of Pequot Lakes

  • City of Pine City

  • City of Plainview

  • City of Rollingstone

  • City of Rushford

  • City of St. Charles

  • City of Wabasha

  • City of Waseca

  • City of Willmar

  • City of Winona

  • Alexandria Lake Area Sanitary District

  • Breckenridge Port Authority

  • Dover Eyota St. Charles Area Sanitary District

  • Moose Lake Water & Light

  • Northfield Economic Development Authority

  • Northfield Housing and Redevelopment Authority

  • Norton Township

  • Wabasha Port Authority

  • Willmar Municipal Utilities

  • Winona Port Authority

Municipal Law Lead Attorneys

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Christopher M. Hood

Shareholder Attorney

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Robert T. Scott

Shareholder Attorney

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Mike E. Flaherty

Shareholder Attorney

Municipal Law Team Members

David A. Assaf

Associate Attorney

Caralyn E. Brown

Associate Attorney

Robert J. Kringler

Associate Attorney

Sam Hanson

Paralegal

Casey J. Teichert

Legal Administrative Assistant