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.

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