The Municipal Law Group represents cities, villages, townships, park districts, school districts, library districts, municipal corporations, and special districts. Members of the Group provide a full range of services to the firm’s government clients, including:
- Negotiating and Drafting Annexation and Development Agreements
- Creating and Implementing Tax Increment Financing Districts
- Negotiating and Drafting Intergovernmental Agreements
- Attending Council and Board Meetings and Advising on Governance Issues
- Drafting Ordinances and Resolutions
- Advising on Government Procurement Issues
- Prosecuting Traffic and Ordinance Violations
- Advising on Referenda and Election Law Issues
- Freedom of Information Act, Open Meetings Act and other “Sunshine Laws” issues
- Zoning, Planning and Land Use Regulations
- Police and Fire Commission and Pension Board Issues
- Civil Rights Litigation Defense
- Eminent Domain/Condemnation
