Municipal Lawyers with Broad Expertise
Many of the legal questions faced by municipalities are not unique to municipalities at all. Municipal corporations, like any of our other business clients, may need legal advice on a broad range of topics that are not necessarily related to the specific government service being provided. For example, any of our clients-whether a town, fire district, or other entity-may need legal advice on diverse topics ranging from how to handle a contract dispute to how to conduct an investigation and respond to a complaint about workplace harassment. Fortunately, our law firm's broad expertise and experienced municipal lawyers equips us to handle many of these problems faced by our clients.
Municipal Attorneys in Rochester
Municipalities are subject to very specific statutes and regulations that do not apply to non-governmental entities. Our municipal attorneys are well-versed in these statutes, whether they have broad application, such as the requirements of the State Environmental Quality Review Act ("SEQRA"), the Open Meetings Law ("OML"), the Freedom of Information Law ("FOIL"), or the procurement requirements of the General Municipal Law, or whether they have more specific application, such as the rules applicable to a fire district for disposition of a piece of surplus fire apparatus.
Richard J. Horwitz
Mikal J. Krueger
Kristen M. McCormick
Lucien A. Morin, II
Joseph A. Platania
Peter J. Weishaar
Municipal and Local Government Attorneys
Our municipal attorneys are among the most experienced in the area. Click below to find out more about what we can do for you.
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Towns, Villages and Other Muncipalities
Our law firm serves as general counsel to numerous local governmental bodies, including planning boards, zoning boards, fire districts, and other special districts. We also serve as special litigation counsel for several towns, villages and other municipalities, and have litigated issues including tax assessment proceedings, land use matters, and the enforcement of inter-municipal cooperation agreements, as well as the defense of civil rights claims.
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Fire Districts and Other Special Districts
Our municipal attorney team regularly represents fire districts and other special districts serving local communities. We advise these clients on a broad range of issues, including compliance, contracts, labor and employment issues, public finance, and day-to-day needs. We also represented one of the component districts in what we believe was the first consolidation of two combination fire districts within the State of New York under the N.Y. Government Reorganization and Citizen Empowerment Act.
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Article 78 Proceedings
Our municipal lawyers represent petitioners and respondents in Article 78 proceedings to challenge actions of government boards and officials, including providing counsel to towns, villages, planning boards, zoning boards of appeal, developers, and businesses and individuals aggrieved by governmental actions.
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Tax Assessment Review
Our municipal attorney team also advised clients in property tax certiorari matters, including representing several municipalities on an ongoing basis in regard to challenges by commercial taxpayers, and representing individual and business taxpayers who wish to contest their real property tax assessments.
