Hall Estill

Attorneys in our Municipal & Public Authority practice provide skilled legal counsel to governmental entities, including cities, towns and other municipalities, as well as various public trust authorities.

Examples of our current municipal and public authority clients and projects include: cities, municipalities, emergency medical services, criminal justice authorities, industrial authorities, public facilities authorities, airport authorities, water authorities, low income housing, hospitals, public works, governmental buildings and military housing.

We are experienced in representing public authorities and municipal governments, as well as trustees and underwriters, on a variety of projects and litigation including:

Compliance with Open Meetings Act and Open Records Act
Evaluation of loans, bonds and trust issues
Preparation of formation documents for public authorities
Labor & Employment matters
Real property acquisitions, sales and leasing
Public finance, contracting and procurement
Land use regulations
Water law, including defending developers and municipal utility authorities against claims asserted by rural water districts, as well as drafting wholesale water contracts
Assistance with state and federal tax benefits/credits/exemptions
Negotiating, drafting and reviewing contracts
Construction
Drafting policies and procedures
Placement of bonds and notes
Financing projects
Coordination of governmental authorities and private participants in public finance, including administrative law implications
Coordination of collateral security issues among governmental units, trustees and private participants
Compliance issues for public financing under state and federal securities law