The municipal attorneys at St. John, Bowling & Lawrence municipal authorities and local governments in Albemarle County and surrounding regions. Our firm provides sound legal advice and effective representation to city councils, city managers and county boards of supervisors to help them accomplish their goals, resolve disputes and operate in compliance with local, state and federal laws, rules and government mandates.
With each passing year, more and more duties and mandates are devolving to local government, without any proportionate funding. As local government entities and authorities struggle to do more with less, having the assistance of skilled and knowledgeable attorneys to deal with legal matters is crucial to fulfilling the governmental mission in an appropriate manner. The experienced government lawyers at St. John, Bowling & Lawrence help municipalities in all of the following areas:
- Employment/personnel matters – employment discrimination claims, wage and hour (overtime) issues, free speech/freedom of expression in the workplace
- Fiscal management/budgeting – compliance with public financing laws
- Economic development
- Environmental law
- Land use – interpretation of zoning laws and variances, permits and licenses
- Eminent domain – acquiring private property for public use under the Takings Clause; defense of condemnation and reverse condemnation lawsuits
- Construction and procurement
- Real estate – acquisition or disposition of public property, easements, treatment of donated lands
- Torts – personal injury claims, civil rights defense
- Open meetings and open records acts – compliance with state and local laws
