Municipalities depend on Brunson, Barnett and Sherrer to serve as their general and special counsel, as we combine legal insight and public-policy experience to advise on general municipal law, municipal court matters, real estate, taxation, eminent domain, employment, litigation, and business concerns.
We anticipate new trends and changes in the government environment that could have an effect on the goals of our clients. We are prepared to respond effectively to any legal need our government clients might encounter.
Our experience in these areas of practice, as well as the years of experience in representing municipal clients, allows Brunson, Barnett and Sherrer to provide efficient and reliable representation at the highest level to its municipal clients.
Brunson, Barnett & Sherrer, PC offers a full range of legal services as part of our municipal law practice, including:
- Ordinance drafting, review, interpretation, analysis and state law compliance
- Charter review, interpretation, analysis and state law compliance
- Drafting motions, resolutions, ordinances, codes and charter provisions
- Contracts and agreements (interpretation and litigation)
- Drafting and negotiating agreements:
- Purchases of goods and services
- Leases and easements
- Labor and employment
- Intergovernmental cooperation and service agreements (e.g., water/wastewater/reuse treatment and utility agreements, annexation agreements)
- Development
- Intergovernmental Relations
- Land Use
- Litigation
- Real Property Issues
- Public Records Issues
- Variances, Special Exceptions, Site Plans
- Zoning Matters
- Elections, Elected Officials and Council Meetings
- Election procedures
- Advising on structure, meetings, procedures and actions of councils and committees
- Council, board and commission procedures
- Property taxation
- Eminent Domain/Condemnation