Municipal, Township, and School Law Attorneys
Serving Governmental Bodies in Minnesota Since 1958
Kennedy & Graven, Chartered has represented more than 300 local government entities throughout Minnesota in various capacities (some clients have been with us since 1958). Our experienced and knowledgeable attorneys provide a full range of legal services, from general counsel to consulting and litigation.
Our lawyers are committed to staying abreast of legislative changes, development trends, and local interests in order to provide creative, cutting-edge solutions to evolving legal issues. We are currently the appointed city attorney for over 50 cities representing over 600,000 residents. We are also serving as special counsel to dozens of city councils, township boards, and school officials on specific projects and issues.
Our Clients
Historically and today, our firm’s primary focus has been the representation of local units of government including:
- Cities (large and small)
- Townships
- School districts
Other local government clients we regularly serve include:
- Housing and redevelopment authorities
- Economic development authorities
- Port authorities
- Watershed districts / watershed management organizations
- Charter commissions
- Joint powers entities (e.g., law enforcement, fire protection, emergency services)
General Counsel and Consulting Services
We provide general counsel and special counsel in the wide range of topics that our clients may face. A concentration of our government law practice includes public finance and municipal bonds .
Other matters we routinely address:
- Economic development and redevelopment
- Real estate and development contracts
- Eminent domain
- Utility franchise and telecommunications
- Open Meeting Law and data practices
- Employment law
- Public contracting (soliciting and awarding bids)
- Special assessments
- Environmental law and polluted lands
- Wetlands, watershed, and water management issues
- Annexation
- Charters
- Ordinance codification and amendments
- Zoning and land use
Litigation Services
Our attorneys have significant experience representing the interests of governmental bodies in litigation . We handle a wide variety of public law matters in state and federal courts, including:
- Public bidding and Construction law disputes
- Land use litigation
- Open meeting law litigation
- Employment litigation
- Environmental litigation
- Condemnation
