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Both Hank and Bill have worked very closely with law enforcement personnel. <br /> Falcon Heights can be assured that they will fully support law enforcement personnel, <br /> while at the same time helping to educate the personnel to emerging legal requirements <br /> and shaping a productive atmosphere for community involvement with innovative <br /> programs, if desired. Leonard, Street and Deinard will provide experienced, effective and <br /> enthusiastic prosecutorial services for the City of Falcon Heights. <br /> 2. Number of Attorneys /Specialties <br /> The firm has 109 attorneys with a wide range of specialties. Attached to this <br /> proposal is a description of some of LS &D's practice areas that may be of particular <br /> interest to the City. <br /> 3. Number of Paralegals /Specialties <br /> The firm employs 25 legal assistants who have experience in the following areas: <br /> public law, real estate, employee benefits, environmental law, banking, bankruptcy, <br /> business and commercial litigation, construction law, corporate and business law, estate <br /> planning, family law, intellectual property law, probate and trust law, products liability, <br /> and securities litigation and tax law. <br /> LS &D's ratio of one legal assistant to every four lawyers is one of the highest for <br /> a Twin Cities law firm. This allows us to suitably use legal assistants to reduce your <br /> overall legal costs without compromising quality. <br /> 4. Support Personnel <br /> LS &D has a full and able support staff to assist our attorneys. The firm's support <br /> personnel, which number over 150 individuals, is managed by Mary Des Roches, LS &D's <br /> chief operating officer. Mary was formerly Comptroller for Minneapolis and Chief <br /> Financial Officer for the University of Minnesota. <br /> Support staff include secretaries, word processing specialists, receptionists, <br /> information management and computer system specialists, library services, litigation <br /> support, practice development, records management and recruiting. Our firm has been <br /> recognized nationally for its integrated computer support facilities. <br /> 5. Office Organization and Support Capabilities <br /> The firm is organized into two major divisions: Business and Litigation. Each <br /> division is further segmented into separate departments in order to handle our client's <br /> legal needs in the most efficient manner possible. <br /> The Business division is comprised of the following departments: (1) real estate; <br /> (2) public finance; (3) corporate and business law; (4) banking and business <br /> reorganization; and (5) tax, estate planning and probate. <br /> 7 <br />