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• • Joe Langel is a shareholder of the firm, having practiced in municipal law for 12 years, representing cities, counties and school districts. He is currently Lead Attorney for the Cities of Clearwater, Clear Lake, Ironton, Deerwood and Corcoran. In addition to being a general municipal lawyer, Joe's practice includes litigation in the areas of land use, condemnation, and construction law. Joe also provides general counsel advice to clients on a variety of subjects, including property law, contracts, bid law, construction bonds, code enforcement, Open Meeting Law and the Government Data Practices Act. Joe speaks at seminars for public sector entities on a variety of subjects, including bid law, zoning, and public contracting. Prior to joining the law firm in October 1995, Joe was a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Thomas Kalitowski and the Honorable Randolph Peterson of the Minnesota Court of Appeals from August 1994 through September 1995. Jay Squires is a shareholder of the firm and has been practicing in the area of municipal law since 1989, representing cities, counties, towns and school districts. He is currently the Lead Attorney for the Cities of Red Wing, Roseville and Hanover. He is certified as a Real Property Specialist by the Minnesota State Bar Association. He is also a member of the International Municipal Lawyers Association and the American Bar Association State and Local Government Section. He previously worked for the League of Minnesota Cities assisting cities in researching and resolving varied legal issues. Jay continues to devote an increasing portion of his practice to representation of land use authorities throughout the State of Minnesota. He is a regular presenter at land use workshops and conferences held statewide. A resume containing his academic degrees and professional experience is attached as Attachment 1. FIRM QUALIFICATIONS Client references are set forth on Attachment 2, which lists all cities represented in the last five years. The list does not include all municipalities represented in that time frame. Our firm has represented over one hundred public school districts as well as dozens of counties all over the state. If the City would like some representative district or county clients, please let us know. The work from the City of Lino Lakes will be given top priority at the firm. We currently have the capacity to fully address the City's legal needs in a timely fashion without compromising our work for other municipalities or sacrificing the quality of service we will provide to you. As indicated above, 99% of our 2007 billings related to municipal civil law services. We are, and always have been, a municipal law firm. 3