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• <br />• <br />• <br />v <br />• <br />• <br />• <br />PROPOSAL SUMMARY <br />Firm <br />Kennedy & Graven, Chartered, Minneapolis, Minnesota <br />Largest law firm in Minnesota serving primarily local governments <br />Attorneys <br />Thirty -eight attorneys <br />Approximately 90% of Firm's total billings relate to local government work <br />Experience <br />Represents, or has provided services to, approximately: <br />Over 300 cities; 80 townships; 100 schools; counties; and numerous other <br />political subdivisions and districts around the state <br />Scope of <br />Services <br />All civil matters and other services upon request <br />Lead City <br />Attorney <br />Assistant City <br />Attorney <br />Michael T. Norton — 28 years of service to local government. <br />Corrine Heine - 23 years of experience working exclusively with local <br />governments. <br />CITY ATTORNEY SERVICES PROPOSAL <br />Kennedy & Graven, Chartered proposes to provide the City of Lino Lakes with all of the <br />civil legal services described in its Request for Proposals for Civil Legal Services. <br />LEGAL SERVICES <br />The Firm is requesting it be considered to provide civil legal services to your City as needed. <br />The Firm is also able to provide a range of other legal services. We are currently providing public <br />financing and bonding assistance to your City. <br />• A. FIRM BACKGROUND: <br />• <br />• <br />1. Firm History <br />Kennedy & Graven, Chartered, combines the tradition and history of two of the state's <br />leading law firms in the fields of local government law, public finance, and development. <br />LeFevere, Lefler, Kennedy, O'Brien & Drawz, P.A., founded in 1958, and Holmes & Graven, <br />Chartered, founded in 1973, combined their law practices in 1989. Since 1989, the Firm has <br />expanded and diversified its representation of public and private clients. The Firm's practice <br />2 <br />