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A Brief Overview of Kelly & Lemmons, P.A. Municipal law is the focus of our practice. Our senior partner, Patrick Kelly, has always represented at least one municipality in each of his 32 years as an attorney, including over 30 years as City Attorney for Maplewood. Patrick has always involved his other partners and his associates in his municipal practice, so the firm is truly built on a foundation of service to Minnesota towns and cities. Our firm's practice offerings are closely in line with what a municipality needs. All of our attorneys offer strong backgrounds in: • Zoning and land use • Assessments and connection charges • Condemnation proceedings • Economic development • Municipal regulation, licensing, and ordinances • Data practices, Open Meeting, and other regulatory compliance • Ethics guidance • Annexation proceedings • Public sector employment, including unionized workforces • Development of personnel policies • General real estate law • Litigation and defense of claims Our firm slogan is "Helping Shape Public Policy," and we ensure that all of our attorneys stay on top of the issues that face municipalities today. We are consistently at the forefront of positive municipal developments, whether it be the early adoption of methamphetamine -lab cleanup ordinances in our municipalities or brokering an unprecedented service- sharing agreement between the City of Gem Lake and White Bear Township. Our firm has the expertise and the vision to help City of Lino Lakes move forward. Our Municipal clients Currently, Kelly & Lemmons provides civil city attorney services to five municipalities: • White Bear Township (Ramsey County, began 1994) • Taylors Falls (Chisago County, began 1992) • Gem Lake (Ramsey County, began 2006) • Eureka Township (Dakota County, began 2007) • Little Canada (Ramsey County, began 2008) (also prosecuting attorney) We provide the same range of services described in the City of Lino Lakes's Civil Legal Services RFP for each of these municipalities, and the full range services described in the Prosecution Legal Services RFP for the City of Little Canada.