The attorneys serving Hubbard's public sector clients have extensive experience regarding all aspects of this practice area and have represented authorities, cities, counties, General Charter townships, planning commissions, public works departments, road commissions, and school districts.  Today's legal environment requires that municipal counsel have a broad range of legal experience to address the many issues that regularly confront the public sector.  Our public sector attorneys have a wide range of experience  providing legal counsel regarding:

• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

• Annexation and Detachment
• Condemnation
• Contract, License, and Easement Preparation
• Downtown Development Authorities (Economic Development)
• Drafting and Enforcing Charters and Ordinances
• Election Law, Ballot Language, and Millage Issues
• Environmental Regulation
• Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") and Open Meetings Act ("OMA")
• Intergovernmental Agreements
• Labor and Employer Relations
• Land Division Act (divisions and plats)
• Land Use Planning and Zoning
• Ordinance Preparation and Enforcement
• Public Improvement Projects and Financing
• Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act ("RLUIPA")
• Special Assessments
• Tax Tribunal
• Water and Sewer Systems
• Zoning Appeals

In our work with municipalities, our attorneys have gained invaluable experience and expertise by appearing in the Michigan District and Circuit Courts, Tax Tribunal, Court of Appeals and Michigan Supreme Court, as well as the Federal District and Appellate Courts and the United States Supreme Court.

As both an Allied Service Provider with the Michigan Townships Association and a Business Alliance participant with the Michigan Municipal League, The Hubbard Law Firm has committed itself to the betterment of municipal government.