Georgia Municipal Legal Support Services
Straightforward communication and results-oriented philosophies are appreciated by our local government clients as they face an increasing number of legal issues. Kirkbride Law represent a wide variety of local governmental entities throughout Georgia as general counsel and special counsel. We serve as general legal counsel to local governmental entities, as well as special counsel for individual projects.
Kirkbride Law assist and advise our clients in writing and enforcing ordinances addressing a wide variety of subjects. We also advise local governments on issues including open records and open meeting laws, election issues, and litigation matters.
RELEVANT LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDED:
- Administrative Law
- Condemnation & Eminent Domain
- Election & Campaign Finance Law
- Food, Hospitality & Liquor Law
- Freedom of Information Act
- Governmental Relations
- Library Law
- Licensing – Professional – Business – Government
- Municipal & Public Entity
- Municipal Law
- Municipal Prosecution
- Open Meetings Act
- Property Tax
- Telecommunications
- Utility Law
- Zoning & Land Use
General, Special, and Litigation Counsel to Municipalities
At Kirkbride Law we offer a full range of legal services to our numerous municipal clients including towns, cities, and other local governmental entities. Kirkbride Law serve as general counsel, special counsel and litigation counsel to these various entities and their officials and employees. Because the Law Firm of Tom B. Kirkbride, PC. devotes a majority of its practice to serving the specific needs of municipal entities, the firm prides itself in two principles underscoring our dedication to these clients and our small firm values:
“As a general rule, we do not represent citizen groups in matters involving municipal matters.”
“As an absolute rule, we never represent developers.”
Municipal law is probably one of the broadest areas of legal practice.
Municipal law covers a wide range of issues, including everything from interpreting the open meetings law; responding to public records requests; drafting ordinances; prosecuting violations; implementing special assessments and special charge; reviewing and drafting contracts; zoning code interpretation and enforcement; land division regulation and property taxes issues as well as all areas of litigation.
On a daily basis, The Kirkbride Law Firm offers extensive knowledge and experience in the broad array of complex legal issues facing all levels of municipal government, public entities and public officials and employees:
Please contact Kirkbride Law today to learn more about our practice and how we help government entities operate effectively and efficiently, and to find out how we can help you fulfill your mission of providing necessary public services, while balancing representative due diligence and fiscal responsibility.