State, Local, & Municipal Law

Are you a City or other Municipality looking for sound legal advice relating to easements, zoning, covenants, employment, Human Resources, public bidding, community projects, or other related matters? Do you believe you have a municipal law issue? Do you have questions relating to City ordinances in your area?

If you are a City, Municipality, or an individual and have questions regarding ordinances, city polices or regulations, public works, or any other matter relating to local or municipal law, lean on the expertise of Adam Phillips.

Municipal Law is the law specific to a particular city or county (known legally as a “municipality”), and the government bodies within those cities or counties. This can cover a wide range of issues, including everything from police power, zoning, education policies, and property taxes.

Adam Phillips has practiced municipal law and acted as a municipality’s attorney for all legal matters or special counsel for specific legal matters. He also has assisted in ensuring that the day-to-day operations of a municipality and any matters enacted by its governing body comply with local, state, and federal laws. These laws include those that may affect any potential liability of the municipality and those elected or appointed individuals and employees involved in its operations.

The practice of municipal law encompasses a wide range of issues including, but not limited to the scope of the municipality’s police power, employment and labor issues, real estate, zoning, and land use matters, economic development, the imposition of taxes, public bidding and contracts, tax assessments, environmental regulations, and access to public meetings and public information.

Adam Phillips can also act as private legal counsel, providing services for individuals, partnerships, corporations, and other entities in their encounters, both adversarial and non-adversarial, with governmental entities.

Finally, Adam Phillips may act as an advocate for municipalities and private entities before various courts, administrative agencies, and the municipality’s various boards and commissions.