Underberg & Kessler LLP

Working with municipalities and school districts requires the tact and persuasiveness of a diplomat. That's because cases involving communities and their governments usually have a diverse number of stakeholders who are often at odds.

Whether it’s a village, a county, a city, public authority or related public agencies, Underberg & Kessler’s Municipal Practice Group works at bringing people together to achieve consensus on difficult issues. We defend municipalities and school districts when actions are taken against them, and in public liability claims. We also take care of the day-to-day legal responsibilities of municipal governments, such as zoning and planning, tax assessment and legislative drafting.

We represent towns, villages, cities, school districts and public authorities in all aspects of municipal law, including:

• Public finance/bond counsel services
• Preparation of local legislation
• Environmental and tort law
• Land use
• Capital and public works projects
• Planning, financing and construction
• Creation of improvement districts
• Tax certiorari matters
• Contract preparation
• Zoning and planning
• Public liability claims
• Tax assessment
• Real estate development
• Municipal malpractice
• Collective bargaining
• Civil Service proceedings
• Economic development