Municipal Law

New Attorneys

Local Government Regulation of Immigration

Terrence S. Welch

Although various cities around the nation have enacted fairly comprehensive regulatory schemes to address illegal immigration, the experiences of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, and Farmers Branch, Texas, should make most cities shy away from doing so.

Ethics: Representing Municipalities and Municipal Employees

Chaz R. Ball

Municipal lawyers represent not only those within the organization but also the constituents within the municipality.

New Attorneys

Cities and States Battle Back: Taking the Fight to the Zombie (Mortgages) and Abandoned Properties

David P. Weber

Cities and communities facing a vacant property or zombie mortgage crisis often find themselves in a vicious downward spiral.

Homeowner Associations 101

Nubia Goldstein

They’re about more than whether you are allowed to line-dry your tighty-whities outside.

Regulating Legalized Marijuana at the Local Level

Barry Malone

Dispensaries have created some new regulatory problems and a lot of concerns familiar to local government attorneys.