PRACTICE AREAS
Local Government
A significant portion of the firm's practice is devoted to representing local government, specifically Morgan County. The firm also represents the City of Shady Dale and the Town of Buckhead. Representing a local government requires significant exposure to and experience with numerous areas of the law, such as:
- Zoning and Land Use Planning
- Employment Issues
- Construction Projects, Bids, Contracts and Disputes
- Preparing and Negotiating Contracts
- Property Tax Assessments and Appeals
- Real Estate Acquisition, Right-of-Way, Utility Easements
- Negotiating, Passing, and Administering Local Option Sales Taxes (LOST) and Special Purpose Local Option Sales Taxes (SPLOST)
- Drafting Ordinances, Policies, and Procedures
- Compliance with the Open Meetings and Open Records Acts
- Code Enforcement Matters
- Bond Validations
Many other legal issues arise while representing local governments. As such, a wide area of experience and mastery of those areas is not only helpful, but necessary. Moreover, a firm must be flexible in order to adjust to the changing needs of its clients, especially local governments. Christian G. Henry LLC has the wide area of experience, mastery of subjects, and flexibility to meet the legal needs of local governments.