About the Practice
Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP maintains a trustworthy and reputable practice in the area of City, County, and Local Government Law. We represent local government entities and private interests in the City, County, and Local Government Law area. Our government clients include counties, municipalities, special districts, agencies, authorities, and commissions, and our private clients include developers, businesses, and individuals.
Led by experienced City, County, and Local Government Law attorneys, we are regularly retained by local government entities as the “general counsel,” “town attorney,” or “special district attorney” responsible for overseeing and managing all legal matters for the local government entity.
Particular areas of focus include:
- Sunshine Law & Public Records Law
- Home Rule & Exercise of Police Power
- Ethics, Conflict of Interest & Financial Disclosure
- Procurement, Contracts & Bid Protests
- Government Incentives & Economic Development Agreements
- Government Real Estate & Leasing
- Ordinance Filings & Legislative Proceedings
- Sovereign Immunity
- Collective Bargaining & Grievances
- Code Enforcement & Compliance
- Public Finance & Government Taxation
- Land Use & Zoning
- Environmental
- Quasi-Judicial & Administrative Proceedings
- Public Sector Liability
SGR attorneys practicing in this area have been recognized and selected for the following distinctions in the City, County, Local Government Law practice including:
- State Bar Board Certifications in the area of City, County and Local Government Law
- AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rated Attorneys
- “Legal Elite” Top Government Attorneys
- Super Lawyers, a distinction given to fewer than 5% of the state’s practicing attorneys, based on a statewide survey of our peers
- Best Lawyers in America
