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?a_._ <br />WLTER AVERFIELD LLP <br />LEGAL COUNSEL TO PUBLIC BODIES <br />Few law firms can match the experience and attorneybreadth that Walter & Haverfield has in public <br />law. <br />The firm has provided general and special legal counsel to government bodies since shortly after its <br />founding in 1932, and today offers a wide range of services to municipalities, school boards, special <br />taxing districts and regional agencies. <br />These services include counsel and representation in such areas as: <br />¦ Zoning and land use <br />¦ Cable television franchising, refranchising and rate regulation <br />¦ Administrative law and procedures <br />¦ Drafting of legislation and regulations <br />¦ Drafting of charters and charter amendments <br />s Equal employment practices <br />¦ Defense of Civil Rights actions <br />¦ Defense of public officials <br />¦ Self-insurance pools <br />¦ Prosecutions of all kinds <br />¦ Environmentallaw <br />¦ Real estate and construction law <br />¦ Eminent domain <br />¦ Public improvement projects <br />¦ Awarding of contracts <br />¦ Regulatory compliance <br />Walter & Haverfield's Public Law Group consists of ten attorneys -- six ofwhom devote at least 50 <br />percent of their practice to representing over a dozen municipal clients as law director, assistant law <br />director or special counsel. In addition, five attorneys provide counsel on cable television and <br />communications law. <br />Especially skilled in litigation, they have successfully argued precedent-setting cases at all levels of <br />the state and federal court system, including the United States Supreme Court. While their goal is <br />to prevent needless litigation, they stand ready to represent the interest of any client in any court with <br />vigor, imagination and a thorough understanding of the laws and regulations involved.