Machado Law Group provides local and county government entities with legal counsel on a variety of issues specific to the local level, including ordinances, regulations, land use planning, zoning, taxation, revenue generation, public services, utilities, public procurement and contracting, and public finance and budgeting. Our experience plays a crucial role in shaping the functioning of our clients and ensuring the effective delivery of services, infrastructure, and governance to meet the needs of residents within the community.

Our municipal attorneys provide comprehensive, quality professional advice in the many areas of the law affecting government at the local and county levels.

• Public meetings
• Prepared resolutions, ordinances, and contracts
• Procurements
• Negotiations, including labor negotiations and arbitration

The firm has also successfully provided extensive legal services to its governmental clients in the acquisition of property for open space and redevelopment and in the defense of tax appeals challenging the assessment of real property. Our attorneys are experienced in providing representation to governing bodies, planning boards, redevelopment agencies and zoning boards of adjustment, as well as in assisting public entities in the privatization of publicly run facilities.

Our attorneys have extensive knowledge in the numerous statutory schemes applicable to local governments, including:

• The Local Public Contracts Law
• The Open Public Meetings Act
• The Open Public Records Act
• Local Lands and Buildings Law
• Municipal Land Use Law
• Local Redevelopment and Housing Law
• Local Budget Law
• Local Fiscal Affairs Law

Municipal legal matters frequently involve at least one, and sometimes several, of these laws. Our experience encompasses virtually every facet of the current legal environment for municipalities. In-depth, hands-on expertise in their nuances and implications is an invaluable asset to our municipal clients.