Unsworth & Barra, PLC is counsel for a number of Vermont municipalities
and has extensive experience in a wide variety of issues confronting Vermont’s
cities and towns.
Particular areas of municipal representation may include:
- Real estate matters, including land acquisitions and conveyances;
- Land use law, including planning, zoning, affordable housing, inland wetlands,
conservation, historic district commission, zoning enforcement, building code,
sanitation and housing matters;
- Tax appeals and tax foreclosures, including summary tax foreclosures;
- Municipal tax sales and assignments of tax liens;
- Municipal bidding, contract negotiation and collection matters;
- Charter interpretation and revision;
- Drafting enactment and enforcement of municipal ordinances;
- Election laws and procedures;
- Civil rights matters;
- Freedom of Information issues, hearings and appeals; and
- Municipal governance, financing and intergovernmental relations
A municipality that uses the firm of Unsworth & Barra, PLC as its Town
Attorney has all the resources of a large firm practice (depth of experience,
paraprofessionals on staff, computer research capabilities) with very few of
the drawbacks. With a much lower overhead than our big firm colleagues, we can
afford to bill our municipal clients at a lower hourly rate.
Contact us today for a free
initial consultation.
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