City Attorney/General Counsel
- Serve as primary legal advisor
- Attend public meetings
- Represent on all routine, day-to-day matters
- Serve as interim city attorney
- Counsel city officials on broad array of municipal law matters
Special Counsel
- Serve as independent, outside counsel
- Assist with sensitive matters for which internal conflicts exist
- Provide additional legal expertise on priority projects
Litigation
- Pre-trial litigation assessments
- Trial Advocacy
- Appellate Advocacy
- Administrative Law representation
- Eminent Domain representation
Human Resources
- Draft Personnel Policies
- Perform Internal Investigations
- Advise on Employment Challenges
- Conduct Training to Avoid Risks
Ethics Compliance & Training
- Serve as independent, outside counsel
- Provide Advisory Opinions
- Conduct Internal Investigations
- Advise Boards of Ethics
- Draft or revise Codes of Ethics
- Present Ethics Training
Municipal Court Prosecution
- Conduct Plea Negotiations
- Prosecute at Trials
- Assist with Code Enforcement
Open Records Advising
- Advise regarding Public Information Act
- Process complex Open Records Requests
- Challenge Attorney General rulings
- Provide Training for staff and officials
City Planning
- Consult on complex Land Use matters
- Advise regarding Zoning and Platting
- Evaluate Sign Regulations
- Provide Interim Staffing
- Negotiate development deals
- Alan BojorquezEverything about our firm is designed to empower and protect local governments.
Our Practice Is
- Administrative Law
- Annexation & ETJ Expansion
- Budget & Fiscal Management
- Code Enforcement & Municipal Court
- Condemnation & Right-of-Way Acquisitions
- Economic Development
- Elections & Voting Rights
- Ethics & Professional Conduct
- Land Use & Development
- Municipal Incorporation
- Open Meetings & Open Records
- Personnel & Employment Matters
- Police Department Advising
- Procurement & Construction Projects
- Real Estate Transactions
- Redistricting
- Training & Education
- Utility & Telecommunications
- Water, Wastewater & the Environment
We Prepare & Review
- Contracts & Interlocal Agreements
- Election Orders & Notices
- Handbooks, Policy Manuals & Guidance Documents
- Home-Rule Charters & Charter Amendments
- Leases, Deeds and Real Estate Instruments
- Ordinances, Resolutions & Executive Orders
- Pleadings before Trial and Appellate courts
- Utility Permits, Compliance, and Contracts
Our Values
We Are
- Texas Municipal Lawyers
- Creative & Cutting Edge
- Dependable
- Empowering
- Responsive & Timely
- Professional
- Respectful of Clients, Citizens & Opponents
- Highly Ethical
- Dedicated to Legal Process not Political Outcomes
- Members of a Noble Community of City Servants
We Do Not
- Play Politics
- Dictate policies to Clients
- Rubber-Stamp
- Shoot from the Hip
- Betray our Municipal Client Base
- Pick sides at City Hall
- Allow our Skills to become dull
- Let Client projects languish
We Strive For
- Unsurpassed Municipal Expertise
- Lasting Client Relationships
- Quality Work Production
- Team Work at the Firm and at City Hall
- Workplace Satisfaction
- Superior Statewide Reputation for Excellence
- Pride in our Contributions to Public Health, Safety & Welfare, and in the Efficiency & Effectiveness of the Municipal Institutions We Serve