Municipal Law
general counsel to municipalities • insurance claim defense • drafting by-laws • development applications • municipal board hearings

Practice Scope
Fillmore Riley performs a wide variety of services for our clients in all aspects of municipal law. In addition to assisting firms and individuals in their dealings with municipal authorities, we also act as general counsel for municipalities and have extensive experience with the array of legal issues that arise in this field.

Specific services include the following areas:

General Counsel to Municipalities - we act as counsel to various municipalities providing general advice in all areas of the law.

Insurance Claims - we have an extensive practice in defending liability claims against municipalities.

Drafting By-Laws - we have worked with the Association of Manitoba Municipalities as well as with their liability insurers in preparing various standardized by-laws and related forms for use and adoption by municipalities.

Development Applications - we act on behalf of various firms and individuals in filing, processing and advocating various forms of development-related applications, including licensing, zoning, subdivisions, permitting and related matters.

Hearings - we have extensive experience in appearing before the Municipal Board, municipal councils and various other municipal tribunals.

Municipal Law Practice Group members include lawyers from our administrative, corporate and commercial, environmental and insurance law groups, ensuring the necessary expertise to address all areas of the law in the municipal context.

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