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LARKIN, HOFFMAN, DALY & LINDGREN, LTD. .yor Hank Duitsman ty Council Members February 25, 1993 Page 3 benefit to the Council as the City enters a period of intense development pressure. In addition to practicing law, I also teach and write in the areas of municipal, land use and environmental law and attend numerous local and national seminars on municipal land use and environmental law issues. LARKIN. HOFFMAN. DALY & LINDGREN. Ltd. A growing city like Elk River has the need for legal services in a number of areas beyond general municipal, land use and environmental law. The advantage of having a city attorney who is a member of a full service law firm, such as Larkin, Hoffman, is that specialized legal services can be provided under the direct supervision of the city attorney himself. By virtue of my seniority in the firm, and the firm's committment to serve its clients, I am able to call on the full range of services provided by the firm to meet Elk River's legal needs. The team I have selected and use to serve Elk River is set forth below. All of these attorneys have substantial experience representing municipal clients. . LITIGATION General litigation matters for the City of Elk River, including such things as zoning prosecutions, condemnations, etc., are handled by the firm's Municipal and Environmental Law Litigation Group, including Chris Dietzen, Tom Humphrey, Gary Van Cleve, Dan Voss and Larry Martin. Chris Dietzen is presently the City Attorney for the City of Long Lake and has represented several other cities, including St. Cloud, as special counsel. Tom Humphrey is the former City Attorney for the City of Minnetonka, and was also with the Anoka County Attorney's Office. Dan Voss is a young attorney who prosecutes for the City of Long Lake and has handled several zoning prosecutions for the City of Elk River. Larry Martin is a new attorney who has 15 years experience as a right-of-way agent for Hennepin County. Dan Voss will continue to handle routine litigation matters for Elk River, under my supervision. Larry Martin will handle most condemnation matters, also under my supervision. More significant matters will be assigned to Chris or Tom. All of these attorneys have worked on Elk River matters in the past and are able to step into any Elk River litigation matter at a moment's notice. In most cases I will retain responsibility for negotiations up to the point of litigation; and in all cases I will directly supervise .