General Counsel Services
Hefty Wiley & Gore serves as general counsel to cities, counties, and towns in Virginia. As general counsel, our attorneys advise our clients on a wide range of legal issues in:
Council and Board Meetings
- Meeting Rules and Procedure
- Closed Sessions
- Virginia Freedom of Information Act
Local Government Administration
- Ordinance and Resolution drafting and review
- Contract Drafting and Negotiation
- Public Procurement
- Labor and Employment Issues
- Real Estate Acquisition and Disposition
- Freedom of Information Act
- State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act
- Blight Remediation
- Economic Development
- Sovereign Immunity
- Administrative Inspections and the Virginia Property Maintenance Code
- Construction law
Land Use
- Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance Amendments
- Subdivision Regulation and Code Enforcement
- Proffer Negotiations
- Board of Zoning Appeals