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Proposal to Gem Lake, MN for General Legal Services <br />July 17, 2006 <br />City project a reality. <br />1 Our firm has several decades of experience in assessments, from preparing the rolls, <br />advising the Council, and taking up the City's case on assessment appeals. On bond <br />issues, we are experienced in preparing the transcripts and other documents necessary <br />for a general bond issue, and above all, we enjoy good relationships with the bond <br />counsels of the Twin Cities. <br />When it's time to break ground, Kelly & Fawcett can also call upon decades of <br />experience in reviewing and analyzing construction contracts and development <br />agreements. We analyze contracts to seek maximum flexibility and control for the <br />City while ensuring that the City's liability exposure is at a minimum. <br />In addition, we stand ready to handle the occasional curveballs that come up in the <br />course of managing a city. In addition to our municipal work, Kelly & Fawcett has a <br />strong land development and real estate practice, giving us a library of past purchase <br />agreements, conveyance documents, development agreements, mortgage documents, <br />and other tools for the City's real estate needs. <br />Litigation Services <br />Kelly & Fawcett is a general litigation firm. Our lawyers are experienced in the <br />courtroom and have a broad range of experience in the civil lawsuits normally filed <br />by cities and against cities. We have cultivated good relationships with the judges of <br />Ramsey County and are well -respected in all metro -area courts. In our years <br />representing municipalities, the firm has successfully represented its clients in <br />developer suits, challenges to ordinances, appeals of charges and assessments, <br />employment cases, and nuisance actions. Lawyers of Kelly & Fawcett are recognized <br />as leading eminent domain litigators in the State. We recognize our role as lawyers to <br />the public authority, and always seek to balance the zealous representation of the <br />City's interests.with the rights and interests of the citizens. <br />Our Proiect Management Process <br />Every legal question is important to the person who needs it answered. We create a <br />file for each question that comes to us from our municipalities, whether it is raised at <br />a Council meeting or in conversation between one of our attorneys and City staff. <br />Each file is assigned to an attorney for accountability, but our attorneys truly take a <br />team approach to answering legal questions. The firm is close-knit, and no attorney is <br />ever unavailable if their expertise or opinion is necessary to give quality advice to the <br />client. There is no hierarchy to get in the way of getting the answer right. <br />Kelly & Fawcett keeps ample research tools at its attorneys' disposal. The firm has <br />an active subscription to the Lexis/Nexis research service. In addition to the standard <br />Page 2 of 13 <br />