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East Lansing selects Rosati Schultz for municipal law, names Keller Toma labor counsel and keeps Giarmarco on pending cases
Summary
After interviews, the council directed staff to negotiate a contract with Rosati Schultz Jopich & Amrspuechler for general municipal law and prosecution services and to select Keller Toma for labor and employment law. The council also voted to retain Giamarco for ongoing circuit-court litigation in which that firm has already entered appearances.
East Lansing — The City Council on Tuesday moved to change its outside legal representation after a formal request-for-proposals process.
Two separate council resolutions directed staff to negotiate contracts for city legal services: - General municipal law and prosecution services: Council authorized the City Manager to negotiate a contract with Rosati Schultz Jopich & Amp; Amst Buchler (the “Rosati firm”) for general municipal law and prosecution services, to be returned to council for consideration. That motion passed on a split vote. - Labor and employment law: Council authorized negotiation with Keller Toma (Keller Toma law firm) to provide labor and employment counsel for the city; the council approved moving forward to negotiate that…
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