Springfield Municipal Law Attorney
Complicated legal concerns involving Illinois municipal law require the steady hand and watchful eye of a lawyer with experience handling these concerns. At the Kelty Law Offices, we are dedicated to handling municipal and business law in Central Illinois. While we are located in Springfield, our state-wide practice has a national presence, as we work with clients throughout the Midwest and across the country.
Serving Municipal and Business Clients in Illinois and the Midwest
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For over thirty-five years, the Kelty Law Offices have helped local governments and businesses with these concerns. Led today by attorney Tom Kelty, we help our clients with everything from zoning and planning disputes to tax increment filing and bond counsel.
Our firm is involved with the International Municipal Lawyers Association in Washington D.C., which has over 2,600 members worldwide. Attorney Tom Kelty is presently the second vice president of the organization, giving our firm access to municipal lawyers and information involving municipal law across the country. We are up to date on the most recent developments and actively involved in building our own practice in order to better serve our clients.
Client service and business development work hand in hand at KLO. We regularly offer related services to business and individual clients as a means of expanding our practice and servicing client needs within our areas of expertise. Tom Kelty is involved statewide and nationwide in associations that are geared towards KLO practice. Included among his many activities are the following:
- Illinois State Bar Association Local Government Law Section Council, past chairman and current member
- Member of the American Bar Association, the ABA Local Government Section Council and ABA Land Use and Planning Section
- 25-year member of the International Municipal Lawyers Association (IMLA)
- Past and founding Chair of State Municipal League Counsel Committee of IMLA
- Past and founding Chair of IMLA Standing Committee on Federalism
- IMLA National Director since 1999, member of Budget Committee and Personnel Committee
- Past Co-Chair and founding Co-Chair of the IMLA International Committee and current Committee member. The Committee was created to expand IMLA membership beyond North America to Europe, Asia, and South America
- Member of the World Jurist Association
- Member of the Illinois Tax Increment Finance Association
- 30-year active member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers and a regular attendee at NABL conferences
Practice Areas
From tax increment financing to utility revenue bonds, all local governments face complex legal issues at one time or another. The same thing goes for private businesses and individuals who have to deal with local municipalities for real estate, zoning and planning concerns.
With over thirty-five years of experience handling business and municipal transactions and litigation in Central Illinois, we are ready to help you with a wide range of concerns. Handling litigation and planning concerns for our diverse clientele, we also serve as co-counsel for law firms throughout the Midwest and across the country with municipal law concerns in Illinois.
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Serving both municipal and business clients in Illinois and across the country, we are here to answer your questions and help you find solutions today. Open Monday through Thursday 8:30 to noon, and 1 to 5, as well as Fridays from 8:30 to 1, our Springfield offices are here to serve you. Contact us today for more information.