Hafeli Staran & Christ, P.C.

HSC represents municipalities and local governmental authorities in the legal areas of general municipal law, zoning and land use, and litigation and appeals. In addition, our attorneys have expertise in the following legal matters:

• Annexation;
• Board and Commission Meetings;
• Brownfields;
• Cable Television;
• Charter and Statute Interpretation;
• Civil Rights;
• Commercial and Real Estate Transactions;
• Condemnation;
• Construction;
• Contract Drafting and Administration;
• Elections;
• Freedom of Information and Open Meetings Acts;
• Historic Preservation;
• Land Division;
• Liquor Control;
• Ordinance Drafting and Enforcement;
• Personnel Issues;
• Planning and Zoning;
• Public Employees Discipline and Discharge;
• Public Improvements and Construction;
• Special Assessments;
• Tax Increment Financing;
• Telecommunications; and
• Litigation and Appeals.

Our firm currently serves as general counsel for the Cities of Ferndale, Lake Angelus, and Rochester Hills, and the Village of Franklin. We also serve as counsel for the City of Ypsilanti and Charter Township of West Bloomfield.

In addition, HSC attorneys provide special counsel for specific legal matters in the following Cities: Berkley, East Tawas, Orion, Pontiac, Portage, Royal Oak, Southfield, Taylor, Westland, Wixom, Republic Township, and Lathrup Village. We also provide general counsel for the Berkley, Oxford, and Walled Lake Downtown Development Authorities.

HSC prosecutes local ordinance violations for its municipal clients. We are experienced prosecutors in District Court and provide prompt and effective ordinance enforcement for our municipal clients.

For more information, please contact one of our attorneys at (248) 731-3080.