By Sara StrongAfter receiving proposals from eight qualified law firms, the city of Luverne may get creative in appointing its city attorney.Council members will discuss the proposals and narrow the list to a core group for interviews at next week’s meeting.Tuesday night, however, they previewed some of the issues they will consider.Local attorneys and their accessibility were mentioned as a positive aspect in prosecuting city crimes.A separate attorney could be used for day-to-day legal matters, such as ordinance drafting and working on contracts.The city could contract with yet another firm for special council, such as annexation issues or dealing with things that a local attorney might have a personal conflict with.Some of the larger firms listed specialties in municipal utilities, labor and employment law, and assessment proceedings.The firms submitting proposals include:
Skewes, Klosterbuer and Vajgrt, Luverne;
Vander Kooi Law Offices, Luverne;
Ratwik, Roszak and Maloney, Minneapolis;
Steffan Law Office, Pipestone;
Frank Madden and Associates, Plymouth;
Hoff, Barry and Kruderer, Eden Prairie;
Kennedy and Graven, Minneapolis, and
Flaherty and Hood, St. Paul.
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