Mackenzie Hughes attorneys practicing within the Municipal area include:

Jeffrey D. Brown
Ryan T. Emery
David M. Garber
W. Bradley Hunt
Christian P. Jones
Jacqueline B. Jones
Timothy J. Redding
Edward J. Spencer III

Mackenzie Hughes attorneys include a former member of the New York State Legislature and the top attorney (Corporate Counsel) for the City of Syracuse.

Our attorneys have served as both general and special counsel for labor, litigation, environmental, finance, tax certiorari and zoning matters. As special counsel, we work closely with a municipality's general counsel to provide expertise on specific situations.

Our work has earned us a reputation as a leading counsel to municipalities and private parties in a wide variety of situations, including:

General Municipal Law

• Counsel at board meetings — Open Meetings Law, Freedom of Information Law and related issues

• Review and preparation of contracts, legal notices and other legal documents

• Advice concerning planning, policies and procedures

• Preparation of legislation, referenda and resolutions

• Creation of special districts

• Annexations and diminutions


Municipal Litigation

• Civil rights; First Amendment; due process

• Personal injury

• Tax certiorari and assessment

• Article 78 proceedings

• Finance and commercial litigation

• Real estate and zoning litigation

• Environmental claims, defense and recovery


Land Use Planning

• Zoning enactments and amendments

• Subdivision and site plan approvals

• Special use permits, use and area variances

• Compliance with the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQR)


Public Labor and Employment Law

• Labor/management relations, including collective bargaining, PERB proceedings and arbitration

• Counsel on compliance with all federal and state employment laws, including ADA, ADEA, OSHA, FMLA, FLSA, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the New York Human Rights Law

• Proceedings before PERB, EEOC and the Division of Human Rights

• Counsel on nondiscriminatory record-keeping, termination of employment, and civil service requirements