Category: Municipal Law

We’re Hiring!

Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Vanderpool, Frostick & Nishanian, P.C., an AV-rated firm located in Manassas, Virginia, is recruiting for an associate in its growing local government practice. This is a new position to serve cities, towns, Industrial...

The Joy of Bylaws

Monday, October 17, 2022
By Martin Crim, Esq. Do your organization’s bylaws leave you joyless? Do they lead to arguments that waste time and fray tempers? Do they leave unanswered questions or fail to address recurring situations? Or maybe you’ve...

The Right to Exclude!

Tuesday, June 21, 2022
By Martin Crim, Esq. Few people would complain if firefighters or EMT’s responded to a genuine emergency on their property, and it’s hard to imagine a judge saying that they commit a civil or criminal wrong by coming onto...

Billboard Regulation Survives at the US Supreme Court

Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Written By Martin Crim, Esq. In the 2015 case of Reed v. Town of Gilbert, the U.S. Supreme Court announced a new rule that restricted local government regulation of signs. That case broadly defined “content-based”...

Why Do Preambles Matter?

Wednesday, February 16, 2022
By Martin Crim, Esq. If a legislative bill has no preamble, readers are left guessing at what problem the drafter is trying to solve, if any. If the preamble identifies the problem to be solved, then readers can evaluate...