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[Younglawyers] Hello, introduction

Elizabeth Counsman

Fri, Jan 30, 2009 2:12 PM

Hello,

I am Elizabeth Counsman. I am a deputy city attorney for the City of Palm Bay, Florida. Palm Bay covers apprx. 100 sq. miles and has a population of around 100,000 people. The City has a lot of undeveloped land; therefore, the city has a lot of growth issues.

We have a small city attorney's office. There are three attorneys and one secretary/ office manager/ budget keeper. My areas of interest involve growth management, first amendment issues, utility issues and public works issues like drainage etc. . . Because of our small office, I handle most of our transactional work, which includes drafting and reviewing contracts, drafting and reviewing ordinances and just about everything else that does not involve litigation.

I really love my job. I have amazing coworkers, and I get to do research everyday on subjects I love. Please let me know if there is anything I can ever do to help.

Elizabeth Counsman
Deputy City Attorney
City of Palm Bay, Florida
counse@palmbayflorida.org
(321)409-7185

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Hello, I am Elizabeth Counsman. I am a deputy city attorney for the City of Palm Bay, Florida. Palm Bay covers apprx. 100 sq. miles and has a population of around 100,000 people. The City has a lot of undeveloped land; therefore, the city has a lot of growth issues. We have a small city attorney's office. There are three attorneys and one secretary/ office manager/ budget keeper. My areas of interest involve growth management, first amendment issues, utility issues and public works issues like drainage etc. . . Because of our small office, I handle most of our transactional work, which includes drafting and reviewing contracts, drafting and reviewing ordinances and just about everything else that does not involve litigation. I really love my job. I have amazing coworkers, and I get to do research everyday on subjects I love. Please let me know if there is anything I can ever do to help. Elizabeth Counsman Deputy City Attorney City of Palm Bay, Florida counse@palmbayflorida.org (321)409-7185 ________________________________ CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this email is strictly confidential and prepared solely for the use of the intended recipient(s). The copyright of this communication belongs to the City of Palm Bay. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or attachments.If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. Views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, and are not necessarily the views of the City of Palm Bay City Council. DISCLAIMER: Before opening any attachments, please check them for viruses and defects.The sender does not accept liability for any viruses, errors or omissions in the contents of this message or attachment, which arise as a result of email transmission.

Devala Janardan

Tue, Feb 3, 2009 4:14 PM

Hi all,

My name is Devala Janardan. I work here at IMLA as associate counsel.
Our executive director Chuck Thompson was my local government professor
during law school...I liked the class so much that I ended up coming to
IMLA after graduation to work for him in this great field of local
government law.

IMLA is a small office, so the work has been very varied and
interesting. I've been fortunate enough to meet local government
attorneys from all over the US/Canada and I must say, it's an impressive
group. However, I've noticed that there aren't a lot of younger
attorneys that come to our events. That is a shame, because the
networking that occurs can really benefit young attorneys, like us.
Hopefully this listserv is a first step in getting to know one another.

I'm glad that IMLA has started a young lawyers listserv, and hope that
I'll be able to meet you all at one of our events.

Mr. Devala Janardan
Associate Counsel
International Municipal Lawyers Association
(202) 466-5424, ext.7112
djanardan@imla.org

IMLA 2009 Seminar: Washington, DC April 19-21
IMLA 2009 Conference: Miami, FL Oct. 18-21
www.imla.org http://www.imla.org/

From: younglawyers-bounces@lists.imla.org
[mailto:younglawyers-bounces@lists.imla.org] On Behalf Of Elizabeth
Counsman
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 9:12 AM
To: younglawyers@lists.imla.org
Subject: [Younglawyers] Hello, introduction

Hello,

I am Elizabeth Counsman. I am a deputy city attorney for the City of
Palm Bay, Florida. Palm Bay covers apprx. 100 sq. miles and has a
population of around 100,000 people. The City has a lot of undeveloped
land; therefore, the city has a lot of growth issues.

We have a small city attorney's office. There are three attorneys and
one secretary/ office manager/ budget keeper. My areas of interest
involve growth management, first amendment issues, utility issues and
public works issues like drainage etc. . . Because of our small office,
I handle most of our transactional work, which includes drafting and
reviewing contracts, drafting and reviewing ordinances and just about
everything else that does not involve litigation.

I really love my job. I have amazing coworkers, and I get to do
research everyday on subjects I love. Please let me know if there is
anything I can ever do to help.

Elizabeth Counsman

Deputy City Attorney
City of Palm Bay, Florida

counse@palmbayflorida.org

(321)409-7185

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE:

The information contained in this email is strictly confidential and
prepared solely for the use of the intended recipient(s). The copyright
of this communication belongs to the City of Palm Bay. If you are not
the intended recipient, please do not read, use, disseminate, distribute
or copy this message or attachments.If you have received this message in
error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message.
Views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, and
are not necessarily the views of the City of Palm Bay City Council.

DISCLAIMER:

Before opening any attachments, please check them for viruses and
defects.The sender does not accept liability for any viruses, errors or
omissions in the contents of this message or attachment, which arise as
a result of email transmission.

Hi all, My name is Devala Janardan. I work here at IMLA as associate counsel. Our executive director Chuck Thompson was my local government professor during law school...I liked the class so much that I ended up coming to IMLA after graduation to work for him in this great field of local government law. IMLA is a small office, so the work has been very varied and interesting. I've been fortunate enough to meet local government attorneys from all over the US/Canada and I must say, it's an impressive group. However, I've noticed that there aren't a lot of younger attorneys that come to our events. That is a shame, because the networking that occurs can really benefit young attorneys, like us. Hopefully this listserv is a first step in getting to know one another. I'm glad that IMLA has started a young lawyers listserv, and hope that I'll be able to meet you all at one of our events. Mr. Devala Janardan Associate Counsel International Municipal Lawyers Association (202) 466-5424, ext.7112 djanardan@imla.org IMLA 2009 Seminar: Washington, DC April 19-21 IMLA 2009 Conference: Miami, FL Oct. 18-21 www.imla.org <http://www.imla.org/> ________________________________ From: younglawyers-bounces@lists.imla.org [mailto:younglawyers-bounces@lists.imla.org] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Counsman Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 9:12 AM To: younglawyers@lists.imla.org Subject: [Younglawyers] Hello, introduction Hello, I am Elizabeth Counsman. I am a deputy city attorney for the City of Palm Bay, Florida. Palm Bay covers apprx. 100 sq. miles and has a population of around 100,000 people. The City has a lot of undeveloped land; therefore, the city has a lot of growth issues. We have a small city attorney's office. There are three attorneys and one secretary/ office manager/ budget keeper. My areas of interest involve growth management, first amendment issues, utility issues and public works issues like drainage etc. . . Because of our small office, I handle most of our transactional work, which includes drafting and reviewing contracts, drafting and reviewing ordinances and just about everything else that does not involve litigation. I really love my job. I have amazing coworkers, and I get to do research everyday on subjects I love. Please let me know if there is anything I can ever do to help. Elizabeth Counsman Deputy City Attorney City of Palm Bay, Florida counse@palmbayflorida.org (321)409-7185 ________________________________ CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this email is strictly confidential and prepared solely for the use of the intended recipient(s). The copyright of this communication belongs to the City of Palm Bay. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or attachments.If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. Views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, and are not necessarily the views of the City of Palm Bay City Council. DISCLAIMER: Before opening any attachments, please check them for viruses and defects.The sender does not accept liability for any viruses, errors or omissions in the contents of this message or attachment, which arise as a result of email transmission.