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Gene Hanses has devoted his legal practice to serving school districts, municipalities, community colleges, and other public entities. Since first volunteering as a legal intern while he was still in law school, Gene has been helping public bodies address their legal needs for over 30 years.
Gene provides advice to clients with contractual, fiscal, and governance projects, with a substantial emphasis on commercial transactions, contract negotiation and implementation, competitive bidding and other procurement options, budget adoption and fund management, real property transactions, property tax assessment and exemption proceedings, risk management programs, construction contracting, and related enforcement efforts. He also helps public bodies develop operational policies and procedures to ensure their compliance with regulatory and statutory mandates, including compliance with the Open Meetings Act, the Freedom of Information Act, and other laws applicable to their missions. Gene is a frequent speaker on these topics, and often conducts workshops designed to help public bodies improve their contracting and operational practices.
Early in his career, Gene spent 10 years working as a civil servant and an in-house attorney for the City of St. Louis. He provided legal advice directly to elected officials in both the executive and legislative branches of government, and his practice required collaboration among policy makers, department heads, and technical experts. Since entering private practice, Gene has found that this type of team-based approach remains an efficient and effective way to advance a public body’s goals.
Bar Admissions:
Illinois
Missouri
Education:
Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, J.D.
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, B.A.
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