Atty. William C. "Bill" Griffith
For three decades, Bill Griffith has advised local and national clients on legal and policy issues affecting land use, zoning, real estate, environmental review, municipal law, regulatory matters and government relations. He has been legal counsel to Mall of America in all its phases, and serves as city attorney for the city of Columbus.
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William C. "Bill" Griffith is a zoning and government attorney based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, practicing at Larkin Hoffman. Educated at William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., 1988). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Land Use and Zoning Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Municipal Law (2026), and Lawyer of the Year — Municipal Law (Minneapolis) (2021). Serands clients in Minneapolis, MN and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- For three decades, Bill Griffith has advised local and national clients on legal and policy issues affecting land use, zoning, real estate, environmental review, municipal law, regulatory matters and government relations
- He has been legal counsel to Mall of America in all its phases, and serves as city attorney for the city of Columbus
- He is a trusted advisor on real estate development and public funding for both private clients and municipalities
- Bill is a is a frequent speaker at seminars on land use, zoning, and environmental law, and he has served as an adjunct professor in land use law at the University of St. Thomas School of Law
- He has been published in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, St. Paul Pioneer Press and the Minnesota Real Estate Journal and is a frequent panelist on the Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal’s Table of Experts for Commercial Real Estate
- Bill is the past president of Larkin Hoffman and has been a leader in community service
- He is a founding member of Minnesota Habitat for Humanity and the founding chair of Hennepin Elementary School Board, a public charter school in Minneapolis dedicated to providing an excellent education to students from high-poverty neighborhoods
- Bill was instrumental in the creation of the Bloomington Sister City project with Izumi, Japan
- Recently, Bill helped launch Friends of Ecolibri, a nonprofit that supports student scholarship in the villages around Lake Atitlan in the Guatemalan highlands
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Why local counsel matters in Minnesota
Practicing law in Minnesota. Legal matters in Minnesota are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Minneapolis are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Minnesota state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Minnesota brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Minnesota courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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