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Korine L. Land

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Practice Areas:

  • Municipal and Governmental Law
  • Real Estate and Land Use
  • Employment
  • Eminent Domain

Additional Practice Areas:

  • Eminent Domain
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Kori Land joined LeVander in 1996 as an associate and became a shareholder in 2002. Kori concentrates her practice on municipal and government law, real estate and land use, and development. She serves as the City Attorney for the cities of Cottage Grove, Stillwater, South St. Paul, Lilydale and Sunfish Lake and as general counsel to the South Metro Fire Department. As a City Attorney, she has experience in open meeting law, data practices, ordinances, employment law, problem properties, land use, zoning & planning, economic development, residential development, public improvement projects and many other aspects of municipal law.

Kori attended law school at William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota, where she received her Juris Doctorate with honors. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English and Spanish from Augustana University in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Kori is admitted to the bar in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and U.S. District Court District of Minnesota. She is a regular speaker at the Minnesota Association of City Attorneys’ conferences as well as at other government organizations, speaking around the state to help guide elected officials and city planners on the ever-changing issues they face. In her spare time, Kori enjoys volunteering her time at Trinity Lutheran Church and Academy in Hudson, WI, on various committees.

Education

  • William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota
    • Juris Doctor
    • Honors: cum laude
  • Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
    • Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
    • Honors: magna cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • Minnesota Supreme Court
  • U.S. District Court District of Minnesota
  • Supreme Court of Wisconsin

Experience

  • Associate (1996 - 2001)

Professional Associations

  • Minnesota City Attorney's Association - Past President
  • Minnesota Women Lawyers
  • Minnesota State Bar Association
  • Wisconsin State Bar Association
  • First Judicial District Bar Association
  • Dakota County Bar Association

Publications & Seminars

  • American Assoc. of Code Enforcement 30th Annual Conf.
  • “Nuisance Properties & the 4th Amendment”
  • Assoc. of Governmental Risk Pools “Pot Spot – Medical Marijuana”
  • Minnesota City Attorney’s Association “Administrative Citations”
  • Real Estate Institute “9 Real Estate Issues Confronting City Attorneys”
  • Minnesota City Attorney’s Association “Dangerous Dogs”
  • Government Training Services “Land Use Law: Beyond the Basics”
  • Minnesota City Attorney’s Association “Metro Gang Strike Force – What’s Lurking in Your Evidence Room”
  • Minnesota City Attorney’s Association “Smoky, Stinky & Loud”

Honors & Awards

  • Recognized by Minnesota Law & Politics as a Super Lawyer® (Since 2011)
  • Minnesota Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2005
  • Outstanding Service Award, West St. Paul/Mendota Heights Rotary Club, 2007
  • Certificate of Appreciation, Minnesota County Attorneys’ Association

Volunteer & Pro-Bono Activities

  • Legal Assistance of Dakota County
  • We Do Feet, Outreach Ministry Trinity Lutheran Church