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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 City Attorney for the cities of Cottage Grove, Stillwater, Hastings and Randolph. She is also general counsel to the South Metro Fire Department, a full-time joint fire department serving the cities of West St. Paul and South St. Paul. As a City Attorney, she has experience in several areas of municipal law ranging from open meeting law, data practices, ordinances, employment, problem properties, land use, zoning & planning, economic development, residential development, public improvement projects, and all the issues that cities face on a daily basis.

Kori attended law school at William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota, where she received her Juris Doctorate with honors. Before this, she received a bachelor’s degree in English and Spanish at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Kori has been 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’ annual conferences as well as at several other government organizations, speaking around the state on the topics surrounding general planning and zoning. Kori volunteers her time at Trinity Lutheran Church on various committees and is actively involved in We Do Feet, a program that collects and donates furniture and household items to those in need.  

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