Election Law
Today's political landscape grows more complicated each year as financial disclosure requirements become more stringent and qualification requirements are scrutinized to the smallest detail. Add in the effects of third party committees, the perils of "soft money" and strict interpretation of "resign-to-run" laws and any citizen seeking elected office is facing more obstacles and pitfalls than ever before.
Recognizing the high probability of legal challenges, candidates have been seeking legal counsel to review their paperwork as they file and qualify to run for office as a preventive measure to ensure that they comply with the law.
Kurkin Forehand Brandes has vast experience in handling the paperwork required for the resignation of a seat, the re-designation of a candidacy and the filing of the different financial disclosure forms. Our attorneys also pro-actively review all campaign and committee paperwork and review political advertisements for legal compliance. Our aggressive legal compliance stance is not only a necessity in today's extremely partisan environment, but it can prevent a candidate from incurring severe fines and even disqualification.
If cases involving election law do reach the court system, our attorneys have experience at all levels in order to represent a candidate's interest in the often high-profile and high-stakes matters.