Clark Hill Attorney Joe Urban leads series on “Charter School Governance and Management – Leading in an Era of Uncertainty”
Joseph B. Urban
is a member in Clark Hill’s Birmingham office, where he concentrates his practice in the areas of municipal finance, education law, and real estate law.
Joseph has represented Michigan school district and municipal clients, as well as private entities providing financing to these organizations for over a decade. He has extensive experience in municipal and school finance, regularly serving as bond and underwriter’s counsel for school districts, public school academies, and other governmental units as well as counseling them in the acquisition and disposition of real property.
With respect to education law, Joseph regularly counsels school districts and public school academies in the operational issues involved in administering educational organizations, including compliance with the Revised School Code, the Open Meetings Act, the Freedom of Information Act, and other laws governing public bodies.
Joseph is an adjunct professor at Oakland University’s School of Education and Professional Development.