{"id":6905,"date":"2011-12-13T11:34:49","date_gmt":"2011-12-13T17:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/?p=6905"},"modified":"2011-12-13T11:34:49","modified_gmt":"2011-12-13T17:34:49","slug":"okeefe-named-lawyer-of-the-year-2012-in-municipal-government-law-metro-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=6905","title":{"rendered":"O&#8217;Keefe Named Lawyer of the Year 2012 in Municipal Government Law, Metro Area"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>(Dec. 13, 2011)<\/p>\n<p>Hazelwood\u2019s City Attorney Kevin M. 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