City Attorney
Eric S. Vail 
Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP
444 South Flower Street, 40th Floor | Los Angeles, CA 90071 
t - 800.333.4297
http://www.bwslaw.com/ 

Department Summary

City Attorney services provides routine general legal services to the City and its subsidiary organizations, such as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency and Housing Successor Agency.

Activities and their objectives

• Attends regular and special Council meetings as requested by City Council or City Manager.
• Provides consultation and legal advice, both orally and in writing, as requested by City Council or City Manager
• Provides legal support, including legal advice and civic and criminal litigations, for the enforcement of City codes
• Prepares ordinances, resolutions, agreements and other documents as needed
• In coordination with the City Council and City Manager, manages the overall legal affairs of the City
• Provides other legal services as needed by the City Council or City Manager

Special Legal Services

Special Legal Services provides for legal services -- primarily outside litigation -- needed by the City and its subsidiary organizations, that are not provided under the routine City Attorney program.

Activities And Their Objectives

• Prosecutes and defends civil and criminal litigation on behalf of the City as requested by the City Council or City Manager
• Provides other legal services as needed by the City and requested by the City Council or City Manager

Links

http://www.bwslaw.com/ 
http://findlaw.com