City attorney
A city attorney is a position in
attorney representing the municipality.[1]
Unlike a
The client of the city attorney is the city, and the city attorney is typically responsible to both the
city council. When the mayor and the city council disagree, or when city council members disagree among themselves, this can cause complexities,[6] such as the application and waiver of the attorney–client privilege.[7][8]
In some areas, the position of city attorney is a part-time position based on a retainer agreement, and city attorneys engage in the outside
San Mateo County); for example, the city owns the San Francisco International Airport, Crystal Springs Reservoir, Sharp Park Golf Course, San Francisco Employees' Retirement System, and Port of San Francisco.[11]
See also
References
- ^ "City attorney". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d Ferdinand P. Palla, The Role of a City Attorney, 2 Santa Clara Lawyer 171 (1962).
- ^ Greg Ridgeway, Jeffrey Grogger, Ruth A. Moyer & John M. MacDonald, Effect of Gang Injunctions on Crime: A Study of Los Angeles from 1988–2014, Journal of Quantitative Criminology, vol. 35, pp. 517–541 (2019).
- ^ Karen M. Hennigan & David Sloane, Improving Civil Gang Injunctions: How Implementation Can Affect Gang Dynamics, Crime, and Violence, Criminology & Public Policy, vol. 12, issue 1 (February 2013), pp. 7-41.
- ^ Scott E. Atkinson, Note, The Outer Limits of Gang Injunctions, 59 Vand. L. Rev. 1693 (2006).
- ^ Brigham Smith, Who's the Boss? Deciding Who the Client is When You're a City Attorney, 11 T.M. Cooley J. Prac. & Clinical L. 1 (2009).
- ^ Jeffrey L. Goodman & Jason Zabokrtsky, The Attorney-Client Privilege and the Municipal Lawyer, 48 Drake L. Rev. 655 (2000).
- ^ Patricia E. Salkin, Beware: What You Say to Your (Government) Lawyer May Be Held Against You - The Erosion of Government Attorney-Client Confidentiality, 35 Urb. Law. 283 (2003).
- ^ Doyle W. Buckwalter & J. Ivan Legler, City Managers and City Attorneys: Associates or Adversaries?, Public Administration Review, Vol. 47, No. 5 (Sep.-Oct. 1987), pp. 393-403.
- ^ David Garrick, San Diego may make city attorney job appointed instead of elected, San Diego Union-Tribune (March 13, 2020).
- ^ Louise Renne, The Office of the City Attorney of San Francisco, 47 Golden Gate U. L. Rev. 125 (2017).