Deputy City Attorney II/III

The Division handles civil appeals and writs arising out of litigation in a variety of areas.  While this could include any case in which the City or its employees are sued, typical cases include the dangerous condition of public property, state and federal civil rights laws, including defending the City and police officers against claims of false arrest and excessive force, employment law, municipal law, constitutional law, City contracts, public health law, land use, real property, and housing law, and the California Public Records Act.  

The Division represents the City and occasionally the People of the State of California in affirmative litigation and as amicus curiae in appeals that touch on areas of law with potential impact on the City and on issues of state-wide and nation-wide importance. The Division occasionally advises the City Council on legal issues.  The attorneys in this Division practice primarily in the California Court of Appeal for the Second District and the Ninth Circuit, and occasionally the United States and California Supreme Courts.  The attorneys hired for these positions in the Division will also advise and assist the City’s trial attorneys in significant pre- and post-trial motions, including motions for summary judgment, motions for new trial and motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict.