Our Attorneys
The Office of the City Attorney includes a City Attorney, an Assistant City Attorney, and four groups of specialized attorneys.
City Attorney
Assistant City Attorney
Departmental Counsel
Led by Principal Deputy City Attorney Erin Weesner-McKinley, the Departmental Counsel Division provides legal assistance for all City departments, including, but not limited to, drafting contracts, resolutions, ordinances, opinions and other regulations. This Division also provides legal advice to City boards, commissions and committees, including the City Council.
| Erin Weesner-McKinley | Adam P. Jacobs | Ashleigh N. Stone |
| Eliezer Ben-Shmuel | Anita Lakhani | Atoy H. Wilson |
| Vanessa S. Ibarra | Nicholas J. Masero | Marsha M. Yasuda |
Harbor
Led by Principal Deputy City Attorney Charles Gale, the Harbor division provides legal advice and opinions, drafts contracts, resolutions, ordinances and other regulations for the Board of Harbor Commissioners and the Harbor Department.
| Charles M. Gale | Thomas Y. Oh | |
| William R. Baerg | Deepika S. Thompson |
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Civil Litigation
Led by Principal Deputy City Attorney, Howard D. Russell, the Litigation division handles all litigation on behalf of the City before judicial and administrative bodies including actions involving personal injury and property damage, civil rights violations, excessive force, constitutional issues, personnel disputes, dangerous conditions of public property, breach of contract and real estate issues.
| Howard D. Russell | Lindsey B. Eisenberg | Michael A. Swift | |
| Shooka Dadashzadeh | Jennifer J. Moon | ||
| Steven M. Dominguez | Matthew M. Peters |
Workers' Compensation
Led by Principal Deputy City Attorney Anne Lattime, the Workers' Compensation division handles all workers' compensation litigation for the City.
| Anne C. Lattime |
| C. Geoffrey Allred |
| Katrina R. Pickett |
