General Info

The Office of City Attorney works under the government of the city of Portland, Ore. It provides legal services to the city council, city bureaus, boards, commissions, agencies, and individual city employees. The office's legal services include representing the city in a variety of areas, including tort and discrimination lawsuits, workers' compensation and personnel actions, other labor matters, land use and planning appeals, public records matters and code enforcement. The Office of City Attorney also performs duties related to constitutional challenges, license fees, foreclosure and lien actions, nuisance abatement, small claims, interpleader and civil forfeiture, real property matters, and construction and contractor disputes. It additionally undertakes cases related to collections, housing issues, pension and benefit matters, environmental issues, water and natural resources law, toxic waste issues, park operations, business regulation, and fiscal and taxation matters.