City Attorney

Patrick W. Baker

Mailing Address

101 City Hall Plaza
Durham, NC 27701

Phone

(919)560-4158

Fax

(919)560-4660

E-mail

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About the City Attorney's Office

The City Attorney is appointed by the City Council. The City Attorney's office provides legal counsel and representation to the Council, City Manager, departments of City government, and City-appointed boards and commissions. The office provides legal advice at Council meetings, performs legal research and offers advisory opinions, and responds to requests from Council and City staff to draft or review contracts, ordinances and other legal documents. The office represents the City in litigation and provides assistance to the Risk Manager in the retention of outside counsel for the Risk Management program.

The City Attorney's office does not provide legal advice to private citizens. If a private citizen has a legal question, whether on City business or otherwise, the citizen may wish to consider private legal representation.