City of Spokane Attorney's Office
located in Spokane City Hall

The City of Spokane Attorney's Office is responsible for all litigation involving the city, and prosecutes all criminal misdemeanor cases as well as infractions and code violations on behalf of the city. The Office consists of two (2) divisions, the civil division and the prosecution division.

The City Attorney's Office advises and represents all city elected and appointed officials, departments, employees, boards, committees, task forces, and commissions on all civil legal matters pertaining to the City of Spokane. The Office represents the city government in its day-to-day operations.

The City Attorney's Office does not represent the individual citizens of the city in private matters such as criminal defense, landlord/tenant issues, private property issues, recovery of loaned money, divorce issues, recovery of wages from an employer, child custody issues, etc. For matters such as these, the citizen would need to contact and consult with a private attorney.