p>The City Attorneys Office provides advice and counsel to the Mayor, City Council, and all City departments, boards, commissions in a wide variety of areas spanning the range of municipal law, including but not limited to, land use, real estate, personnel, elections, conflicts of interest, municipal finance, retirement, housing, public contracting and economic development. The City Attorneys Office also advocates for the Citys interests in claims and lawsuits litigated in state or federal court, including high value personal injury cases, complex civil rights actions, breach of contract, personnel disputes, eminent domain actions, inverse condemnation and alleged constitutional violations.