Public Entity General Counsel

We have partnered with dozens of public entities throughout Oregon to address their legal needs and advance their public policy goals. Our clients include city, county, and regional governments and agencies, intergovernmental organizations, housing authorities, and public universities. We would be honored to serve you too. When it matters most.

Public Entity Lawyers in Oregon

We have become the trusted legal counsel for public entity clients in a broad range of matters by providing proactive advice. We assist with all legal aspects that governmental entities regularly face, and we advise, address, and represent clients in personnel and disciplinary issues and other routine administrative matters. We serve clients in an array of areas, including general counsel, public entity litigation, government ethics, open meetings and public records, civil rights litigation, and labor and employment issues.

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General Counsel

As outside general counsel for government entities, we provide direct advice on all matters within our expertise and coordinate attorneys on matters requiring specialized counsel.

Litigation

We represent public entities in litigation matters, including employment, procurement, contract, government ethics, tort claims, civil rights claims, and employment claims and lawsuits.

Government Ethics

We guide clients by providing counsel, advice, and representation before the Oregon Government Ethics Commission. Our expertise focuses on disclosure of economic interests, gift regulations, and lobbying regulations, as well as conflict of interest matters. We also provide representation for government clients in investigations and enforcement proceedings by ethics regulators.

Open Meetings and Public Records

The intersection of open meetings and public records law balances the public’s right to know about matters concerning their government and the public interests served by appropriate exceptions to such law. We advise governments on how to conform their conduct to the requirements of that law.

Civil Rights Litigation

We defend public clients in a variety of civil rights claims, including those arising under 42 U.S. Code Section 1983 and corresponding state law claims concerning the deprivation or violation of rights in various contexts.

Labor and Employment

We advise governmental entities on their rights and obligations concerning labor unions and employees, and we defend our clients before state and federal agencies and in court when disputes arise.