Spend Money Wisely:

By Alan Leigh Armstrong

Spend the money entrusted to the City Attorney wisely, by handling lawsuits in house whenever possible and hiring outside attorneys only when it is best for Huntington Beach.

Outside attorneys will be hired to provide specialized short-term help or to take care of short-term increases in workload.

A Deputy City Attorney will be ready and able to handle the average lawsuit involving the city. If there were some strange facts in the case, I will consider hiring an attorney with a background in cases involving those strange facts. On one hand, if the claim is for injury because of a traffic collision between a city vehicle and the Plaintiff, then a Deputy City Attorney should try the case. On the other hand, for example, if the claim is for injury because of sudden subsidence of ground at an oil field, a specialist may be needed.