Welcome to the Austin City Attorney's Office
The mission of the Austin City Attorney's Office is to provide quality legal services to the City of Austin so that it can govern lawfully with the highest level of integrity and serve the community effectively. As the chief legal advisor for the City, the Austin City Attorney's Office provides legal advice and representation to the Mayor, City Council, City Officers, City Manager, city departments, boards, and commissions of the City.
The Austin City Attorney's Office is committed to providing excellent, timely, and cost effective legal advice to our clients to support their efforts to serve the citizens of Austin. The Austin City Attorney's Office is organized into seven legal practice divisions. Although the department's attorneys are assigned to practice in a specific division, they are trained to have a general knowledge of municipal law practice because many legal issues cross practice areas. The Austin City Attorney's Office has a diverse staff of talented professionals with the expertise to provide comprehensive legal services for the wide variety of legal issues facing our city.
We hope you'll find this site useful in answering questions about our office.
Deborah Thomas
City Attorney