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The City of Newberg utilizes outside contracted legal services. The City has contracted with legal firm Miller Nash Graham & Dunn. James Walker has been appointed as Newberg City Attorney (Chief Legal Officer).

As general counsel for the city, the city attorney advises on a broad range of matters, including real estate, land use, transportation, public finance, economic development, utilities and franchises, public records and meetings, grants, contracts and procurements, intellectual property, bankruptcy, collections, ethics, civil rights, labor and employment, torts, risk management, workers' compensation, elections, legislation and all other areas of law under which the city operates.  

The city attorney is responsible for drafting all contracts, ordinances, resolutions and real estate transaction documents.  As directed by the city council, the city attorney files and/or defends civil suits at trial and on appeal.