Skip to Main Content

About the City Attorney's Office

The City Attorney's Office acts as the legal advisor to all departments of the City of Newberg. The City Attorney directs all litigation, including administrative hearings, acts as prosecutor in the Municipal Court, coordinates processing of insurance claims, negotiates agreements, attends all City Council and other Council Committee meetings. The City Attorney's Office negotiates or reviews all documents concerning the City of Newberg and handles all duties assigned to the Elections Officer.


Terrence D. Mahr
City Attorney and Manager Pro Tem

  • Legal Advice (except on city attorney employment matters)
  • Political Concerns
  • Conflict of Interest
  • Ethics
  • Unique land-use & planning inquiries (503) 537-1206 mailto:nlegal@newbergoregon.gov

 

Terrence D. Mahr
City Prosecutor

  • Negotiate Plea Agreements
  • Prosecute Crimes
  • Victim’s Assistance with Restitution
  • Prosecutorial communication with Police & Court staff
  • Hearings & Trials (503) 537-1200 mailto:robin.steele@newbergoregon.gov


Dawn Wilson
Senior Paralegal & Elections Officer

  • Office operations contact
  • Local law & policy drafting (ordinances/code, resolutions, orders, council actions, policy changes)
  • Communication with & provide direction to dept heads and managers
  • Risk management (liability insurance)
  • Contract drafting and legal review
  • Lead on Labor Negotiations
  • Ethics contact
  • Franchise Coordinator
  • Local elections (503) 537-1206 mailto:dawn.wilson@ci.newberg.or.us


Robin Steele
Paralegal

  • Prosecution (trial prep, plea negotiations, victim assistance, criminal review & recommendations, written correspondence to defense attorneys, defendants, and other gov’t agencies)
  • Court-related work
  • Backup to City Attorney’s Office
  • Bi-lingual (Spanish) (503) 537-1200 mailto:robin.steele@newbergoregon.gov


Maya Benham
Legal Secretary


Cody Gardner
Code Enforcement Officer

  • Receives and investigates complaints
  • Determines level of significance and severity of complaints and handles most appropriately
  • Recommends code amendments
  • Backup contact person (503) 554-7709 mailto:cody.gardner@newbergoregon.gov