City Attorney's Office

Dennis A. Barlow
City Attorney

Office of the City Attorney
275 East Olive Avenue
P.O. Box 6459
Burbank, CA 91510-6459

Telephone: (818) 238-5700
Fax: (818) 238-5724

The City Attorney's Office (CAO) is comprised of three divisions:

Departmental Services - Drafts and prepares all necessary legal documents such as contracts, deeds, ordinances and resolutions, or proceedings requested by the City Council or other officials.

Litigation - works with other City departments and divisions on legal matters to defend the City from legal action(s) brought against it, initiates lawsuits, code enforcement compliance, collection of monies owed to the City, eminent domain proceedings.

Prosecution - Prosecutes misdemeanor offenses occurring in the City arising out of violations of State or City law. Drafts and files criminal complaints in Superior Court; appears on behalf of the people of the State of California at arraignments; Pre-trials; Court Trial and Jury Trials. Represents the People of the State in Motions, writs and appeals, and works closely with the Police Department and other agencies to keep the City of Burbank safe and secure.