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Council members press law department over $500,000 Miller Law contract for historic‑district litigation
Summary
Committee members questioned the law department about an emergency contract with Miller Law Firm tied to litigation involving the Historic District Commission in Lafayette Park. Members asked why in‑house attorneys could not continue the work and asked to bring the item back in one week for more details.
The Internal Operations Committee pressed the city law department on a proposed contract that would allocate up to $500,000 to Miller Law Firm for outside legal representation related to historic‑district litigation.
Graham Anderson of the law department said Miller Law Firm was engaged last year under an emergency procurement because in‑house attorneys in the transactional section had a conflict and the matter required immediate action. "We brought in Miller Law Firm from the beginning," Anderson said,…
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