General Counsel Section

Joshua T. Cox, Section Chief

The General Counsel Section serves as primary legal counsel to City officials with respect to issues surrounding City services, legislation, contracts, zoning and other vital issues related to the day-to-day operations of the City government. In addition, this section assists in the legal review and practical implementation of various development projects that foster the growth of our community. The Section also works to keep our environment clean by assisting various City Divisions to comply with state and federal environmental laws, in addition to taking legal action against companies which fail to comply with water pollution laws and other environmental requirements.

Contact the attorneys in this Section:

Joshua T. Cox, Chief Counsel645-0816jtcox@columbus.gov
Susan Ashbrook, General Counsel Attorney645-0807seashbrook@columbus.gov
Wendi Bootes, General Counsel Attorney645-7970wsbootes@columbus.gov
Jennifer Gams, General Counsel Attorney645-0818jlgams@columbus.gov
Sarah Harrell, General Counsel Attorney645-8987slharrell@columbus.gov
Westley Phillips, General Counsel Attorney645-6959wmphillips@columbus.gov
John Sumner, General Counsel Attorney645-6962jhsumner@columbus.gov
 

Clerks

Michael Halloran645-5395mrhalloran@columbus.gov
Micah Kamrass645-5395mekamrass@columbus.gov
Philip Leppla645-5395pjleppla@columbus.gov