Mr. Howard performed professional legal work, including supervision
and prosecution of all Municipal Code violations; research, drafting,
trials and hearings in all phases of civil litigation and administrative
proceedings, including eminent domain; advise and consult with
city divisions, commissions, City Council and Redevelopment Agency
on a wide variety of municipal issues; draft, review and approve
contracts, resolutions and ordinances. Mr. Howard has been the
City Attorney since 1990.
Mr. Howard received his Bachelor
of Science Degree in Business Administration from the University
of Southern California in 1973. In 1976, Mr. Howard received his Juris Doctor Degree
from the Southwestern University School of Law. In 1989,
Mr. Howard was a graduate of the F.B.I. National Law Institute,
7th Session. Presently, Mr. Howard has presented approximately
800 hours of seminars in general and municipal-related legal
subjects.
Mr. Howard has successfully advocated
before the State Court of Appeal and State Supreme Court. He
has developed and obtained precedent-setting court decisions
in the area of municipal taxation and licensing; the constitutional
limitations on the use of municipal streets for news publications;
the rights of public agencies regarding police officers' medical
retirements and firearm use; litigated and resolved open space/acquisition
and civil rights cases; on faculty of Pacific Southwest Maintenance
Management School - Employment Law; provide training to public
officials on various topics including hostile work environment,
employment discrimination, open meeting laws, conflicts of interest
and ethics; presenter at League of California Cities Annual Programs,
local Bar Association, and Los Angeles County City Attorneys
Association.
Mr. Howard is listed in Who's Who
in California, 16th Edition; Chairman of Subcommittee on Regulation
B Ordinances and Administrative Regulations Concerning Police
Powers of A City or Town; American Bar Association; Glendale
Bar Association; Member - Criminal Justice Council, Glendale;
Member - Los Angeles County Bar Association; Member - State
Bar of California. Admitted to practice
before all state courts, United States District Court-Central
District, United States Claims Court, United States Court of
Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and United States Supreme Court;
1994 - President, Glendale Bar Association; 1995 - President,
City Attorney Association of Los Angeles County; 1993-1995 -
League of California Cities Legal Advocacy Committee; 2000-2001
- State Chairperson, International Municipal Lawyers Association.
