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The City Attorney's Office renders professional legal advice to the City of Simi Valley, the Ventura County Waterworks District No. 8, the Simi Valley Community Development Agency, the Simi Valley Industrial Development Authority, Simi Valley Public Financing Authority and the Rancho Simi Open Space Conservation Agency. The City Attorney's Office also defends legal actions against the City (or oversees legal representation by outside counsel), files legal actions on behalf of the City as authorized by the City Council, and prosecutes criminal charges for violations of the Simi Valley Municipal Code.

David Hirsch was appointed City Attorney of the City of Simi Valley on April 13, 1998.  Prior to his appointment he was City Attorney for the City of Lompoc for 17 years.  From December, 1978 through February, 1981 he was an attorney in the City Attorney's Office in the City of Simi Valley, first as a Deputy and then as the Assistant City Attorney.  He also worked in the City Attorney's Office in the City of Gardena.  He has served as a member of the Municipal Law Handbook Editorial Board (1993-1995) and has been actively involved in activities of the City Attorney's Department of the League of California Cities, having served as its President in 1998.  He obtained his undergraduate degree from California State University, Dominguez Hills (1973), and a Masters Degree in Public Administration from the University of Southern California (1974).  He received his Juris Doctorate degree from the Syracuse University College of Law in 1977.

To contact the City Attorney's Office, please call (805) 583-6714.