La Verne : New City Attorney Chosen
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After considering candidates from 16 law firms, the City Council on Monday named Robert Kress the new city attorney.
Kress, of the Santa Monica firm Wallin, Kress, Reisman, Price & Dilkes, took over from Scott Smith of the Riverside firm Best, Best & Krieger. Best, Best & Krieger is being retained as special legal counsel to handle continuing legal business.
Councilman Thomas R. Harvey, who earlier this year suggested a change in city attorneys, said he felt Best, Best & Krieger could have better defended a lawsuit seeking to block a proposed Edwards theater complex.
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