Before Madeleine Johnson, Texas lawyers pondered how anyone other than an insider could handle the difficult job of Dallas city attorney. Besides having to serve at the will of a troubled city council (two former members are doing time), Dallas' city attorney faces defending never-ending, politically complicated lawsuits. But Johnson, a former federal prosecutor and very much an outsider to the city attorney's office, has proven perfect for the job.
May 10, 2000 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
In the months before the top attorney for Texas’ third largest municipality was hired, lawyers pondered how anyone other than an insider could handle the difficult job of Dallas city attorney. In fact, most wondered who’d want the job.
Besides having to serve at the will of a troubled city council (two former members are doing time for federal corruption convictions), Dallas’ city attorney faces defending never-ending, politically complicated lawsuits.
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