CITY ATTORNEY
2101 O'Neil Avenue, Room 308
Cheyenne, Wyoming  82001
(307) 637-6306
(307) 637-6373

Claudia Ryan Angelos, City Attorney

The City Attorney's Office provides necessary legal services for the Mayor, City Council, City Departments, Boards and Commissions. Tasks include advising the Mayor and City Council on legal issues, answering legal questions in the form of opinions for various City staff, and representing the City in lawsuits. Other services include preparing, reviewing and approving as to form all ordinances, resolutions and contracts between the City and vendors.

The City Attorney's Office has a duty to serve the City Council and City government and is not allowed to give legal advice to individual citizens. Our office can provide citizens with a copy of an ordinance or statute but may not render any interpretation or legal opinion. If citizens need answers to legal questions, they need to contact either their own private attorney, the Wyoming State Bar Association (307) 632-9061 for attorney referrals, or the Legal Services Program at (307) 634-1566.

Municipal Court

The City Attorney's Office is also responsible for the prosecution of violations of municipal ordinances. If you have been charged with a violation of the City ordinances, you must appear at your initial arraignment and plead not guilty or guilty. If you plead guilty, a sentence will be imposed. If you plead not guilty, the Municipal Court will set a trial date. The City Attorney's Office becomes involved in your case if a trial has been set, and will discuss a possible plea bargain with you or your attorney, and the charging police officer.