Oakland City Attorney
Lindsey Chow is a Deputy City Attorney in the Labor & Employment Division. She advises the City’s Police Department in areas including public records, personnel and policy development.
She also advises various City clients in California Public Records Act matters.
Ms. Chow previously served as an assistant district attorney for the City and County of San Francisco, trying serious and violent felony crimes. She also worked in Contra Costa County prosecuting felony, domestic violence, and juvenile crimes.
Ms. Chow received her law degree from UC College of the Law, San Francisco. She holds her B.S. in Journalism from Northwestern University.
City Attorney Barbara J. Parker releases a periodic newsletter in which she provides updates about the work of the Office of the City Attorney as well as reflections on current local, statewide, and national legal topics of importance to Oakland residents.
