Meet the Staff

Leslie-Fite, Andrea, City Attorney - Andrea was appointed to serve as City Attorney by the Charlotte City Council in November 2025.

James, Lina, Deputy City Attorney - Lina serves as the Deputy City Attorney for the City of Charlotte.

Bermudez, Mariely, Office Manager - Mariely serves as the Office Manager and provides administrative, business, budgetary and personnel support to the City Attorney’s Office.

Donadio, Kim, Legal Analyst - Kim serves as the department's Legal Analyst and provides a wide range of systematic and administrative work to support the City Attorney with office and City Council related matters.

Smithers, Elizabeth, Assistant City Attorney Supervisor – Elizabeth serves as lead legal counsel to the Aviation Department overseeing the work of the Aviation legal team and advising on Federal Grant Assurances, airline matters and technology.

Joye, John, Assistant City Attorney Senior – John serves as legal counsel to the Aviation Department and advises on construction matters, Disadvantage Business Enterprise, and finance.

Rogers, Courtney, Assistant City Attorney Senior - Courtney serves as legal counsel to the Aviation Department and advises on Human Resource matters, Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise, litigation strategy and Title VI and ADA.

Shames, Samuel, Assistant City Attorney Senior – Sam serves as legal counsel to the Aviation Department and supports legal matters arising from operations, goods and services procurement and real estate. 

Warren, Blair, Assistant City Attorney - Blair serves as legal counsel for the Aviation Department and advises on leasing, commercial development and art.

Thomas, Bradley, Assistant City Attorney Supervisor – Brad serves as lead legal counsel to the Charlotte Area Transit System.

Brook, Joseph, Assistant City Attorney – Joe serves as legal counsel to the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) with a primary focus on procurement, marketing and advertising, construction, and federal compliance.

McCalman, Roger, Assistant City Attorney Senior – Roger serves as legal counsel to the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) with a primary focus on real estate and CATS operations.

Pratt, Stuart, Assistant City Attorney Senior – Stuart serves as legal counsel to the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) with a primary focus on real estate, land use issues, and federal procurement and grant regulations.

Yusuf, Larita, Assistant City Attorney Senior - Larita serves as legal counsel to the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) with a primary focus on procurement, public records, Special Transportation Services, microtransit, marketing, and technology.

Battle, Jessica, Assistant City Attorney Supervisor – Jessica serves as lead legal counsel to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.

Aldridge, John, Assistant City Attorney – John serves as the primary legal instructor at the Police Training Academy where he provides legal training to recruits and officers.

Few, Brett, Assistant City Attorney Senior – Brett represents the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department in custodial law enforcement agency recording release matters.

Howze, Brittany, Assistant City Attorney Senior – Brittany represents the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department in matters before the City of Charlotte’s Civil Service Board.

Kelly, Gabrielle, Assistant City Attorney Senior - Gabi represents the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department in matters heard by the City of Charlotte's Citizens Review Board.

Perlungher, Richard “Rusty”, Assistant City Attorney Senior – Rusty advises the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department on contracts and public record requests.

Powers, Thomas III, Assistant City Attorney Supervisor - Thomas serves as lead legal counsel to Charlotte Water and Stormwater and Solid Waste Services.

Allen, Ann, Assistant City Attorney Senior - Ann serves as legal counsel to Charlotte Water and Stormwater on procurement, finance, I&T, public records, and other administrative matters.

Johnson, Lance, Assistant City Attorney Senior - Lance serves as legal counsel to Charlotte Water and Stormwater on land development, infrastructure agreements and permitting matters.

White, Dewey, Assistant City Attorney Senior - Dewey serves as legal counsel to Charlotte Water and Stormwater on real estate and condemnation matters.

Flowers, Lisa, Assistant City Attorney Lead – Lisa serves as legal counsel to Strategy & Budget, Charlotte Firefighters Retirement System Board, and Finance. She advises on matters pertaining to constitutional issues, policy/constitutional litigation, and arts and cultural projects.

Inman, Paige, Assistant City Attorney - Paige serves as legal counsel and handles multi-department public records, legal ethics, boards and commissions and related litigation.

Lawrence, LeeAnne, Assistant City Attorney Senior - LeeAnne serves as legal counsel and advises on Human Resources matters.

Sanchez-Myers, Jill, Assistant City Attorney Senior – Jill serves as legal counsel and advises on Human Resources matters.

Vidwan, Mandana, Assistant City Attorney Senior - Mandana advises and represents the city on legal matters including Procurement, Internal Audit, and Information & Technology.

Hagler-Gray, Terrie, Assistant City Attorney Supervisor– Terrie has primary responsibility for advising city officials and staff on legal issues concerning land use and represents the City Attorney's Office at City Council Zoning Meetings. She provides legal counsel to the Planning Development & Design Department, the Housing & Neighborhood Services Department, and the Planning Commission. She also advises staff for the UDO Board of Adjustment, the Historic District Commission, and the Historic Landmarks Commission.

Sheehy, Tasha, Assistant City Attorney Senior - Tasha serves as legal counsel to the Real Estate Division of General Services. She advises on the City's real estate acquisition and portfolio.

Hester, Scott, Assistant City Attorney - Scott serves as legal counsel to the Real Estate Division of General Services. He advises on the City's real estate portfolio.

Taylor-Davis, Eboni, Assistant City Attorney - Eboni serves as legal counsel for Planning, Land Development and Transportation departments.

Graves, Norlan, Assistant City Attorney Supervisor - Norlan serves as lead legal counsel to the Litigation team.

Imperiale, Taylor, Assistant City Attorney - Taylor serves as the tort defense attorney providing legal services to the Risk Management Division of the City's Finance Department. He is responsible for trying cases before federal and state courts, negotiating settlements, and providing counsel on liability.

Sturgill, Isaac, Assistant City Attorney Senior - Isaac serves as the tort defense attorney providing legal services to the Risk Management Division of the City's Finance Department. He is responsible for trying cases before federal and state courts, negotiating settlements, and providing counsel on liability claims.

Olang, Ray, Assistant City Attorney Senior - Ray serves as legal counsel and handles condemnation matters.

Schleunes, Anna, Assistant City Attorney Lead - Anna serves as legal counsel to Housing and Neighborhood Services, Economic Development, the Fire Department’s Emergency Management Office, Community Relations Commission, and the Cemeteries division of General Services. She advises on public and private partnership agreements for Economic Development and coordinates housing code civil penalty litigation and foreclosures upon housing code liens.

Young Hall, Alicia, Assistant City Attorney Senior - Alicia serves as primary legal counsel to the General Services Department, and advises on the construction components of public/private partnerships and economic development.

Bellamy, Nicole – Nicole provides general paralegal assistance to the City Attorney’s Office.

Brooks, Jessica - Jessica primarily provides paralegal assistance for condemnation matters.

Dixon, Shannon – Shannon primarily provides paralegal assistance to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department legal staff.

Epperson, Melanie – Melanie primarily provides administrative legal assistance to the Charlotte Area Transit System.

Haines, Michelle - Michelle primarily provides paralegal assistance for real estate matters.

Herbin, Tamia - Tamia primarily provides paralegal assistance to the Charlotte Water legal team.

Hollingsworth, Sarah - Sarah primarily provides paralegal assistance for the Litigation team.

Isabell, Mary - Mary primarily provides paralegal assistance for the Aviation team.

Queen, Jaynes "Dolly" – Dolly primarily provides administrative legal assistance to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department legal staff.

Epperson, Melanie - Melanie primarily provides paralegal assistance to the Charlotte Area Transit System.