The City of Snoqualmie Legal Department includes the city attorney and the city prosecutor. They are appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council.

The city attorney is the City's general legal counsel. He advises all elected and appointed officials and all City departments. He drafts or approves as to form all legislation that comes before the city council, reviews all contracts, and represents the City in all civil litigation in court and before administrative agencies.

The city prosecutor prosecutes all violations of City ordinances, advises the Police Division, and is the designated backup to the city attorney.

Patrick B. Anderson
City Attorney

panderson@ci.snoqualmie.wa.us
425-831-1888

Snoqualmie City Hall
38624 SE River Street
PO Box 987
Snoqualmie, WA 98065

 


Pat Anderson is a Snoqualmie native and a graduate of Mount Si High School, Western Washington State College and Rutgers Camden Law School, where he graduated with High Honors. Pat served in the Peace Corps in Turkey from 1968 to 1970 with his wife Patty and taught school in Camden, New Jersey for two years prior to attending law school. While attending Rutgers Camden Law School, Pat served for two years as  law clerk to James Florio, former New Jersey Congressman and Governor. 

Pat first represented the City of Snoqualmie briefly in 1975.  He has been continuously representing the City since 1982 and has been a full time City employee since 2005. Pat has served under seven different Snoqualmie mayors.