Town of Hilton Head Island
Legal Department

The Town of Hilton Head Island's Legal Department provides legal counsel, advice, and services to the Town Manager and all other Town officers and staff according to State and Federal regulations and the Municipal Code; provides legal services to other public officials, Boards and Commissions of the Town of Hilton Head Island; provides customer service by fairly and equitably interpreting, researching, reviewing, and enforcing the Municipal Codes to the benefit of the Town's citizens and visitors; acts as a liaison for local, state, and national media on behalf of the Town; advises Town staff on how to deal with media inquiries and prepares press releases for dissemination to the media. Other legal services include the following: preparing contracts and conducting contract negotiations; ensuring contractual compliance of franchises; reviewing and drafting ordinances, resolutions, legislative correspondence, and other legal documents; interpreting code enforcement issues; responding to citizen inquiries and complaints, advising on the processing of claims; and providing administrative leadership, supervision, support, and direction to the Administrative Support Division and the Operations Division.

Legal Department Organizational Chart