City chief litigator promoted to deputy city attorney

PROVIDED BY CITY OF SPRINGFIELD

Chris Hoeman has been promoted to deputy city attorney, effective June 14.

The city of Springfield announced this morning that Chief Litigator Chris Hoeman has been promoted to the role of Deputy City Attorney, effective June 14.

Hoeman’s salary will be $164,894 per year, city officials told Springfield Business Journal this morning.

Hoeman has worked for the city since 2018 and is responsible for all civil litigation involving the city, officials said in a news release. Additionally, he oversees in-house litigation as well as monitoring and supervision of outside counsel.

Additional responsibilities in his new role will include serving as the city’s chief legal officer in the absence of the city attorney, assisting in the development and execution of the city attorney’s office’s long-term planning, directly handling high-profile assignments and supervising assistant city attorneys, said city spokesperson Melissa Hart=.

Hoeman also serves as legal adviser for the Springfield Police Department, Springfield Fire Department and Springfield-Greene County 911 Emergency Communications. Hoeman received his Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri School of Law.

Prior to joining the city, Hoeman was a senior associate for Evans & Dixon LLC and an assistant prosecuting attorney for Greene County. He is a member of the Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association and serves on the boards of directors for Leadership Springfield and the Child Advocacy Center. He grew up in Springfield and is a graduate of Central High School. 

“I am grateful for this opportunity and proud to work with an incredible team of professionals in the city attorney’s office,” Hoeman said in the release.