City Attorney

Bio Park

Bio Park joined the City of Mercer Island in 2017 as Assistant City Attorney, and after serving as Interim City Attorney starting in May of 2019, he was appointed City Attorney in April 2020. Prior to Mercer Island, Mr. Park served as Assistant Attorney General in the Washington State Office of the Attorney General’s Transportation and Public Construction Division, where he represented and advised WSDOT. Mr. Park has been representing and advising municipalities and government agencies since 2005, when he joined the municipal law practice group at Ogden Murphy Wallace, PLLC. In his spare time, he enjoys sailing, rock climbing and dancing bachata.

Education

Juris Doctor, Seattle University School of Law
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Finance, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business

Professional Memberships

WSBA – Washington State Bar Association WSAMA – Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys

What do you enjoy most about working for the City of Mercer Island?

The satisfaction of helping my colleagues in various other departments resolve legal problems that they come across while performing their work. The City Attorney’s Office is responsible for advising and representing not only the City Council and City Manager, but also every City employee. It is the responsibility of this Office to help ensure that major actions taken, and decisions made by the City are informed and legally defensible. We pride ourselves in being problem solvers for staff and the City Council.