City Attorney
City Attorney Catherine Mish
cmish@grcity.us
456-4021
Catherine Mish was appointed to the position of City Attorney on May 6, 2008.
Catherine originally hails from Utica, Michigan, and relocated to the City of Grand Rapids in 1997, where she has spent her entire legal career. Catherine is a Summa Cum Laude graduate from Hillsdale College with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science. She completed law school at Wayne State University Law School, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude and Order of the Coif.
Catherine began her legal career in Grand Rapids with the law firm of Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, in the area of civil litigation. She then spent several years working in the Michigan appellate court system, serving as a law clerk for a Michigan Supreme Court Justice and a Michigan Court of Appeals Judge. Catherine then joined the Grand Rapids City Attorney’s office, where she spent over 5 years as an Assistant City Attorney assigned to civil litigation, prior to her appointment to the position of City Attorney.
Prior to joining the City Attorney’s office, Catherine served as a citizen member of the City of Grand Rapids’ Housing Appeals Board. She currently serves as an elected Council member of the State Bar of Michigan’s Public Corporations Section.
Catherine lives in Grand Rapids with her husband and two children.
City Attorney
City Attorney Catherine Mish
cmish@grcity.us
456-4021
Catherine Mish was appointed to the position of City Attorney on May 6, 2008.
Catherine originally hails from Utica, Michigan, and relocated to the City of Grand Rapids in 1997, where she has spent her entire legal career. Catherine is a Summa Cum Laude graduate from Hillsdale College with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science. She completed law school at Wayne State University Law School, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude and Order of the Coif.
Catherine began her legal career in Grand Rapids with the law firm of Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, in the area of civil litigation. She then spent several years working in the Michigan appellate court system, serving as a law clerk for a Michigan Supreme Court Justice and a Michigan Court of Appeals Judge. Catherine then joined the Grand Rapids City Attorney’s office, where she spent over 5 years as an Assistant City Attorney assigned to civil litigation, prior to her appointment to the position of City Attorney.
Prior to joining the City Attorney’s office, Catherine served as a citizen member of the City of Grand Rapids’ Housing Appeals Board. She currently serves as an elected Council member of the State Bar of Michigan’s Public Corporations Section.
Catherine lives in Grand Rapids with her husband and two children.