Angela Fyans-Jimenez
City of Bloomington
As of January 2020, Angela Fyans went in-house at the City of Bloomington as Deputy Corporation Counsel. Prior to that she was a shareholder/partner at the law firm of Sorling Northrup. Angela Fyans-Jimenez joined Sorling Northrup in 2014. From 2001 to 2003, she was an Assistant State’s Attorney at the Sangamon County State’s Attorney’s office. From 2003 to 2013, she worked as an Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of Springfield, Illinois, where she was involved in municipal ordinance prosecution, labor and employment, litigation, transactional work, real estate and zoning, and general civil litigation in state, federal and appellate courts. She served as advisory counsel to several City Departments and commissions. She is also licensed in Utah, where she practiced family law, criminal defense, bankruptcy law and immigration law.
Ms. Fyans-Jimenez has spent a large part of her legal career representing local government; local government directors, managers and supervisors; local police departments and their officers; and city commissions. She has defended these individuals and entities in administrative, arbitration proceedings and in state and federal courts. She has advised the aforementioned on issues that arise on a daily basis. Examples of issues include union contract and employment issues as well as real estate, zoning, commission practice and procedure; statutory compliance, code prosecution and litigation strategies. She is also well versed in issues involving the Freedom of Information Act and Open Meetings Act.
She is a certified Hearing Officer, certified Mediator, and a certified Arbitrator. Ms. Fyans-Jimenez also has considerable experience with contract preparation and business transactions, including the negotiation of real estate, entertainment and performance contracts on behalf of clients.
