Let's go over this quickly... You must work for the city and be in law. So many lawyers in this town (if not all of them) have done work of some form or another for the city...the city has seen to that...and it is (1) unethical for *said lawyers* to represent a resident in case of a law suit against the city. Been there...done that! What an experience to have one of your family members hurt on city property due to an unsafe condition and not one fricken lawyer in town would take the negligence case against Wilmington. And to be told by a retired lawyer friend that was the reason (1) made us SICK! They can take their so called "fair act laws" and put them where the sun don't shine, repeatedly!! If someone would have died due to that tree falling on them...well that would be another case in time...out of town case no doubt. It's always the "easy way out method" for this city, and always leave behind the tax payers. Just take a cold hard look at what we have as a City Council...then a hard look at the city we live in. No wonder Hurricanes aim for us!