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For much of her nearly 20-year career as a city employee, attorney Krystal Crittendon attracted little public notice, preferring to keep her head down and work with quiet diligence in the law department.

But last year, Crittendon found herself at the center of a public-policy firestorm that drew national attention.

As Gov. Rick Snyder and Detroit mayor Dave Bing sought to impose a consent agreement on the City of Detroit, Crittendon, then the city’s top lawyer, balked at the deal.

Arguing that it was illegal for the city to enter into a contract with the state because the state owed Detroit $224 million in revenue sharing and millions more in unpaid water bills, back taxes and parking tickets, Crittendon filed an action to have the court determine whether the consent agreement was valid and enforceable.

Her move angered the governor and freaked out many in the media, too.

Snyder threatened to withhold millions in aid from the city if the challenge wasn&rsq