Office of the Attorney General for the DIstrict of Columbia

Location(s) of the organization

Type of Organization

• Legal Services

Specialized Competency

Other: The mission of the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) is to protect and serve the citizens of the District of Columbia. OAG serves as the District of Columbia government’s law firm, including:
-Tort, contract, civil rights, equity and class action cases
-Appeals of the civil and criminal judgments
-Child abuse and neglect cases
-Adult criminal and juvenile delinquency proceedings
-Antifraud, antitrust and consumer protection matters
-Civil enforcement of regulations
-Neighborhood and victim services
-Child support enforcement
-Government ethics issues
-Personnel and administrative proceedings
-Domestic violence and mental health matters
-Real estate and procurement transactions reviews
-Economic development and revenue bond financing
-Land use, public works and utilities matters
-Reviews of legislation and rulemaking
-Supervision of agency counsel in the subordinate agencies