Top Links BUSES DEPARTMENTS GOVERNMENT JOBS PAY WATER ENGLISH ESPAÑOL BENGALI العربية MORE Site Menu MENU Home Law Department We represent Detroit in all civil actions. Established by the Detroit City Charter, the Law Department is an independent agency that represents the interests of the City of Detroit as a corporate body. The Department is headed by the Corporation Counsel, whose mission is to provide a variety of legal services to the City, its elected officials, departments, agencies, offices, commissions, and boards, as well as its individual employees, in their official capacity. The Department has dozens of attorneys, specialized in various areas, who provide: legal advice, opinions, and counsel to clients; defend all legal actions against the City; prosecute violations of State law and/or City Ordinances on behalf of the people of the City of Detroit; and assist in drafting City ordinances and other legal instruments, including all transactional and contractual documents which would legally bind the City. CONTACTS Law Department 2 Woodward Avenue, Suite 500 Detroit, MI 48226 313-224-4550, Fax: 313-224-5505 Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm DEPARTMENTS MENU Recovered MYD Emails Project Clean Slate Blight Law Claims Information Submit A FOIA Request Police Claims Information Orders and Ordinances NEWS & EVENTS FEB 18 Corporation Counsel releases Response to December 21, 2020 version of Draft Revised Charter. NEWS Corporation Counsel releases Response to December 21, 2020 version of Draft Revised Charter. JAN 28 Mayor urges eligible Detroiters to apply now for expungement assistance, before new law takes effect April 11 NEWS Thousands of Detroiters will be eligible for expungement in April thanks to record-clearing legislation signed into law by Gov. JAN 26 City dismisses tickets against most protesters for dates of May 31-June 2 NEWS Statement from Corporation Counsel Lawrence Garcia MORE EVENTS MORE NEWS RELATED LINKS Project Clean Slate DOCUMENTS Opinion & Order King v City of Detroit, Opinion and Order on Abuse of Judicial Process Org Chart Law Department Organizational Chart Recovered MYD Emails Combined Recovered Make Your Date Emails Combined State Licensing Activity State Licensing Activity for Detroit Marihuana Facilities Medical Marijuana Zoning Ord Medical Marijuana Zoning Ord Medical Marijuana Licensing Ordinance Medical Marijuana Licensing Ordinance READ MORE FORMS Mailing List Sign up for email or sms text message updates from the city of Detroit. EMS Division HIPAA Form (Personal Authorization) EMS Division HIPAA Form (Personal Authorization) City of Detroit FOIA Non-police FOIA request City of Detroit Police FOIA FOIA request for Police Records EMS Division HIPAA Form (Legal Representation) EMS Division, Detroit Fire Department, Authorization to Use and Disclose Specific Protected Health Information (Legal Representative) Recovered MYD Emails Detroit Corporation Counsel Lawrence García Announces Posting of Recovered MYD Emails Project Clean Slate Information on how to get a criminal record cleared. About Us Information about Project Clean Slate Register Now & Case Status Information on Register or checking Case Status Volunteer with PSC! Information on Volunteer Opportunities Blight Information about blight tickets, including how to submit or dispute a blight ticket. Law Claims Information The Claims Section investigates and attempts to resolve claims filed against the City of Detroit Submit A FOIA Request Information about FOIA requests and how to submit them to the city of Detroit Routine Police Freedom Of Information Act Overview of how to submit police FOIA requests and how they are handled by city of Detroit. Non-Routine or Complex Police FOIA Request Overview of how to submit non-routine or complex police FOIA requests and how they are handled by city of Detroit. Non-Police Freedom Of Information Act Request Summary of how to submit non-police FOIA requests and how they are handled by the city of Detroit. Police Claims Information Police Claim Information Orders and Ordinances City of Detroit orders and ordinances Medical Marijuana Information Information on medical marijuana and the medical marijuana facility. Executive Orders Executive orders of the city of Detroit Emergency Manager Orders Documents related to city of Detroit's Emergency Management Subscribe to Newsletters Copyright 2001-2021 by City of Detroit For information about the City of Detroit's Web site, email the Web Editor. All material is the property of the City of Detroit and may only be used with permission. Privacy Policy / Disclaimer Follow Us DATA DETROIT Detroit's Open Data Portal