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Office of Law
The Caroline County Office of Law was created on December
31, 2008, with hiring of the County's first "in-house,"
full time County Attorney. The Office of Law, through the
County Attorney, is charged with providing day-to-day legal
advice and services to the County, including the County
Commissioners, County departments and agencies, and certain
boards and commissions, including the
Ethics Commission
and the
Planning Commission.
The duties of the Office of Law include day-to-day legal
advice, drafting legislation, drafting or reviewing deeds,
grants, contracts, and proposals, supervising property
transactions, advising on State and federal legislation, and
managing any legal services provided by outside counsel
(e.g. litigation and municipal finance matters). The scope
of these duties covers all the civil legal matters of the
County. The County Attorney also participates regularly in
the
Maryland Association of Counties ("MACO") and its
affiliate group the Maryland Association of County Civil
Attorneys. These groups provide analysis and support for
MACO directed activities, including advice concerning
legislation affecting County interests.
The Office of Law does not handle criminal matters (these
are handled by the State's Attorney
for Caroline County), nor does the Office of Law provide
personal legal advice to individuals.
The Office of Law is staffed by the County Attorney and
shared staff support personnel.
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