Law Director

The City of Wilmington Law Department consists of the Director of Law, Deputy Law Director, the Chief Municipal Prosecutor, and the Administrative Assistant/Victim Service Coordinator. The office is functionally divided between administrative/civil litigation duties and criminal prosecution duties. The Director of Law is primarily responsible for providing legal support to all administrative and legislative officials in the City. This includes serving as counsel for the Planning Commission and the many other boards and commissions involved in operating the City government. The Chief Prosecutor, supported by the Department Paralegal, prosecutes all misdemeanor crimes committed in the City or any unincorporated area of Clinton County. A misdemeanor crime committed in any of the villages of Clinton County will be prosecuted by that village’s prosecutor. If you have questions concerning a misdemeanor charge in a village, you should contact that village’s administration.