Divisions
Civil Division
The Civil Division handles an extensive civil case load consisting of the largest number of actively pending Federal litigation files to be found among the major law firms in the metropolitan area. The Civil Division is divided into two components.
The Affirmative Litigation Section is responsible for all civil cases in which the United States is seeking some type of monetary recovery and/or compliance with Federal program requirements. This component handles judgment enforcement, civil penalty cases brought by other agencies, bankruptcy, asset forfeiture, and various civil fraud cases.
The Defensive Litigation Section defends lawsuits brought against the Federal government. These suits include Constitutional torts, medical malpractice, and other tort actions, defense of Federal programs and agency decisions, employment discrimination cases, information law cases, immigration cases, and commercial, Social Security, prisoner, environmental, civil rights, and tax litigation.