The Law Department’s Mission is to zealously represent, counsel, defend and advocate on behalf of the City of Cincinnati.

The City’s Law Department strives to be the premier municipal legal services provider in the State of Ohio, including providing real estate expertise and administrative proceedings to insure compliance with the City's quality of life objectives. In achieving its mission, the Law Department counsels the Mayor, the City Manager, City Council and City departments and agencies to achieve Council’s policy goals as implemented by the City’s administration for the People of Cincinnati.

The City Solicitor is the Director of the Department of Law. The department is divided into five primary functions (Economic and Community Development, General Counsel, Litigation, Prosecution, and Real Estate), managed by the City Solicitor and five chief counsels. Please use the links to the left to assist you in navigating through our website.