Civil Division
Defensive Litigation | Affirmative Civil Litigation | Asset Forfeiture | Debt Collection
The Civil Division represents the United States, its agencies and employees at the trial and appellate levels in a wide variety of both defensive and affirmative civil actions in federal and state courts. Our attorneys engage in the full range of civil litigation from the filing and answering of complaints through discovery, motions, trials, and appeals. The Civil Division handles four major types of cases: defensive litigation, affirmative civil enforcement, asset forfeiture, and debt collection. The civil division also handles a variety of miscellaneous civil cases including foreclosures, summons enforcements, bankruptcies, and subpoenas of federal officials.