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Office of the General CounselAttorneys Working for PeopleThe Office of the General Counsel (OGC) is the legal team for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), providing quality representation and legal advice on a wide range of highly visible national issues. OGC supports the development and implementation of the Department's programs by providing the highest quality legal services to the Secretary of HHS and the organization's various agencies and divisions. A team of over 400 attorneys and a comprehensive support staff, OGC is one of the largest and most diverse and talented law offices in the country. Many OGC lawyers are heavily involved in administrative and Federal court litigation. In collaboration with the Department of Justice, OGC attorneys may have primary responsibility for complex district court and appellate litigation, trying cases and arguing appeals in the initial years of service. The OGC team also writes and reviews proposed regulations and legislation affecting significant issues of health and human services. OGC Attorneys at Work We strive to advance the Department's goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. We further the HHS mission by working in areas such as: cancer research • food safety • privacy of medical records child support enforcement • contract disputes litigation refugee resettlement • victims of human trafficking organ donation • faith-based and community initiatives genetic testing • welfare reform • nursing home care medicare-medicaid • drug approvals child welfare • foster care and adoption assistance • Head Start nursing home bankruptcies • alternatives to institutional care fraud, waste and abuse • civil rights district and appellate court litigation • Indian health vaccine procurement and distribution • bio-terrorism programs |
Last Revised: May 7, 2004
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