Appellate Division

G. Mennen Williams Building, 4th Floor
525 W. Ottawa Street
P.O. Box 30754
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-1124
Facsimile (517) 335-4253

Duties/Representing:

• Supervisory control of all litigation before state and federal appellate courts involving the State of Michigan, state agencies, and state officials.
• HABEAS PETITIONS: Represents the various state prison wardens in federal court actions for writs of habeas corpus filed by state prisoners claiming their federal constitutional rights were violated in their state criminal proceedings; files responses to petitions; conducts evidentiary hearings; prepares briefs and appears for oral argument in the Sixth Circuit; initiates and responds to petitions for writ of centiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court.
• STATE COURT OF APPEALS: Represents the People in Michigan Court of Appeals and Supreme Court in appeals from felony convictions obtained in counties having 75,000 or less population; appears as special appellate counsel where appointed by the court; provides assistance at appellate level to other counties and divisions within the department to deal with extraordinary situations.

Finance Division

G. Mennen Williams Building, 2nd Floor
525 W. Ottawa Street
P.O. Box 30754
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-1130
Facsimile (517) 335-3088

Duties/Representing:

• Department of Agriculture
  • Michigan Family Farm Development Authority
• Department of Labor & Economic Growth
  • Michigan Broadband Development Authority
  • Michigan State Housing Development Authority
  • Michigan Strategic Fund
  • Michigan Low-Level Radioactive Waste Authority
  • Michigan Land Bank Fast Track Authority
• Department of Management and Budget
  • State Building Authority
• Department of Natural Resources
  • Mackinac Island State Park Commission Bonds
  • Michigan Forest Finance Authority
  • State Park Bonds
• Department of Transportation
  • Highway Bond/Note Borrowings
• Department of Treasury
  • Michigan Higher Education Assistance Authority
  • Michigan Higher Education Facilities Authority
  • Michigan Higher Education Student Loan Authority
  • Michigan Municipal Bond Authority
  • Michigan Public Educational Facilities Authority
  • Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority
  • Michigan Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority
  • Michigan Underground Storage Tank Facilities Assurance Authority
  • State of Michigan General Obligations Bonds/Notes
    • State School Bond Loan Fund
    • Clean Michigan Initiative Bonds
    • Environmental Protection Bonds
    • All voter-approved bonding initiatives
  • State of Michigan Retirement System Investments
    • State Employees' Retirement System
    • Public School Employees' Retirement System
    • State Police Retirement System
    • Judges' Retirement System
  • Surplus Funds Investments

Insurance and Banking Division

G. Mennen Williams Building, 2nd Floor
525 W. Ottawa Street
P.O. Box 30754
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-1160
Facsimile (517) 335-6755

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Department of Labor and Economic Growth
  • Office of Financial and Insurance Services
    • Insurance-Banking-Securities
      • Insurance Code of 1956
      • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
      • Insurance Companies
      • Insurance Agents and Corporate Insurance Agencies
      • Health Maintenance Organizations
      • Supervision, Seizure, Rehabilitation, and Liquidation of Insurance Companies and HMOs
      • Patient's Right to Independent Review Act
      • Essential Insurance (automobile and home insurance)
      • No-Fault Automobile Insurance
      • Approval of Articles of Incorporation and Amendments to Articles
      • Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements (MEWAs)
      • Banking Code of 1999
      • Credit Reform Act
      • Credit Union Act
      • Regulatory Loan Act
      • Sale of Checks Act
      • Savings Bank Act
      • Mortgage Brokers, Lenders & Servicers Licensing Act
      • Second Mortgage Act
      • Consumer Financial Services Act
      • Uniform Securities Act
  • Bureau of Commercial Services
    • Corporation Division
      • Business Corporation Act
      • General Corporation Act
      • Limited Liability Act
      • Nonprofit Corporation Act
      • Partnership Associations
      • Professional Service Corporation Act
      • Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act

Licensing and Regulation Division

G. Mennen Williams Building
525 W. Ottawa Street
P.O. Box 30754
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-1146
Facsimile (517) 241-1997

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Department of Community Health
  • Bureau of Health Professionals, Boards of:
    • Chiropractic
    • Counseling
    • Controlled Substance Advisory Commission
    • Dentistry
    • Health Professionals Recovery Committee
    • Marriage & Family Therapy
    • Medicine
    • Nursing
    • Nursing Home Administrator Board
    • Optometry
    • Osteopathic Medicine & Surgery
    • Occupational Therapists
    • Pharmacy
    • Physical Therapy
    • Task Force on Physician's Assistants
    • Podiatric Medicine & Surgery
    • Psychology
    • Sanitarians
    • Social Work
    • Veterinary Medicine & Surgery
• Department of Labor & Economic Growth
  • Bureau of Construction Codes
    • Manufactured Housing Commission
  • Bureau of Commercial Services
    • Athletic Board of Control
    • Alarm System Contractors
    • Board of Architects
    • Board of Barber Examiners
    • Board of Cosmetology
    • Board of Forensic Polygraph Examiners
    • Board of Professional Surveyors
    • Board of Landscape Architects
    • Board of Mortuary Science
    • Board of Professional Community Planners
    • Board of Professional Engineers
    • Board of Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons
    • Board of Residential Builders & Maintenance & Alteration Contractors
    • Carnival-Amusement Safety Board
    • Collection Agencies
    • Interior Designers
    • Personnel Agency Board
    • Private Detectives
    • Private Security Guards
    • Ski Area Safety Board
    • Cemetery Commission
    • Crematories
    • Foresters
    • Hearing Aid Dealers and Salespersons
    • Homeowner Construction Lien Recovery Fund
    • Prepaid Funeral Contracts
  • Department of State Police
    • Investigative Services Bureau
    • Alarm System Contractors
    • Private Investigators

Public Service Division

6545 Mercantile Way, Suite 15
Lansing, MI 48911
(517) 241-6680
Facsimile (517) 241-6678

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Public Service Commission
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and Federal Communications Commission Matters
• Motor carriers
• Emergency Telephone Service Enabling Act
• Protect MI Child Registry

Revenue and Collections Division

G. Mennen Williams Building, 2nd Floor
525 W. Ottawa Street
P.O. Box 30754
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-3203
Facsimile (517) 335-4880

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Department of Treasury
  • Executive Office
  • Administrative Services Bureau
    • Unclaimed Property Division
  • Financial Services Bureau
    • Collections Division
    • Finance and Accounting Division
    • Receipts Processing Division
      • Bankruptcies:
        • Detroit Office: All counties in Eastern District of Michigan and New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeastern States
        • Lansing Office: All counties in Western District of Michigan and Midwest, Southwest, and Western States
        • Collection Actions in State Courts
        • Garnishments (3rd Party)
  • Tax and Economic Policy Bureau
    • Defense of state tax assessments
      • Detroit Office: corporate officer liability
      • Lansing Office: all other tax appeals
  • Consumer Service Bureau
  • Tax Compliance Bureau
  • Tax Processing Bureau
  • Local Government Services Bureau
    • Assessment and Certification
    • Property Services
    • State Assessors Board
    • State Tax Commission
  • Student Loan Services Bureau
    • Michigan Guaranty Agency (delinquent loans)
• Department of Labor and Economic Growth
  • State Survey & Remonumentation Program
• Department of Natural Resources
  • Office of Property Management (Tax Reverted Property Issues)

State Operations Division

G. Mennen Williams Building, 2nd Floor
525 W. Ottawa Street
P.O. Box 30754
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-1162
Facsimile (517) 373-2060

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Attorney General Designee on:
  • State Administrative Board's Finance & Claims Committee
  • Michigan Public Safety Communications System State Advisory Board
• Executive Office
  • Governor
  • Lieutenant Governor
• Judicial Branch
  • State Court Administrator
• Legislature
  • Legislative Retirement System
  • Michigan Capitol Committee
• Department of Environmental Quality
  • Hazardous & Solid Waste Management Programs Contracts
  • Small Business Pollution Prevention Loan Program
• Department of Labor & Economic Growth
  • Adult Education
  • Michigan Rehabilitation Services
  • Office of Workforce Development
  • Land Bank Fast Track Authority
  • Community Development Block Grant Program
  • Michigan Economic Growth Authority
  • Michigan NextEnergy Authority
  • Renaissance Zone Program
  • Michigan State Housing Development Authority Litigation
• Department of History, Arts, & Libraries
  • Records Management
• Department of Information Technology
  • Agency Services
  • E-Michigan
  • Michigan Administrative Information Network (MAIN)
  • Center for Geographic Information
  • Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS)
  • Infrastructure Services
  • Management Services
• Michigan Department of Management & Budget
  • State Administrative Board
    • Building Committee
    • Finance & Claims Committee
    • State Employees Combined Campaign
  • State Fair
  • Office of the Budget
  • Acquisition Services
  • Infrastructure Services
  • Office of Retirement Services
    • Defined Contribution & Deferred Compensation Plans
    • Judge's Retirement System & Board
    • State Employee's Retirement System & Board
    • Public School Employee's Retirement System & Board
    • State Police Retirement System & Board
    • State Social Security Administrator
  • Office of Strategic Asset Management
• Department of Military Affairs
  • Construction & Facilities Management Office
• Department of Natural Resources
  • Office of Land & Facilities
• Department of State
  • Secretary of State
  • Bureau of Driver & Vehicle Records
  • Mobile Home Records
• Department of Treasury
  • Bureau of Investments Litigation
  • Michigan Education Savings Program
  • Michigan Education Trust
  • Michigan Strategic Fund
  • Pledged Securities
  • Strategic Economic Investment & Commercialization Board