Attorney General Office

The Attorney General Office serves the State of Florida, led by Attorney General James Uthmeier. The office provides a broad range of legal services to state agencies and departments as required by Florida Statutes. These services include legal representation for various state entities, managing litigation, and overseeing legal work for the Governor and state executive agencies.

The office's departments and services encompass areas such as Antitrust, Civil Legal Services, Civil Litigation, Consumer Protection, Criminal Appeals, Medicaid Fraud, Parental Rights, Solicitor General, and Statewide Prosecution. Additional services include Civil Rights, Human Trafficking Prevention and Awareness, Identity Theft, Lemon Law, Open Government, and Victims Services. The Civil Legal Services Division specifically provides legal representation for Revenue Litigation and Child Support Enforcement, as well as general counsel services to numerous collegial body agencies.

The Bureau of Criminal Justice Programs focuses on statewide public education and training for law enforcement, school resource officers, and victim advocates, alongside administering grants and hosting crime prevention and human trafficking summits. The office also includes a Bureau of Victim Compensation, offering financial assistance to victims of violent crimes.

Attorney General James Uthmeier, appointed in February 2025, previously served as Chief of Staff and General Counsel for Governor Ron DeSantis. He began his legal career as a litigation associate at Jones Day. The Attorney General's Office is prohibited from representing private individuals in legal disputes, instead focusing its efforts on serving the state and its various governmental functions.