Legal Services

The Office of the Lincoln County Corporation Counsel provides full service legal counsel to the county. We do not provide legal advice or legal services to individuals. By law, we are empowered to do legal work only for Lincoln County and its' officials. 

The Lincoln County Corporation Counsel is the attorney charged with representing the interests of the county, its elected officials, agencies, boards and commissions in legal matters. This includes both prosecutorial and defense responsibilities. Consequently, the Corporation Counsel’s office represents the county in any litigation or legal matter involving the county’s interests. Additionally, statutes require that the Corporation Counsel represent the interest of the public in mental/AOD commitments, certain guardianship and protective placement cases and involuntary termination of parental rights cases.  Due to staffing limitations,  commitments and guardianship/protective placement cases are handled by the Marathon County Corporation Counsel.  

The Corporation Counsel’s office does not deal with creating or finding information about Wisconsin corporations. Information about corporations or other business organizations can be found through the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions. Their website is found at http://www.wdfi.org