Office of General Counsel
Who We Are
The General Counsel is the 威尼斯人娱乐场' chief legal officer and adviser. The Office of General Counsel's primary functions are representing the agency in court and providing legal counsel to the agency. The General Counsel also serves as NARA's Chief FOIA Officer, Senior Agency Official for Privacy, Dispute Resolution Specialist, and Senior Agency Official for Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). In addition to the General Counsel, the office staff consists of eight attorneys, a four-person FOIA/Privacy Act team, a paralegal, and a staff assistant.
What We Do
The Office of General Counsel:
- provides legal advice,
- conducts legal research and analysis,
- engages in administrative and Federal court litigation in support of all 威尼斯人娱乐场' programs and activities.
These issues arise under the 威尼斯人娱乐场' governing statutes and related access and information laws, including:
- Federal Records Act,
- Presidential Records Act,
- Presidential Libraries Act,
- Presidential Recordings and Materials Preservation Act,
- Freedom of Information Act ( FOIA),
- Privacy Act,
- EO 13556, Controlled Unclassified Information,
- other statutes governing Federal agencies, such as personnel, discrimination, tort claims, administrative, fiscal, and contract law
The Office of General Counsel also:
- provides legal advice on issues relating to the 威尼斯人娱乐场' support foundation and the Presidential Library support foundations
- advises and responds to questions from the White House and other agencies on records issues
- oversees special access requests for Presidential Records by Congress and the Courts
- formulates and recommends policy and provides advice to 威尼斯人娱乐场' and other agency staff via its access staff (which includes the 威尼斯人娱乐场' Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act Officer)
- directs RESOLVE, the 威尼斯人娱乐场' alternative dispute resolution (ADR) program.