Susan Deschler
Corporation Counsel

517 Court Street
Room 205
Neillsville, WI 54456

Phone: 715-743-5223

Mission Statement: To provide civil legal counsel and advice to the county board and county agencies.

The Corporation Counsel is the county's civil attorney. While the District Attorney's Office now only handles criminal violations, juvenile delinquencies and citations in which there is an underlying state charge, as in traffic violations, the balance of the county's legal work is the responsibility of the Corporation Counsel. Clark County has also elected to delegate the majority of its labor law to an outside counsel. This leaves juvenile, mental health, child support, county ordinance violations, other civil litigation involving the county, rendering legal advice to the various county departments and the County Board. The nature of the job is to be available to the County Board and all departments to assist them with their legal problems, whatever their nature, and if need be, represent them or the county in court to insure that the county's best interests and needs are represented and served.