Welcome

This is my fifth term but my pledge remains the same — to uphold the values and integrity of this office. As your county attorney, my goal is to bring justice to crime victims and protect the 1.2 million citizens of Hennepin County.

There's much work to do and with your help and support, we'll get the job done. We're taking a strong stand against juvenile crime, educational neglect and truancy, gang violence, identity theft, livability crimes, gun violence and crimes against seniors and vulnerable adults.

Join us in protecting the safety of our community by reporting crimes and working with law enforcement. Our office offers information on a host of topics from crime prevention and victim witness assistance to tax information.

I'm very excited to serve the citizens of Hennepin County.

We're here to work for your interests.

Mike Freeman
Hennepin County Attorney

Meet the County Attorney

Michael O. Freeman is the elected Hennepin County Attorney. Mike has served as the Hennepin County Attorney for 14 years 1991 – 1999 and again since 2007. As the County Attorney, Mike serves as the chief executive of Minnesota’s largest public law office.

Mike received a B.A. from Rutgers University and a J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School. Mike was elected to the Minnesota State Senate and served from 1983 to 1991. He was also the Democratic Farmer Labor-endorsed candidate for Governor of Minnesota in 1998. He also teaches graduate students at the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs. Mike is married, the father of five children and two grandchildren, and lives in South Minneapolis.