City of Detroit Senior Assistant Corporation Counsel Scott MacGriff selected as next DWSD General Counsel

Today, the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) welcomes Scott MacGriff as its new general counsel and chief compliance officer.

MacGriff previously served the City of Detroit as senior assistant corporation counsel for transactions and economic development. Prior to working in city government, he was a member at the law firm of Dickinson Wright, PLLC. Before joining the private sector, MacGriff served with the United States Department of Justice as justice attaché for the United States to Afghanistan at the U.S Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, as well as a trial attorney, representing the United States as lead counsel in government contract actions in the United States Court of Federal Claims and United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

City Corporation Counsel Conrad Mallet said, "The Law Department thanks Scott for his service. His help with the administration of the City of Detroit's American Rescue Plan Act programming has been invaluable. We wish him well and we will certainly be in touch." 

At DWSD, MacGriff will be for directing a team of attorneys and professional staff engaged in a wide range of legal matters, including, among other things, legal strategy, regulatory compliance, litigation (contract disputes, billing disputes, collections activities, damage claims, and employment disputes), investigations, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, and organizational policies.

DWSD Director Gary Brown said this of MacGriff and his new role, “DWSD has a responsibility to be good stewards of ratepayer dollars and meet or exceed state and federal regulatory requirements. Scott’s legal acumen with broad government experience provides the right balance to lead our compliance efforts, responsibly represent the organization in legal matters, and further help our team improve policies. We appreciate Mayor Mike Duggan and Conrad Mallet in supporting Scott’s transition from the Corporation Counsel office to DWSD.”

The DWSD general counsel position has been vacant since June 2024.

About the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department
The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) serves more than 230,000 accounts that includes a residential population of nearly 700,000. DWSD’s water network consists of more than 2,700 miles of water main and nearly 3,000 miles of sewer collection piping within the city of Detroit. To learn more about DWSD or to request water services, make payments, or report water problems, call DWSD Customer Care at 313-267-8000 or contact us at www.detroitmi.gov/dwsd.