The County Attorney is the chief legal advisor to the county. The County Attorney's office generally handles all county departmental requests for legal opinions. The County Attorney represents the county in suits affecting eminent domain. The duties of the County Attorney and the District Attorney on occasion coincide. In some jurisdictions, the County Attorney is generally the chief prosecuting officer for county courts, handling criminal misdemeanor cases, civil suits affecting the county, and other matters such as child support cases, revocation of probation, bond forfeitures, and commitment proceedings. The County Attorney represents the State in all cases in State and Federal District Courts in Nueces County and the Southern District of Texas. The County Attorney is required to be a licensed attorney.

Laura Garza Jimenez along with her staff of seventeen employees serve proudly the people of Nueces County. The Chief of Litigation along with the Chief of Administrative Services along with their supportive staff sustain the functions and operations of the Nueces County Attorney's Office.

The bulk of the case workload involves four main areas of the law for which the County Attorney and her staff are responsible, litigation, mental health cases, Protective Orders and Child Protective Service cases.

In addition, Laura Garza Jimenez as the Nueces County Attorney, is the legally designated advisor for Nueces County Commissioners during Commissioners Court meetings, and as such, answers any legal questions that the Commissioners may have during the meetings.