ATTORNEY GENERAL

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St. Paul Plaza, 200 St. Paul Place, Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 576-6300; 1-888-743-0023 (toll free, Maryland); fax: (410) 576-6404; tdd: (410) 576-6372
1-877-261-8807 (medical billing & health insurance problems, toll free)
1-866-481-8361 (to report hate crimes, toll free)
e-mail: oag@oag.state.md.us
web: www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/

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St. Paul Plaza, 200 St. Paul Place, Baltimore, Maryland, July 2016. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

ATTORNEY GENERAL

John T. Willis, Senior Counsel (410) 576-6403; e-mail: jwillis@oag.state.md.us

EXECUTIVE DIVISION
Elizabeth F. Harris, Chief Deputy Attorney General (410) 576-7051; e-mail: eharris@oag.state.md.us
Donna Hill Staton, Acting Deputy Attorney General (410) 576-6962; e-mail: dstaton@oag.state.md.us
Carolyn A. Quattrocki, Deputy Attorney General (410) 576-6330; e-mail: cquattrocki@oag.state.md.us
Steven M. Sullivan, Solicitor General (410) 576-6427; e-mail: ssullivan@oag.state.md.us

Joshua N. Auerbach, Special Assistant & Senior Litigation Counsel (410) 576-7299; e-mail: jauerbach@oag.state.md.us
David Eppler, Special Assistant to Attorney General (410) 576-6345; e-mail: deppler@oag.state.md.us
Leah J. Tulin, Special Assistant to Attorney General (410) 576-6962; e-mail: tulin@oag.state.md.us


OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC ACCESS OMBUDSMAN
Lisa A. Kershner, Public Access Ombudsman (410) 576-7037
e-mail: lkershner@oag.state.md.us
web: www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/Pages/OpenGov/pia.aspx

Assistant Attorney General: Karen L. Federman Henry

CHIEF DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL

CHARITABLE ENFORCEMENT & PROTECTION WORK GROUP

CIVIL RIGHTS
Zenita Wickham Hurley, Chief Counsel, Civil Rights (410) 576-7939; e-mail: zhurley@oag.state.md.us
e-mail: civilrights@oag.state.md.us


LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
Tiffany L. Harvey, Esq., Chief Counsel, Legislative Affairs (410) 576-6584; e-mail: tharvey@oag.state.md.us
web: www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/Pages/Civil/default.aspx

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING
Laurie A. Lyte, Director (410) 576-6431

TOBACCO ENFORCEMENT UNIT
John M. Leovy, Chief Counsel (410) 576-7056
e-mail: jleovy@oag.state.md.us
web: www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/Pages/Tobacco/default.aspx

Assistant Attorney General: Kirstin Lustila; Aravind Muthukrishnan.

ADMINISTRATION
Beverly M. Pivec, Director (410) 576-6442
e-mail: bpivec@oag.state.md.us

CENTRAL FILES
Denise M. Gardner, Records Manager (410) 576-6490

FISCAL & PERSONNEL OFFICE
Beverly M. Pivec, Fiscal & Personnel Director (410) 576-6442
e-mail: bpivec@oag.state.md.us

LIBRARY
Natalie P. Ellis, Chief Librarian (410) 576-6400
e-mail: nellis@oag.state.md.us

MAIL SERVICES & COPY CENTER
Donna D. Brooks, Manager (410) 576-6526

SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION
Dustin S. (Scott) Beckmann, Director (410) 576-6487
e-mail: sbeckmann@oag.state.md.us

CIVIL LITIGATION DIVISION
(C81C0014, formerly 22.03.00.14)
FY2017 appropriation: $2,957,284; authorized positions:
Matthew J. Fader, Chief of Litigation (410) 576-7906; e-mail: mfader@oag.state.md.us
Julia Doyle Bernhardt, Deputy Chief (410) 576-7291; e-mail: jbernhardt@oag.state.md.us


Assistant Attorneys General: Meghan F. Casey; Patrick B. Hughes; John J. Kuchno; Jennifer L. Katz; Sarah W. Rice; Robert A. Scott.

CONTRACT LITIGATION DIVISION
(C81C0020, formerly 22.03.00.20)
Douglas G. Carrey-Beaver, Chief (410) 576-6978; e-mail: dcarreybeaver@oag.state.md.us
Lawrence F. Kreis, Jr., Deputy Chief (410) 576-6979; e-mail: lkreis@oag.state.md.us
Kerry B. Fisher, Senior Counsel (410) 576-6981; e-mail: kfisher@oag.state.md.us
Joel H. Oleinik, Senior Counsel (410) 576-6992; e-mail: joleinik@oag.state.md.us

Assistant Attorneys General: Joshua Caplan; Craig DeRan; Puja K. DeWire; Meryle Freiberg Dunlap; Ian R. Fallon; Melodie M. Mabanta; Alice M. Somers.

EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION
(C81C0017, formerly 22.03.00.17)
FY2017 appropriation: $479,787; authorized positions:
Katherine Doyle Bainbridge, Chief (410) 576-7917; e-mail: kbainbridge@oag.state.md.us
Christopher B. Lord, Deputy Counsel (410) 576-6559; e-mail: clord@oag.state.md.us
Elena Langrill, Senior Counsel for Advice (410) 576-6452; e-mail: elangrill@oag.state.md.us
Erik J. Delfosse, Senior Counsel for Litigation (410) 576-6412; e-mail: edelfosse@oag.state.md.us
Jeffrey C. Palkovitz, Senior Counsel for Real Estate (410) 576-6482; e-mail: jpalkovitz@oag.state.md.us


Assistant Attorneys General: Allison Boyle; Catherine A. Bledsoe; Kathryn Bradley; Julia A. Carolan; Jennifer A. DeRose; Alexander Hortis; Katherine H. (Katie) Levy; Kristin H. McFarlane; Raymond R. Mulera; Elizabeth B. Rivera; Matthew Reinhart; Rebecca C. Salsbury.

Staff Attorney: Emily J. Bolyard

Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (410) 706-4449
Assistant Attorneys General: E. Fremont Magee; Sarah E. Sette.

College Savings Plan of Maryland
217 East Redwood St., Suite 1350, Baltimore, MD 21202
(443) 769-1025; fax: (410) 333-2295; e-mail: mmarek@oag.state.md.us


St. Paul Plaza, 200 St. Paul Place, Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 576-7918

Assistant Attorney General: Meghan R. Marek

GENERAL ASSEMBLY COUNSEL
Sandra Benson Brantley, Counsel (410) 946-5600; fax: (410) 946-5601; e-mail: sbrantley@oag.state.md.us
Kathryn M. Rowe, Deputy Counsel (410) 946-5600; fax: (410) 946-5601; e-mail: krowe@oag.state.md.us

Assistant Attorneys General: Jeremy M. McCoy; David W. Stamper.

HEALTH DECISIONS POLICY DIVISION
Paul J. Ballard, Counsel (410) 767-6918
e-mail: pballard@oag.state.md.us
e-mail: heau@oag.state.md.us (health education & advocacy)
web: www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/Pages/HealthPolicy/default.aspx

JUVENILE JUSTICE MONITORING UNIT
(C81C0012)
FY2017 appropriation: $586,278; authorized positions:
Thomas N. (Nicholas) Moroney, Director (410) 576-6599
e-mail: nmoroney@oag.state.md.us
web: www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/Pages/JJM/default.aspx

Assistant Attorney General: one vacancy

MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY DIVISION
Thomas Faulk, Director (410) 576-6412
e-mail: tfaulk@oag.state.md.us


OPINIONS & ADVICE DIVISION
Adam D. Snyder, Chief Counsel (410) 576-6327
e-mail: asnyder@oag.state.md.us
web: www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/Pages/Opinions/index.aspx

Assistant Attorneys General: William F. Brockman; Jeffrey L. Darsie; Ann MacNeille.

State Board of Elections
Jeffrey L. Darsie, Counsel (410) 576-6356

PUBLIC FINANCE
Vacancy, Director (410) 576-6339


ASSISTANT ATTORNEYS GENERAL WITH STATE AGENCIES

Board of Public Works
Elizabeth F. Harris, Chief Deputy Attorney General (410) 576-7051; e-mail: eharris@oag.state.md.us


State Treasurer
David P. Chaisson, Principal Counsel (410) 260-7248; e-mail: dchaisson@oag.state.md.us
Catherine M. Allen, Division Director (410) 260-7927
Assistant Attorney General: Jason L. Levine; Carl N. Zacarias.

Department of Budget & Management
Brent A. Bolea, Counsel (410) 260-7202; e-mail: bbolea@oag.state.md.us
Michael Scott Friedman, Deputy Counsel (410) 767-1239
Assistant Attorneys General: Sharon L. Aldouby; Clifton R. Gray; L. Kristine Hoffman; Lisa Kingsley Jenkins.

Department of Disabilities
Hisham M. Amin, Assistant Attorney General (410) 767-3891; e-mail: hishaim.amin@oag.state.md.us


State Department of Education
Elizabeth M. Kameen, Counsel (410) 576-6451; e-mail: ekameen@oag.state.md.us
Elliott L. Schoen, Deputy Counsel (410) 576-6453
Assistant Attorneys General: Alan J. Dunklow; William H. Fields; Lydia B. Hoover; Jacqueline C. LaFiandra; Derek S. Simmonsen.

Office of Child Care
Christle Sheppard Southall, Counsel (410) 767-7829
Assistant Attorneys General: Karen Anderson-Scott; S. Monica Mitzel.

Department of General Services
Turhan E. Robinson, Division Director (410) 767-4990; e-mail: turhan.robinson@oag.state.md.us
Valerie L. Green, Deputy Counsel (410) 767-4292; e-mail: vgreen@oag.state.md.us
Assistant Attorneys General: William G. Kazer, Jr.; Patrick M. Martyn; Robert A. McFarland; Nancy H. Russell-Forrester.

Maryland Department of Health
Kathleen A. Ellis, Principal Counsel (410) 767-1860; e-mail: kathleen.ellis@oag.state.md.us
Deborah A. Donohue, Deputy Counsel (410) 767-4308; e-mail: deborah.donohue1@oag.state.md.us
David S. Lapp, Deputy Counsel (410) 767-5292; e-mail: david.lapp@maryland.gov
Kathleen A. Morse, Deputy Counsel (410) 767-1866; e-mail: kathleen.morse@maryland.gov
Noreen M. Rubin, Senior Counsel (410) 767-6917
Assistant Attorneys General: Paul J. Ballard; Linda M. Bethman; Deepa Bhattacharyya; Michael L. Bouyea; Nicole L. Clark; Morgan Clipp; Stacey M. Darin; Rhonda L. Edwards; Ari S. Elbaum; Denise M. Fili; David S. Finkler; Grant D. Gerber; Margaret S. Lankford; Stephen LeGendre; Kara W. Mundy; Heather B. Nelson; Sarah E. Pendley; Claire A. Pierson; Erin R. Reilly; David E. Wagner; Vanessa T. Yanson.

Maryland Health Care Commission
Suellen Wideman, Assistant Attorney General (410) 764-3326; fax: (410) 358-1311


State Board of Nursing
Michael F. Conti, Assistant Attorney General (410) 767-2085
Sarah Earlene Pendley, Assistant Attorney General (410) 585-2049; fax: 585-3530


State Health Services Cost Review Commission
Stanley Lustman, Counsel (410) 764-2572
Assistant Attorney General: one vacancy

Department of Information Technology
Howard J. Barr, Counsel (410) 767-4724; e-mail: hbarr@oag.state.md.us


Assistant Attorneys General: Kevin W. Harp; Scott Moore; Jonathan I. Pomerance.

Department of Transportation
Cheryl A. Brown-Whitfield, Counsel (410) 865-1109; e-mail: cbrownwhitfield@mdot.state.md.us
Christopher L. Fontaine, Deputy Counsel (410) 865-1110; e-mail: cfontaine@oag.state.md.us
Assistant Attorneys General: Howard J. Barr; Michelle Sawyer Christoffers; Kenneth B. Hulsey.

Maryland Aviation Administration
Louisa H. Goldstein, Counsel (410) 859-7066; e-mail: lgoldstein@bwiairport.com
Assistant Attorneys General: William C. Lindsey; Robert J. Sager; Delma Wickham-Smith.

Maryland Port Administration
Robert L. Munroe, Counsel (410) 385-4427; e-mail: bmonroe@mdot.state.md.us
Philip P. Whaling, Deputy Counsel (410) 385-4431
Assistant Attorney General: Jason T. Sayers

Maryland Transit Administration
T. Byron Smith, Counsel (410) 767-5833; e-mail: bsmith@oag.state.md.us
Julie T. Sweeney, Deputy Counsel (410) 767-3872; e-mail: jsweeney@oag.state.md.us
Assistant Attorneys General: Robert S. Abrahams; Damon Brown; Maria E. Korman; Kimberly M. Shearin; Wanda R. Stansbury.

Maryland Transportation Authority
Kimberly A. Millender, Counsel (410) 537-1012
Vacancy, Deputy Counsel (410) 537-1068
Assistant Attorneys General: Deniece R. Gardner; Ashley C. Moore.

Motor Vehicle Administration
Damon L. Bell, Principal Counsel (410) 768-7415; e-mail: dbell1@mdot.state.md.us
Leight D. Collins, Deputy Counsel (410) 787-2998
Assistant Attorneys General: David E. C. Grant; Donald E. Hoffman; Neil I. Jacobs; Dore J. Lebowitz.

State Highway Administration
Vacancy, Counsel (410) 545-0050
Linda D. DeVuono, Deputy Counsel (410) 545-0070
W. Kevin Reynolds, Acting Deputy Counsel (410) 545-0068
Assistant Attorneys General: Kenneth P. Barnhart; Ellen A. Callahan; Carolyn M. Frank; Tsega Girma; Peter C. Ismay; Felicia R. Jackson-Taylor; Philip H. Lohrey; Marc E. Mandel; Patrick J. McCarthy; Scott D. Morrell; Dayna S. Pachman; Libby C. Rappaport; DeNisha A. Watson; Jason C. Zappasodi.

State Archives
Jeremy M. McCoy, Counsel (410) 946-5600, (301) 970-5600; e-mail: jmccoy@oag.state.md.us


State Department of Assessments & Taxation
Jeffrey G. Comen, Counsel (410) 767-1282; e-mail: jcomen@oag.state.md.us
Assistant Attorneys General: Vincent M. Guida, Jr.; William K. Hammond.

College Savings Plan of Maryland Board
Meghan R. Marek, Assistant Attorney General (410) 769-1025; e-mail: mmarek@oag.state.md.us

Maryland Energy Administration
Steven M. Talson, Counsel (410) 260-7089; e-mail: stalson@oag.state.md.us
Assistant Attorneys General: E. Michele Honick; Sondra S. McLemore; Ankush M. Nayar.

Maryland Health Benefit Exchange
Sharon S. Street, Counsel (410) 547-7378; e-mail: sstreet@oag.state.md.us
Assistant Attorneys General: Juliana Bell; Trevor Coe.

Maryland Higher Education Commission
Vacancy, Counsel (410) 767-3311
Assistant Attorney General: Christine Wellons

State Higher Education Labor Relations Board
Christopher M. Franzoni, Assistant Attorney General (410) 576-7219; e-mail: cfranzoni@oag.state.md.us


Maryland Insurance Administration
John Van Lear Dorsey, Counsel (410) 468-2023; e-mail: van.dorsey@oag.state.md.us
Lisa B. Hall, Deputy Counsel (410) 468-2030
Assistant Attorneys General: Gina C. Fiss; Barrett W. Freelander; Brandy J. Gray; John Hart; Ioannis A. Laskaris; Mary C. Nevius; Phoebe M. Pappas; Phillip M. Pierson; Emily A. Shrift.

Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center
Dawn P. O'Croinin, Counsel (410) 706-2085; e-mail: dawn.o'croinin@oag.state.md.us


Public School Labor Relations Board
Christopher M. Franzoni, Counsel (410) 576-6962; e-mail: cfranzoni@oag.state.md.us


Subsequent Injury Fund Board
Sophia L. Swope, Counsel (410) 527-4010; fax: (410) 527-4011; e-mail: sswope@mdsif.state.md.us
Assistant Attorneys General: Terrence G. Doyle; Ellen M. Dunn-Jones; Edward W. Goldsmith; Theodore R. McKeldin, Jr.; Anita P. Schulman.

Uninsured Employers Fund Board
Scott Massengill, Principal Counsel (410) 321-4136; e-mail: smassengill@oag.state.md.us
Assistant Attorneys General: John Michael Harrison; Maria Nacos-Saxon.

State Workers' Compensation Commission
H. Scott Curtis, Counsel (410) 864-5313

DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL

ATTORNEY GENERAL'S ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
Staff: (410) 576-7299

Appointed by Attorney General:
Joseph D. Tydings, Chair
Brenda M. Afzal, R.N.; William C. Baker; Jane F. Barrett, Esq.; Kenneth Berlin, Esq.; Ruth Berlin; Donald F. Boesch, Ph.D.; James Piper Bond; John B. Britton, Esq.; K. King Burnett, Esq.; Anthony Caliguiri; D. Keith Campbell; Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin; Stuart Clarke; Michael C. Davis, Esq.; William B. Dulany, Esq.; Ira Feldman, Esq.; Andrew Fellows; Neal Fitzpatrick; Robert Gallagher; Wayne T. Gilchrest; W. Warren Hamel, Esq.; Verna E. Harrison; Frederick H. Hoover, Jr., Esq.; Tom Horton; Tommy Landers; Michele Merkel, Esq.; Christine Meyers, Esq.; Vernice Miller-Travis, Esq.; Clayton A. Mitchell, Jr., Esq.; Jon Mueller, Esq.; Keeve E. Nachman, Ph.D.; Stephen J. Nolan, Esq.; David O'Leary; Karla Raettig, Esq.; Eric Schaeffer, Esq.; Dru Schmidt-Perkins; Simon Sidamon-Eristaff, Esq.; Charles A. Stek; Russell Stevenson, Esq.; Ann Pesiri Swanson; Fred Tutman; Scott Vicary; Lewis S. Wiener, Esq.; Gerald W. Winegrad.

PRO BONO PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Joy R. Sakamoto-Wengel, Chair (410) 576-7041

COMMUNICATIONS
Raquel Guillory Coombs, Director & Public Information Officer (410) 576-6357
e-mail: rcoombs@oag.state.md.us

INTERNET PRIVACY UNIT
Vacancy, Director (410) 576-7035


MULTIMEDIA SERVICES
Frederick J. (Fritz) Schantz, Director (410) 576-6580
e-mail: fschantz@oag.state.md.us

VICTIM SERVICES
Barbara S. Bond, Director (410) 576-6405
e-mail: bbond@oag.state.md.us
web:www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/Pages/VictimServ/default.aspx

ANTITRUST DIVISION
(C81C0006, formerly 22.03.00.06)
FY2017 appropriation: $915,747; authorized positions:
Ellen S. Cooper, Chief (410) 576-6473; e-mail: ecooper@oag.state.md.us
John R. Tennis, Deputy Chief (410) 576-6474; e-mail: jtennis@oag.state.md.us

Assistant Attorneys General: Gary Honick.

DIVISION OF CONSUMER PROTECTION
(C81C0005, formerly 22.03.00.05)
FY2017 appropriation: $5,773,134; authorized positions:
(410) 576-6550 (consumer information)
(410) 528-8662 (consumer complaints); 1-888-743-0023 (consumer complaints, toll free)
e-mail: consumer@oag.state.md.us
web: www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/Pages/CPD/default.aspx
www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/Pages/CPD/Complaint.aspx

William D. Gruhn, Chief (410) 576-6558; e-mail: bgruhn@oag.state.md.us
Steven M. Sakamoto-Wengel, Deputy Chief (410) 576-6307; e-mail: ssakamoto@oag.state.md.us
Alan M. Brody, Deputy Communications Officer (410) 576-6956; e-mail: abrody@oag.state.md.us
Lucy A. Cardwell, Special Assistant Attorney General (410) 576-6337; e-mail: lcardwell@oag.state.md.us


CONSUMER COUNCIL
Staff: (410) 576-6557

Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 6-year terms:
Norman Goldstein, Esq., Chair (chosen by Council in May, 1-year term), 2020
Jessica R. Contreras, 2012; Tamara Davis Brown, Esq., 2016; Wyatt K. Wallace, 2016; Betty Ann Clark, 2018; David J. Kim, 2018; Deborah Jefferson, 2020; Frank A. Porter, 2020; Candes A. W. Daniels, Esq., 2022.

Ex officio: William D. Gruhn, Chief, Division of Consumer Protection

EASTERN SHORE OFFICE
Emalu G. Myer, Consumer Affairs Supervisor (410) 713-3620
W. Paul Martin District Court/Multi-Service Center
201 Baptist St., Salisbury, MD 21801
e-mail: emyer@oag.state.md.us


WESTERN MARYLAND OFFICE
Vacancy, Administrator (301) 791-4780
44 North Potomac St., Suite 104, Hagerstown, MD 21740

Assistant Attorneys General: Lauren R. Calia; Brian T. Edmunds; Jeffrey S. Evans; Robert E. Frey; William T. Lawrie, Jr.; Christopher Madaio; Patrick H. McCormally; Hy David Rubenstein; Elizabeth J. Stern; Richard L. Trumka, Jr.; Karen Valentine.

ARBITRATION UNIT
Hy David Rubenstein, Director (410) 576-6568
e-mail: hrubenstein@oag.state.md.us


EDUCATION UNIT
Vacancy, Deputy Communications Officer (410) 576-6956


FALSE CLAIMS UNIT
Shelly M. Martin, Director (410) 576-

HEALTH CLUB REGISTRATION UNIT
Assistant Attorney General: M. Catherine Dowling (410) 576-6575
web: www.oag.state.md.us/healthclub/

HEALTH EDUCATION & ADVOCACY UNIT
Kimberly S. Cammarata, Director (410) 576-6363
e-mail: kcammarata@oag.state.md.us
web: www.oag.state.md.us/Consumer/HEAU.htm

Patricia F. O'Connor, Deputy Director (410) 576-6515
e-mail: poconnor@oag.state.md.us

HOME BUILDER & HOME BUILDER SALES REPRESENTATIVE REGISTRATION UNIT
Jeston Hamer, Jr., Director (410) 576-6573; 1-877-259-4525 (toll free)
e-mail: homebuilder@oag.state.md.us
web: www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/Pages/CPD/Homebuilder/index.aspx

Assistant Attorney General: Deborah M. Ramsey

IDENTITY THEFT UNIT
Jeffrey L. Karberg, Administrator (410) 576-6491
e-mail: idtheft@oag.state.md.us
web: www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/Pages/IdentityTheft/default.aspx

INVESTIGATIVE UNIT
Christopher M. Waldt, Chief Investigator (410) 576-6569
e-mail: cwaldt@oag.state.md.us

MEDIATION UNIT
Karen S. Straughn, Director (410) 576-7942

OFFICE OF COURTS & JUDICIAL AFFAIRS
Michele J. McDonald, Chief Counsel (410) 576-7935
e-mail: mmcdonald@oag.state.md.us
web: www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/Pages/Courts/default.aspx

Assistant Attorneys General: Mary C. Chalawsky; Alexis B. Rohde.

CRIMINAL DIVISION
(C81C0016, formerly 22.03.00.16)
FY2017 appropriation: $1,825,995; authorized positions:
Elizabeth M. Embry, Chief (410) 576-6406; e-mail: eembry@oag.state.md.us
Vacancy, Deputy Chief (410) 576-6383

Assistant Attorneys General: Tamika Blankenship; Kathleen P. Campbell; Dennis G. Clark, Jr.; Strider L. Dickson; Melissa Hoppmeyer; Dana Middleton; Kathleen Murphy; Zachary Norfolk.

NORTHEAST & MID-ATLANTIC HEROIN TASK FORCE
Staff: Elizabeth M. Embry (410) 576-6406; e-mail: eembry@oag.state.md.us

ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES UNIT
D'Arcy Byrnes Talley, Chief (410) 537-3333
e-mail: dtalley@oag.state.md.us
web: www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/Pages/ECU/default.aspx

INSURANCE FRAUD UNIT
Roberta G. Siskind, Counsel (410) 468-3960
e-mail: rsiskind@oag.state.md.us

Assistant Attorney General: Jerry E. Jones; Timothy S. Lake.

MEDICAID FRAUD CONTROL UNIT
(C81C0009, formerly 22.03.00.09)
FY2017 appropriation: $4,773,598; authorized positions:
web: www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/Pages/MFCU/default.aspx

Peter K. Killough, Director (410) 576-6529; e-mail: pkillough@oag.state.md.us
Jennifer S. Forsythe, Deputy Counsel (410) 576-6864; e-mail: jforsythe@oag.state.md.us
Catherine Schuster Pascale, Senior Counsel (410) 576-6530; e-mail: cpascale@oag.state.md.us

Assistant Attorneys General: Lisa M. Cameron; Tracee Orlove Fruman; Megan D. Limarzi; Myshala E. Middleton; Marilee Miller; Raja S. Mishra; Adam T. Sampson; Amy D. Sanchez.

MORTGAGE SERVICING SETTLEMENT UNIT
(C81C0021)
FY2017 appropriation: $2,654,338; authorized positions:
Vacancy, Supervising Attorney (410) 576-6337


Assistant Attorney General: Mikhail Raykher

ORGANIZED CRIME UNIT
Katherine A. Dorian, Chief (410) 576-6458
e-mail: kdorian@oag.state.md.us

U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE UNIT
Vacancy, Assistant Attorney General (410) 209-4991

CRIMINAL APPEALS DIVISION
(C81C0015, formerly 22.03.00.15)
FY2017 appropriation: $2,818,297; authorized positions:
Carrie J. Williams, Director (410) 576-7837; e-mail: cwilliams@oag.state.md.us
Mary Ann Ince, Deputy Counsel (410) 576-6970; e-mail: mince@oag.state.md.us
Edward J. Kelley, Deputy Counsel (410) 576-7964; e-mail: ekelley@oag.state.md.us
Vacancy, Senior Counsel, Capital Litigation (410) 576-6430


Assistant Attorneys General: Cathleen C. Brockmeyer; Ryan R. Dietrich; Brenda Gruss; Benjamin A. Harris; Todd W. Hesel; Daniel J. Jawor; Michelle M. Martin; Peter R. Naugle; Gary E. O'Connor; Sarah E. Pritzlaff; Robert K. Taylor, Jr.; Jer Welter; Zoe G. White.

CORRECTIONAL LITIGATION UNIT
(C81C0018, formerly 22.03.00.18)
FY2017 appropriation: $333,635; authorized positions:
Stephanie J. Lane-Weber, Counsel (410) 576-6340; e-mail: slaneweber@oag.state.md.us
Dorianne A. Meloy, Deputy Counsel (410) 576-6429; e-mail: dmeloy@oag.state.md.us

Assistant Attorneys General: Nicole C. Gatewood; Thomas E. Dernoga; Teresa Kelly; Ari J. Kodeck.

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS PROSECUTION & LITIGATION DIVISION
Nicholas E. Johansson, Principal Counsel (410) 767-5162; e-mail: njohansson@oag.state.md.us
Vacancy, Deputy Counsel (410) 767-5860


Assistant Attorneys General: Janet K. Brown; Tracy L. Bull; Francesca Gibbs; Robert J. Gilbert; Roberta L. Gill; Christopher A. Gozdor; Sherrai V. Hamm; K. Michael Kao; Karen R. Malinowski; William A. Malizio; Denise A. McKoy; Kara W. Mundy; Victoria H. Pepper; Dawn L. Rubin; Debra A. Smith.

PEOPLE'S INSURANCE COUNSEL DIVISION
(C81C0010)
FY2017 appropriation: $572,202; authorized positions:
Ilene J. Nathan, People's Insurance Counsel (appointed by Attorney General with Senate advice & consent) (410) 576-6529
e-mail: inathan@oag.state.md.us
web: www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/Pages/PIC/default.aspx

Assistant Attorney General: John P. McLane

DIVISION OF SECURITIES
(C81C0004, formerly 22.03.00.04)
FY2017 appropriation: $2,847,543; authorized positions:
Melanie Senter Lubin, Securities Commissioner (410) 576-6365
Dale E. Cantone, Deputy Commissioner (410) 576-6368
e-mail: securities@oag.state.md.us
web: www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/Pages/Securities/default.aspx

Assistant Attorneys General: Julie L. BelClaire; Kelvin M. Blake; Max Brauer; William A. Healy; Arzhang Navai; Joy R. Sakamoto-Wengel; Katherine M. Weiskittel.

ASSISTANT ATTORNEYS GENERAL WITH STATE AGENCIES

Comptroller of Maryland
Brian L. Oliner, Counsel (410) 260-7808; e-mail: boliner@comp.state.md.us
Michael J. Salem, Senior Counsel (410) 260-7658
Assistant Attorney General: Schonette J. Walker
Compliance Division
Renee Nacrelli, Deputy Counsel (410) 767-1561
Assistant Attorneys General: Benjamin M. Grossman; Donald K. Krohn; Cristina A. Milnor.

Governor's Office for Children
Assistant Attorney General: vacancy (410) 767-5060; fax: (410) 333-5248
(410) 576-6411; fax: (410) 576-7036

Secretary of State
Assistant Attorney General: Josephine B. Yuzuik (410) 260-3855; e-mail: jyuzuik@oag.state.md.us


Department of Aging
Jeffrey H. Myers, Counsel (410) 767-1110; e-mail: jeffrey.myers@maryland.gov
Assistant Attorney General: Rajni K. Sekhri

Department of Agriculture
Craig A. Nielsen, Counsel (410) 841-5883; e-mail: craig.nielsen@maryland.gov
Assistant Attorneys General: Thomas F. Filbert; Justin P. Hayes; Cynthia D. Spirt.

Department of Commerce
Laila K. Atallah, Counsel (410) 767-6446; e-mail: laila.atallah@maryland.gov
Barbara Curnin Kountz, Deputy Counsel (410) 767-6456
Assistant Attorneys General: William J. Chen III; Ilene S. Garten; Lara L. Hjortsberg; Colleen A. Lamont; David M. Porter; W. David Rawle; Ira Schwartz.

Department of the Environment
Andrea Saum Baker, Counsel (410) 537-3055; e-mail: andrea.baker@maryland.gov
Lynn R. Angotti, Deputy Counsel (410) 537-3058
Stephanie Cobb Williams, Deputy Counsel (410) 537-3040; e-mail: swilliams@oag.state.md.us
Assistant Attorneys General: Matthew P. Clagett; Ellen W. Cohill; Christopher S. Corzine; Aristotle E. Evia; Robin L. Jacobs; Roberta R. James; Kory H. Lemmert; Sari M. Levin; Jeaneen M. Maxwell; Jonathan E. C. May; Anand N. Parikh; Jean K. Pope; Rebecca B. Reske; Mary R. Sheppard-Walker; Patrick C. Smith; Matthew D. Standeven; Michael F. Strande; Lawrence A. Thrower; Patricia V. Tipon; Nancy W. Young; Matthew S. Zimmerman.

Department of Housing & Community Development
Anthony J. Mohan, Counsel (410) 429-7477; e-mail: tony.mohan@maryland.gov
Mark S. Petrauskas, Deputy Counsel (410) 429-7487
Honora W. Sutor, Deputy Counsel (410) 429-7484
Assistant Attorneys General: Ramona R. C. Amin; Hans Froelicher IV; Amy C. H. Grasso; Ann W. Marculewicz; Karl A. Phillips; Dianne S. Pickersgill; Arnold A. Sheetz; Charlemayne N. Walker.

Department of Human Services
David E. Beller, Counsel (410) 767-7578; e-mail: david.beller@maryland.gov
Kathy F. Crosby, Deputy Counsel for Advice (410) 767-3558
Ann M. Sheridan, Deputy Counsel for Litigation (410) 767-2124
Assistant Attorneys General: Sandra I. Barnes; Hubert K. Chang; Simon T. Cornberg; Cathy A. Dryden; Aretha J. Ector; Janet F. Hartge; Elise Song Kurlander; Stephanie A. Lewis; Robert McCray; Hilma J. Munson; Leslie K. Ridgway; Karen H. Rohrbaugh; Carol Ann Smith; Jennifer Sullam; Jennifer Sullivan; Ann D. Ware.

Allegany County Dept. of Social Services
James C. Eberly, Social Services Attorney (301) 784-7219; e-mail: jeberly@oag.state.md.us


Baltimore City Dept. of Social Services
Michael R. Chester, Social Services Attorney (410) 951-8041; fax: 951-8256; e-mail: mchester@oag.state.md.us
Alverta S. Fields, Social Services Attorney (410) 951-8172
Amy R. Fusting, Social Services Attorney (301) 610-4512
Amanda Horn, Social Services Attorney (410) 951-8160; e-mail: ahorn@oag.state.md.us
Charlton T. Howard, Social Services Attorney (410) 951-8093; fax: (410) 951-8256; e-mail: choward@oag.state.md.us
Andrea M. Khoury, Social Services Attorney (301) 392-6538
Kasey M. Miles, Social Services Attorney (410) 876-0450; e-mail: kmiles@oag.state.md.us
Edgar Ocampo, Social Services Attorney (410) 876-5183; e-mail: eocampo@oag.state.md.us
Kim L. Tan, Social Services Attorney (410) 951-8180

Baltimore County Dept. of Social Services
Allison K. Lewis, Social Services Attorney (410) 561-8459; e-mail: alewis@oag.state.md.us
Assistant Attorney General: one vacancy

Carroll County Dept. of Social Services
Linda A. Holmes, Social Services Attorney (410) 386-3494; e-mail: lholmes@oag.state.md.us
Lisa R. Snyder, Social Services Attorney (410) 386-3494; e-mail: lsnyder@oag.state.md.us


Washington Conty Dept. of Social Services
Travis W. Poole, Social Services Attorney (240) 420-2100; e-mail: tpoole@oag.state.md.us


Wicomico County Dept. of Social Services
Vacancy, Social Services Attorney (410) 713-3904

Department of Juvenile Services
Karl A. Pothier, Counsel (410) 230-3135; e-mail: karl.pothier@maryland.gov
Shelly E. Mintz, Deputy Counsel (410) 230-3137
Assistant Attorneys General: Elise B. Ice; Antonio V. Rivera.

Department of Labor, Licensing, & Regulation
Susan M. Cherry, Acting Counsel (410) 230-6116; e-mail: susan.cherry@maryland.gov
Kimberly Smith Ward, Deputy Counsel, Advice (410) 230-6123; e-mail: kward@oag.state.md.us
Susan M. Cherry, Chief of Litigation (410) 230-6116
Assistant Attorneys General: Meena Agarwal; Hillary A. Baker; Jenny Baker; Catherine H. Bellinger; Andrew Brouwer; Kimberly H. Carney; Stuart J. Cordish; Leza M. Griffith; Sarah P. Harlan; John D. Hart; Jessica B. Kaufman; Sarah E. Keogh; Kris M. King; Sloane Fried Kinstler; Matthew A. Lawrence; Eric B. London; Kevin W. McGivern; Hope D. Sachs; Sandra G. Small; Bruce C. Spizler; Milena Y. Trust; Brian P. Weeks.

Department of Natural Resources
Jennifer L. Wazenski, Counsel (410) 260-8350; e-mail: jennifer.wazenski@maryland.gov
Rachel L. Eisenhauer, Deputy Counsel (410) 260-8355
Shara M. Alpert, Senior Counsel; Roger L. Wolfe, Jr., Senior Counsel
Assistant Attorneys General: Paulette Asike; Christian J. Dabb; Sally A. Lowe; Roger H. Medoff; Janice M. Setren; Julia G. Solomon; Emily A. Vainieri.

Department of Planning
Paul J. Cucuzzella, Counsel (410) 767-1409; e-mail: paul.cucuzzella@maryland.gov
Reiyn J. DeLony, Deputy Counsel (410) 697-9548; e-mail: rdelony@oag.state.md.us


Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services
Stuart M. Nathan, Counsel (410) 339-7569; e-mail: stuart.nathan@maryland.gov
Lisa O. Arnquist, Deputy Counsel (410) 339-7568
Assistant Attorneys General: Susan Howe Baron; Mary Beth Collins; Christopher A. Hinrichs; Benjamin R. Legum; Merrilyn E. Ratliff; Michelle K. Wilson.

Division of Correction
Michael O. Doyle, Supervising Attorney (410) 339-7567
Assistant Attorneys General: Judith A. Barr; Laura Mullaly.

Division of Pretrial Detention & Services
Assistant Attorney General: Beverly F. Hughes (410) 339-7563

Police & Correctional Training Commissions
Assistant Attorney General: Michelle K. Wilson (410) 339-7346; fax: (410) 764-5366

Department of State Police
Ronald M. Levitan, Counsel (410) 653-4224; e-mail: ronald.levitan@maryland.gov
Phillip M. Pickus, Deputy Counsel (410) 653-4293
Assistant Attorneys General: Mark H. Bowen; Mira A. Feldstein; Genevieve Marshall.

Department of Veterans Affairs
Assistant Attorney General: Lisa O'Mara Arnquist (410) 585-3079

Office of Administrative Hearings
Michele J. McDonald, Counsel, (410) 576-6576; e-mail: mmcdonald@oag.state.md.us


Maryland Environmental Service
Sean L. Coleman, Counsel (410) 729-8240; e-mail: scole@menv.com
Assistant Attorneys General: Bernard A. Penner; William J. Selle.

State Lottery & Gaming Control Agency
Robert T. Fontaine, Counsel (410) 230-8780; e-mail: robert.fontaine@maryland.gov
Holly K. Citko, Deputy Counsel
Assistant Attorneys General: Daniel W. Baker; Laura S. D. Tilley; Jennifer L. Tosky; Romaine N. Williams.

Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission
Andrew H. Levine, General Counsel (410) 581-4024; e-mail: alevine@mpt.org


State Retirement & Pension System
Rachel S. Cohen, Counsel (410) 625-5684; e-mail: rcohen@sra.state.md.us
Kathleen E. Wherthey, Deputy Counsel (410) 625-5670; e-mail: kwherthey@oag.state.md.us
Assistant Attorneys General: Alex L. Harisiadis; Carla G. Katzenberg; Jill R. Leiner; William O. Mandycz; Wendy M. Scott; Jody R. Shaw; Andrea E. Young.

Maryland Stadium Authority
Cynthia M. Hahn, Counsel (410) 576-6319; e-mail: chahn@oag.state.md.us
Assistant Attorney General: Bruce L. Benshoof.

Maryland Teachers & State Employees Supplemental Retirement Plans
Assistant Attorney General: Lara L. Hjortsberg (410) 767-8732; fax: (410) 659-0349; e-mail: lara.hjortsberg@maryland.gov


Maryland Technology Development Corporation
Ira Schwartz, Counsel (410) 767-6452; fax: (410) 333-8298
Assistant Attorneys General: Lara L. Hjortsberg; Jigita A. Patel.

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