August 9, 2011
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St. Paul Plaza, 200 St. Paul Place, Baltimore, Maryland, June 2007. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Appointed by Attorney General:
Harry R. Hughes, and Joseph D. Tydings, Co-Chairs
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; Wayne T. Gilchrest; W. Warren Hamel, Esq.; Verna E. Harrison; Brad Heavner; Frederick H. Hoover, Jr., Esq.; Tom Horton; Tommy Landers; Michele Merkel, 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; Barbara Sattler, Dr.PH; Eric Schaeffer, Esq.; Dru Schmidt-Perkins; Simon Sidamon-Eristaff, Esq.; Eliza Steinmeier, Esq.; Charles A. Stek; Russell Stevenson, Esq.; Ann Pesiri Swanson; Evan K. Thalenberg, Esq.; Fred Tutman; Lewis S. Wiener, Esq.; Gerald W. Winegrad.
PRO BONO PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Robert N. McDonald, Chair (410) 576-6327
Antigone Davis, Senior Advisor (410) 576-6579; e-mail: adavis@oag.state.md.us
Marlene Trestman, Special Assistant (410) 576-7219; e-mail: mtrestman@oag.state.md.us
Erin M. Fitzsimmons, Special Assistant for the Environment (410) 576-7299; e-mail:
efitzsimmons@oag.state.md.us
COMMUNICATIONS
David R. Paulson, Director & Public Information Officer (410) 576-6357
e-mail: dpaulson@oag.state.md.us
LEGISLATION & RESEARCH
Kisha A. Brown, Director (410) 576-7939
e-mail: kbrown@oag.state.md.us
MULTIMEDIA SERVICES
Fritz Schantz, Director (410) 576-6580
e-mail: fschantz@oag.state.md.us
TOBACCO ENFORCEMENT UNIT
David Lapp, Chief Counsel (410) 576-7056
e-mail: dlapp@oag.state.md.us
Assistant Attorney General: Michael Lee Bouyea
FISCAL & PERSONNEL OFFICE
Beverly M. Pivec, Fiscal & Personnel Director (410) 576-6442
LIBRARY
Natalie P. Ellis, Chief Librarian (410) 576-6400
MAIL SERVICES & COPY CENTER
Donna Brooks, Manager (410) 576-6526
SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION
Scott Beckman, Director (410) 576-6487
e-mail: sbeckman@oag.state.md.us
John R. Tennis, Deputy Chief (410) 576-6474
Assistant Attorneys General: Gary Honick; Schonette J. Walker.
Philip Ziperman, Deputy Chief (410) 576-6374
Steven Sakamoto-Wengel, Deputy Chief (410) 576-6307
Assistant Attorneys General: Lauren R. Calia; Lucy A. Cardwell; Alfreda D. Cooper; Catherine Dowling; Jeston Hamer, Jr.; Hy Rubenstein.
Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 6-year terms:
Wyatt K. Wallace, Chair (chosen by Council in May, 1-year term), 2016
Kendra W. Abaidoo, 2012; Jessica R. Contreras, 2012; Charles E. Sydnor III, 2012; Norman Goldstein, Esq., 2014; Michael R. Lemov, 2014; Frank A. Porter, 2014; Tamara Davis Brown, Esq., 2016.
Ex officio: William D. Gruhn, Chief, Division of Consumer Protection
HEALTH CLUB REGISTRATION UNIT
Alfreda Cooper, Director (410) 576-6575
e-mail: acooper@oag.state.md.us
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
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.oag.state.md.us/homebuilder/
Assistant Attorney General: Deborah Ramsey
INVESTIGATIVE UNIT
Christopher M. Waldt, Chief Investigator (410) 576-6569
e-mail: cwaldt@oag.state.md.us
MEDIATION UNIT
Karen Straughn, Director (410) 576-7942
Vacancy, Deputy Chief (410) 576-7901
FIREARMS TRAFFICKING UNIT
Clarence E. Goetz, Assistant Attorney General (410) 576-6381
INSURANCE FRAUD UNIT
Roberta G. Siskind, Counsel (410) 468-3960
e-mail: rsiskind@oag.state.md.us
Assistant Attorneys General: Benjamin Harris; Timothy Lake.
MEDICAID FRAUD CONTROL UNIT
(C81C0009, formerly 22.03.00.09)
FY2011 appropriation: $2,462,520; authorized positions:
Ilene J. Nathan, Director (410) 576-6529
e-mail: inathan@oag.state.md.us
Catherine Schuster Pascale, Deputy Director (410) 576-6530
Assistant Attorneys General: Timothy D. Fisher; Shelly Martin; John P. McLane; Thomas W. Rafter; Stephen Rosher.
U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE UNIT
Gerald A. Collins, Assistant Attorney General & Special Assistant U.S. Attorney (410) 209-4983
Mary Ann Ince, Deputy Chief (410) 576-6970
e-mail: mince@oag.state.md.us
Edward J. Kelley, Senior Counsel, Federal Habeas Corpus Litigation (410) 576-7964
James E. Williams, Senior Counsel, Capital Litigation (410) 576-6430
Assistant Attorneys General: Cathleen Brockmeyer; Jessica V. Carter; Michelle Cole; Ryan Dietrich; Brenda Gruss; Todd W. Hesel; Daniel Jawor; Diane E. Keller; Jeremy M. McCoy; Gary O'Connor; Sarah E. Pritzlaff; Susannah Prucka; Robert Taylor, Jr.; Carrie Williams.
Assistant Attorneys General: Sandra B. Brantley; Bonnie A. Kirkland; Kathryn M. Rowe.
JUVENILE JUSTICE MONITORING UNIT
(C81C0012)
FY2011 appropriation: $707,162; authorized positions:
Nicholas Moroney, Director (410) 576-6599
e-mail: nmoroney@oag.state.md.us
web:
www.oag.state.md.us/jjmu/index.htm
Assistant Attorney General: Susan Cohen
DIVISION OF SECURITIES
(C81C0004, formerly 22.03.00.04)
FY2011 appropriation: $2,348,743; 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.oag.state.md.us/Securities/index.htm
Assistant Attorneys General: Julie L. BelClaire; Kelvin M. Blake; T. Webster Brenner; Joy Sakamoto-Wengel; Katherine Weiskittel.
Department of Budget & Management
Bruce P. Martin, Counsel (410) 260-7202
Michael Scott Friedman, Deputy Counsel (410) 767-1239
Assistant Attorneys General: Sharon Aldouby; James G. Davis; Kristine L. Hoffman; Lisa Kingsley Jenkins; Sharon S. Street.
Department of Business & Economic Development
Laila K. Atallah, Counsel (410) 767-6446
Barbara Curnin Kountz, Deputy Counsel (410) 767-6456
Assistant Attorneys General: Ilene S. Garten; Colleen Lamont; David M. Porter; W. David Rawle; Ira Schwartz; Robert N. Stokes.
Department of the Environment
Steven R. Johnson, Counsel (410) 537-3049
Andrea Saum Baker, Deputy Counsel (410) 537-3055
Lynn R. Angotti, Deputy Counsel (410) 537-3058
Assistant Attorneys General: Helen E. Akparanta; Priscilla Carroll; Ellen W. Cohill; Christopher S. Corzine; Christian Dabb; Paul DeSantis; Roberta R. James; George A. Kohutiak; Susan Martielli; Jonathan E. C. May; Jean K. Pope; Mary S. Raivel; Jacqueline Russell; Michael Strande; D'Arcy Byrnes Talley; Emily Vaineri; Richard F. Waddington; Stephanie Cobb Williams; Nancy W. Young; Matthew S. Zimmerman.
Department of General Services
Scott Walchak, Counsel (410) 767-4990
Turhan E. Robinson, Deputy Counsel (410) 767-4292
Assistant Attorneys General: Martha A. Delea; Jyoti A. Kumta; Nancy H. Russell-Forrester; Janice M. Setren.
Department of Housing & Community Development
Anthony J. Mohan, Counsel (410) 514-7838
Mark S. Petrauskas, Deputy Counsel (410) 514-7819
Amy K. Mataban, Senior Transactional Attorney (410) 514-7809
Assistant Attorneys General: Rieyn Delony; Gary W. Desper; Benjamin Fortkamp; Judy K. Maistrellis; Ann W. Marculewicz; Arnold A. Sheetz.
Department of Information Technology
Douglas G. Carrey-Beaver, Counsel (410) 767-4969
Assistant Attorneys General: Howard Barr; Wendy M. Scott; Lance Young.
Department of Natural Resources
Jennifer L. Wazenski, Counsel (410) 260-8350
Rachel Eisenhauer, Deputy Counsel (410) 260-8355
Assistant Attorneys General: Shara Alpert; Saundra K. Canedo; Paul J. Cucuzzella; Julia Gontrum; Joseph Heckwell; Sally A. Lowe; Kristen O. Maneval; Roger H. Medoff.
Department of Planning
Vacancy, Counsel (410) 767-4731
Philip J. Deters, Deputy Counsel (410) 514-7830
Assistant Attorney General: Amanda Conn
Maryland Port Administration
Robert L. Munroe, Counsel (410) 385-4427
Philip P. Whaling, Deputy Counsel (410) 385-4427
Assistant Attorneys General: Angela Ruocco; Peter W. Taliaferro.
Maryland Transit Administration
Betty A. Stemley, Counsel (410) 767-3872
T. Byron Smith, Deputy Counsel (410) 767-5833
Assistant Attorneys General: David Finch; Crystal Patterson; Brian K. Williams.
Maryland Transportation Authority
Valerie J. Smith, Counsel (410) 537-1007
Kimberly Millender, Deputy Counsel (410) 537-1012
Assistant Attorneys General: Sharon B. Benzil; Sherita D. Harrison; Jennifer Lewandowski; Damon A. Pace; Stephen W. Thibodeau.
Motor Vehicle Administration
Jonathan W. Acton II, Counsel (410) 768-7416
Damon L. Bell, Deputy Counsel (410) 768-7415
Assistant Attorneys General: Leight D. Collins; Neil I. Jacobs; Dore J. Lebowitz.
State Highway Administration
Edward S. Harris, Counsel (410) 545-0050
Janet Bush Handy, Deputy Counsel (410) 545-0060
Linda D. Strozyk, Deputy Counsel (410) 545-0070
Assistant Attorneys General: Kenneth Barnhart; Norrie Calvert; Jason D. Couch; Erik J. Delfosse; Carolyn M. Frank; Robert L. Gray; Laurie Hanig; Michael Kenney; Kristin Case Lawrence; Nancy L. Miller; Scott D. Morrell; Dayna S. Pachman; Peyton Paul Phillips; Libby C. Rappaport; W. Kevin Reynolds; Jamie B. Seward.
Maryland Energy Administration
M. Brent Hare, Counsel (410) 260-7743
Assistant Attorneys General: Brent A. Bolea; Daniel W. Hurson.
Maryland Environmental Service
Sean L. Coleman, Counsel (410) 729-8241
Assistant Attorneys General: Bernard A. Penner; William J. Selle.
State Lottery Agency
Robert T. Fontaine, Counsel (410) 230-8780
Holly Knepper, Deputy Counsel
Assistant Attorneys General: James B. Butler; Laura S. D. Tilley; Romaine N. Williams.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING
Laurie A. Lyte, Director (410) 576-6431
Campbell Killefer, Deputy Chief (410) 576-7291
William F. Brockman, Deputy Solicitor General (410) 576-7055
Assistant Attorneys General: Matthew Fader; Beatrice Nunez-Bellamy; Sarah Rice; Adam Snyder; Kathleen Wherthey.
Rex S. Gordon, Deputy Counsel (410) 576-6424
Assistant Attorney General: Nancy Tennis
Stanley T. Turk, Deputy Chief (410) 576-6978
Assistant Attorneys General: David P. Chaisson; Puja K. DeWire; Kerry B. Fisher; Lawrence Kreis; Elizabeth Morris; Joel H. Oleinik; Carl Zacharias.
Thomas Faulk, Deputy Counsel (410) 576-6483
Vacancy, Deputy Counsel for Litigation (410) 576-7644
Sara Slaff, Senior Counsel for Advice (410) 576-7847
Carolyn W. Skolnik, Senior Counsel for Litigation (410) 576-6320
Alexander C. Short, Senior Counsel for Real Estate (410) 576-6967
Morenike Euba Oyensui, Senior Counsel for Real Estate (410) 576-6562
Assistant Attorneys General: Katherine Doyle Bainbridge; Joy K. Gaslevic; Susan A. Griisser; Elena Langrill; Corlie McCormick; M. Lucinda Motsko; Bryan Perry; Elizabeth Bechtold Rivera; Sally Swann.
College Savings Plan of Maryland (410) 767-5344
Assistant Attorney General: Lara L. Hjortsberg
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS PROSECUTION & LITIGATION DIVISION
John S. Nugent, Principal Counsel (410) 767-5829
e-mail: jnugent@oag.state.md.us
Robert J. Gilbert, Deputy Counsel (410) 767-5860
e-mail: rgilbert@oag.state.md.us
Assistant Attorneys General: Janet K. Brown; Tracee Orlove Fruman; Francesca Gibbs; Roberta L. Gill; Christopher Gozdor; Sherrai V. Hamm; K. Michael Kao; Denise A. McKoy; Victoria H. Pepper; Michael W. Reed; Dawn L. Rubin; Debra A. Smith; Natasha Wesker.
OPINIONS, ADVICE, & LEGISLATION DIVISION
Robert N. McDonald, Chief Counsel (410) 576-6327
e-mail: bmcdonald@oag.state.md.us
web:
www.oag.state.md.us/Opinions/index.htm
Assistant Attorneys General: Jeffrey L. Darsie; Ann MacNeille.
VICTIM SERVICES
Barbara S. Bond, Director (410) 576-6405; e-mail: bbond@oag.state.md.us
PUBLIC FINANCE
Elizabeth S. (Betsy) Roese, Director (410) 576-6339
e-mail: eroese@oag.state.md.us
Comptroller of Maryland
Brian L. Oliner, Counsel (410) 260-7808
John K. Barry, Senior Counsel, Supplemental Retirement Plan (410) 260-7808
Assistant Attorney General: Michael J. Salem
State Treasurer
Steven W. Vanderbosch, Counsel (410) 260-7927
Vacancy, Counsel (410) 260-7248
Michael W. Lord, Supervising Attorney, Tort Claims (410) 260-7149
Assistant Attorney General: Elizabeth Adams
Governor's Office for Children
Assistant Attorney General: Deborah A. Donohue (410) 576-6411
Division of Pretrial Detention & Services
Assistant Attorney General: Beverly F. Hughes (410) 585-3071
Police & Correctional Training Commissions
Assistant Attorney General: one vacancy (410) 875-3570
Office of Administrative Hearings
Assistant Attorney General: H. Scott Curtis (410) 576-6576
State Archives
Bonnie A. Kirkland, Counsel (410) 946-5600, (301) 970-5600
Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund
Samuel P. Piazza, Counsel (410) 269-4984
Assistant Attorney General: vacancy
Maryland Health Insurance Plan
Assistant Attorney General: Kevin Kendrick (410) 576-2061
Maryland Higher Education Commission
Catherine M. Shultz, Counsel (410) 260-4505
Assistant Attorney General: Patricia Logan; DeNisha A.Watson.
State Higher Education Labor Relations Board
Joseph K. Pokempner, Counsel (410) 576-6962
Maryland Insurance Administration
J. VanLear Dorsey, Counsel (410) 468-2023
Lisa B. Hall, Deputy Counsel (410) 468-2030
Assistant Attorneys General: Gina Fiss; Barrett W. Freelander; Ioannis A. Laskaris; Heather B. Nelson; Mary C. Nevius; Phoebe M. Pappas; Jeffrey L. Shelton; Emily Shrift.
State Labor Relations Board
Joseph K. Pokempner, Counsel (410) 576-6962
Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission
Andrew H. Levine, General Counsel (410) 581-4024
State Retirement & Pension System
Deborah B. Bacharach, Counsel (410) 625-5670
Rachel S. Cohen, Deputy Counsel (410) 625-5684
Melissa Warren, Deputy Counsel (410) 625-5502
Assistant Attorneys General: Kathy K. Brady; Melissa Harrison; Carla Goldman Katzenberg; Jill R. Leiner.
Maryland Stadium Authority
Assistant Attorney General: Bruce L. Benshoof; Cynthia M. Hahn (410) 576-6319
Subsequent Injury Fund
Sophia L. Swope, Counsel (410) 321-2940
Assistant Attorneys General: Terrence Doyle; Ellen M. Dunn-Jones; Edward W. Goldsmith; Theodore R. McKeldin, Jr.; Barbara S. Zerolnick.
Uninsured Employers Fund
William, P. Konstas, Counsel (410) 321-4137
Assistant Attorneys General: Brandy J. Gray; Roxanne Pitts.
State Workers' Compensation Commission
Michele J. McDonald, Counsel (410) 864-5313
Maryland Constitutional Offices & Agencies
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