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J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Attorney General
200 St. Paul Place, Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 576-6300; 1-888-743-0023 (toll free, Maryland)
e-mail:
oag@oag.state.md.us
fax: (410) 576-6404; tdd: (410) 576-6372
web:
www.oag.state.md.us/
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200 St. Paul Place, Baltimore, Maryland, January 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Marlene Trestman, Special Assistant (410) 576-7219
Carolyn A. Quattrocki, Special Assistant (410) 576-7299
Assistant Attorneys General: Mark J. Davis; William R. Varga.
FISCAL & PERSONNEL OFFICE
LIBRARY
MAIL SERVICES & COPY CENTER
SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION
Alan M. Barr, Deputy Chief (410) 576-6470
Assistant Attorneys General: Meredyth Smith Andrus; Gary Honick; John R. Tennis.
Douglas Carrey-Beaver, Deputy Chief (410) 576-6976
Assistant Attorneys General: David P. Chaisson; Kerry B. Fisher; Jennifer L. Forrence; Leigh S. Halstad; Laurie A. Lyte; Joel H. Oleinik; Joy K. Sakellaris; Stanley T. Turk.
Mary Ann Ince, Deputy Chief (410) 576-6970
Edward J. Kelley, Senior Counsel, Federal Habeas Corpus Litigation (410) 576-6419
Assistant Attorneys General: Shannon E. Avery; Cathleen Brockmeyer; Michelle Cole; Gregory D'Alesandro; Celia A. Davis; Steven L. Holcomb; Diane E. Keller; Brian Kleinbord; Jeremy M. McCoy; Gary O'Connor; Sarah E. Pritzlaff; Devy Patterson Russell; Robert Taylor, Jr.
Mary Catherine (Kate) O'Donnell, Deputy Chief (410) 576-7901
FIREARMS TRAFFICKING UNIT
HEALTH CARE FRAUD UNIT
INSURANCE FRAUD UNIT
SPECIAL CRIMES UNIT
Dawna M. Cobb, Deputy Chief (410) 576-7650
Assistant Attorneys General: Steven R. Brown; Jessica V. Carter; Maureen Walsh David; Anne L. Donahue; Susan A. Griisser; Deborah S. Howard; Elena Langrill; Jill McCullough; Carolyn W. Skolinik; Sara Slaff; Sally L. Swann.
Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (410) 706-8531
Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission
Assistant Attorneys General: Sandra J. Cohen; Bonnie A. Kirkland; Kathryn M. Rowe.
HEALTH POLICY DEVELOPMENT UNIT
JUVENILE JUSTICE MONITORING UNIT
Richard Bardos, Deputy Director (410) 576-6533
Assistant Attorneys General: Eileen McInerney; Catherine Schuster Pascale; Jason Weinstock.
PUBLIC FINANCE
State Department of Education
Department of Housing & Community Development
Department of Human Resources
Maryland Port Administration
Maryland Transit Administration
Maryland Transportation Authority
Motor Vehicle Administration
State Highway Administration
Maryland Food Center Authority
State Lottery Agency
State Workers' Compensation Commission
Michael D. Berman, Deputy Chief (410) 576-6345
Assistant Attorneys General: Elizabeth Bechtold; William F. Brockman; Gary Kuc; David Lapp; David R. Moore; Cynthia Peltzman; Paul D. Raschke; Christopher Smith.
Rex S. Gordon, Deputy Counsel (410) 576-6424
Assistant Attorneys General: Glenn W. Bell; Phillip Pickus.
William D. Gruhn, Deputy Chief (410) 576-6556
Assistant Attorneys General: V. Scott Bailey; Rebecca G. Bowman; Lauren R. Calia; Paula M. Carmody; Alfreda D. Cooper; Catherine Dowling; Jeston Hamer, Jr.; Ellen L. Kuhn.
Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 6-year terms:
Ex officio: William Leibovici, Chief, Division of Consumer Protection
HEALTH CLUB REGISTRATION UNIT
HEALTH EDUCATION & ADVOCACY UNIT
HOME BUILDER REGISTRATION UNIT
INVESTIGATIVE UNIT
MEDIATION UNIT
Assistant Attorneys General: Bruce Benshoof; David K. Hayes.
PEOPLE'S INSURANCE COUNSEL DIVISION
DIVISION OF SECURITIES
Assistant Attorneys General: Kelvin M. Blake; T. Webster Brenner; Lucy A. Cardwell; Timothy Cox; Julie L. Tewey; Katherine Weiskittel.
Department of Agriculture
Department of Labor, Licensing, & Regulation
Department of Natural Resources
Department of Planning
Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services
Division of Pretrial Detention & Services
Police & Correctional Training Commissions
Department of Veterans Affairs
Office of Administrative Hearings
State Archives
State Department of Assessments & Taxation
Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund
State Board of Elections
Maryland Energy Administration
State Higher Education Labor Relations Board
Maryland Insurance Administration
State Labor Relations Board
State Retirement & Pension System
Maryland Stadium Authority
Subsequent Injury Fund
Uninsured Employers Fund
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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
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
Donna Hill Staton, Deputy Attorney General (410) 576-7051
e-mail: dstaton@oag.state.md.us
IN-HOUSE EDUCATION
Elisabeth A. Sachs, Director (410) 576-6431ADMINISTRATION
Beverly M. Pivec, Director (410) 576-6442
e-mail: bpivec@oag.state.md.usCENTRAL FILES
Denise Gardner, Manager (410) 576-6491
Beverly M. Pivec, Fiscal & Personnel Director (410) 576-6442
Beverly G. Rubenstein, Chief Librarian (410) 576-6400
Donna Brooks, Supervisor (410) 576-6526
Janet Stratton, Manager (410) 576-6587ANTITRUST DIVISION
(C81C0006, formerly 22.03.00.06)
FY2006 appropriation: $954,327; authorized positions: 9
Ellen S. Cooper, Chief (410) 576-6470
e-mail: ecooper@oag.state.md.us
CONTRACT LITIGATION DIVISION
(C81C0020, formerly 22.03.00.20)
FY2006 appropriation (reimbursable): $1,786,479; authorized positions: 16
Dana A. Reed, Chief (410) 576-6983
e-mail: dreed@oag.state.md.us
CRIMINAL APPEALS DIVISION
(C81C0015, formerly 22.03.00.15)
FY2006 appropriation: $1,840,084; authorized positions: 19
Kathryn Grill Graeff, Chief (410) 576-6423
e-mail: kgraeff@oag.state.md.us
e-mail: mince@oag.state.md.us
Annabelle L. Lisic, Senior Counsel, Capital Litigation (410) 576-6419
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION
(C81C0016, formerly 22.03.00.16)
FY2006 appropriation: $1,242,978; authorized positions: 13
Carolyn H. Henneman, Chief (410) 576-6380
e-mail: chenneman@oag.state.md.us
ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES UNIT
Hans B. Miller, Supervising Attorney (410) 537-3333
Assistant Attorneys General: Jay Elliott Robinson; Sharon Stanley Street; David B. Williams.
Clarence E. Goetz, Assistant Attorney General (410) 576-6381
Mary Catherine (Kate) O'Donnell, Supervising Attorney (410) 576-7901
Emmet C. Davitt, Supervising Attorney (410) 230-4229
Assistant Attorney General: Bernard T. Taylor
Assistant Attorneys General: Paul E. Budlow; Belinda Reed (410) 576-6418EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION
(C81C0017, formerly 22.03.00.17)
FY2006 appropriation: $548,743; authorized positions: 5
JoAnn G. Goedert, Chief (410) 576-6454
e-mail: jgoedert@oag.state.md.us
Thomas Faulk, Senior Counsel, Advice (410) 576-6483
Elizabeth M. Borinsky, Senior Counsel, Litigation (410) 576-7053
Alexander C. Short, Senior Counsel, Transactions (410) 576-6967
Maryland Higher Education Commission (410) 260-4505
Assistant Attorney General: Pace J. McConkie
Assistant Attorneys General: E. Fremont Magee; Sarah E. Sette.
Andrew H. Levine, General Counsel (410) 581-4024
Assistant Attorney General: Susan F. MeoniGENERAL ASSEMBLY COUNSEL
Robert A. Zarnoch, Counsel (410) 946-5600
e-mail: rzarnoch@oag.state.md.us
fax: (410) 946-5601
Jack Schwartz, Director (410) 576-6327
e-mail: jschwartz@oag.state.md.us
web:
www.oag.state.md.us/Healthpol/index.htm
Katherine A. Perez, Director (410) 576-6597
e-mail: kperez@oag.state.md.us
MEDICAID FRAUD CONTROL UNIT
(C81C0009, formerly 22.03.00.09)
FY2006 appropriation: $2,213,121; authorized positions: 23
Michael J. Travieso, Director (410) 576-6521
e-mail: mtravieso@oag.state.md.us
Elizabeth S. (Betsy) Roese, Director (410) 576-6339
e-mail: eroese@oag.state.md.us
Compliance Division
Leslie M. Romine, Deputy Counsel (410) 767-1561
Assistant Attorneys General: Cristina A. Milnor; Renee Nacrelli.State Treasurer
Steven W. Vanderbosch, Division Director (410) 260-7927
Laura C. McWeeney, Counsel (410) 260-7929
Department of Budget & Management
Bruce P. Martin, Counsel (410) 260-7202
Michael Scott Friedman, Deputy Counsel (410) 767-1239
Assistant Attorneys General: Sharon Aldouby; Sherry Lynn Burke; James G. Davis; Kristine L. Hoffman; Beverly F. Hughes; Alan W. Kempske.Department of Business & Economic Development
Laila K. Atallah, Counsel (410) 767-6446
Vacancy, Deputy Counsel (410) 767-6447
Assistant Attorneys General: Ilene S. Garten; Barbara Curnin Kountz; David M. Porter; W. David Rawle; Ira Schwartz; Cyd Beth Wolf.
Elizabeth M. Kameen, Counsel (410) 576-6465
Dana H. Murray, Deputy Counsel (410) 576-6456
Assistant Attorneys General: Valerie L. Green; Jacqueline C. LaFiandra; Elliott L. Schoen; Demetria C. Titus.Office of Child Care
Christle Sheppard Southall, Counsel (410) 767-7829
Steven Glasser, Senior Counsel (410) 767-7824
Assistant Attorneys General: S. Monica Mitzel; Paul Sameth.Department of General Services
Julia P. Davis, Counsel (410) 767-4990
John C. Bell, Deputy Counsel
Assistant Attorneys General: Robert S. Abrahams; Martha A. Delea; Jyoti A. Kumta; Sally A. Lowe; Rufus W. Meyers; Nancy H. Russell-Forrester.
Anthony J. Mohan, Counsel (410) 514-7800
Philip J. Deters, Deputy Counsel (410) 514-7800
Assistant Attorneys General: Honora W. Bender; David E. Bokeno; Jan M. Bryant; Julie A. Hallam; Kevin J. Leonard; Judy K. Maistrellis; Ann W. Marculewicz; Amy K. Mataban; Mark S. Petrauskas; Arnold A. Sheetz.
Baltimore City Dept. of Social Services
Millicent Edwards Gordon, Counsel (410) 767-8683Department of Juvenile Services
Robert T. Fontaine, Counsel (410) 230-3135
Shelly E. Mintz, Deputy Counsel (410) 230-3135
Assistant Attorneys General: Kendra Y. Ausby; Antonia V. Rivera.Department of Transportation
Denise Ferguson, Counsel (410) 865-1105
Thomas G. Peter, Deputy Counsel (410) 865-1107
Assistant Attorneys General: Zenita Wickham Hurley; Judith Finn Plymer; Kermit A. Welch.Maryland Aviation Administration
Louisa H. Goldstein, Counsel (410) 859-7066
Assistant Attorneys General: William C. Lindsey; Joy Sakamoto-Wengel; Janice G. Salzman.
M. Catherine Orleman, Counsel (410) 385-4432
Assistant Attorneys General: Robert L. Munroe; T. Byron Smith; Peter W. Taliaferro.
Callista M. Freedman, Counsel (410) 767-3872
Assistant Attorneys General: Glenn T. Marrow; Crystal Patterson.
Deborah A. Donohue, Counsel (410) 537-1007
Assistant Attorneys General: Sandra E. Clifford; M. Cecilia Hellrung; Gisele M. Mathews.
Jonathan W. Acton II, Counsel (410) 768-7416
Valerie J. Smith, Deputy Counsel (410) 768-7415
Assistant Attorneys General: Robert C. Cain II; Leight D. Collins; Dore J. Lebowitz.
Edward S. Harris, Counsel (410) 545-0050
Linda D. Strozyk, Deputy Counsel (410) 545-0070
Janet Bush Handy, Deputy Counsel (410) 545-0060
Assistant Attorneys General: James R. Avnet; Richard T. Brice IV; Jason D. Couch; Carolyn M. Frank; Laurie Hanig; Michael Kenney; Scott D. Morrell; Bryan L. Perry; Peyton P. Phillips; Libby C. Rappaport; W. Kevin Reynolds.
Special Counsel: Sidney S. Campen, Jr.; Robert L. Gray; Nancy L. Miller; George H. White; Frank W. Wilson.Governor's Office for Children
Vacancy, Counsel (410) 767-6220Maryland Environmental Service
Sean L. Coleman, Counsel (410) 729-8240
Assistant Attorney General: Crystal R. Chissel
Sandra J. Cohen, Counsel (410) 946-5600
Andrea D. Johnson, Counsel (410) 230-8780
Assistant Attorneys General: James B. Butler; Laura S. D. Tilley; Romaine N. Williams.
Kimberly S. Ward, Counsel (410) 576-6319
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
Maureen M. Dove, Deputy Attorney General (410) 576-6330
e-mail: mdove@oag.state.md.us
CIVIL LITIGATION DIVISION
(C81C0014, formerly 22.03.00.14)
FY2006 appropriation: $1,893,104; authorized positions: 21
Margaret Ann Nolan, Chief of Litigation (410) 576-7291
e-mail: mnolan@oag.state.md.us
Steven M. Sullivan, Solicitor General, Appellate Litigation (410) 576-6441
Samuel P. Piazza, Supervising Attorney, Tort Claims (410) 576-6965
CORRECTIONAL LITIGATION UNIT
(C81C0018, formerly 22.03.00.18)
FY2006 appropriation: $449,618; authorized positions: 4
Stephanie Lane-Weber, Counsel (410) 576-6340
e-mail: slaneweber@oag.state.md.us
DIVISION OF CONSUMER PROTECTION
(C81C0005, formerly 22.03.00.05)
FY2006 appropriation: $3,857,609; authorized positions: 52.5
William Leibovici, Chief (410) 576-6557
(410) 576-6550 (consumer information); (410) 528-8662 (consumer complaints hotline)
e-mail: consumer@oag.state.md.us
web:
www.oag.state.md.us/Consumer/index.htm
Steven Sakamoto-Wengel, Deputy Chief (410) 576-6307
CONSUMER COUNCIL
Contact: Josie Blackwell (410) 576-6557
Frank A. Porter, Chair (chosen by Council in May, 1-year term), 2008
Lawrence R. Herman, Esq., 2006; Song C. Park, 2006; Blanca Picazo, 2006; Donald D. Ellis, 2008; Norman Goldstein, Esq., 2008; Ronald D. Curry, 2010; Donna M. Horvath, 2010; James H. West, 2010.
EDUCATION UNIT
Jamie St. Onge, Director (410) 576-6578
Vacancy, Director (410) 576-6350
web: www.oag.state.md.us/healthclub/
Ellen L. Kuhn, Director (410) 576-6363
web: www.oag.state.md.us/Consumer/HEAU.htm
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/
Christopher M. Waldt, Director (410) 576-6569
Rebecca G. Bowman, Director (410) 576-6553OFFICE OF COURTS & JUDICIAL AFFAIRS
Gloria Wilson Shelton, Counsel (410) 576-6326
e-mail: gshelton@oag.state.md.us
(C81C0010)
FY2006 appropriation: $346,866; authorized positions: 4
Ilene J. Nathan, People's Insurance Counsel (appointed by Attorney General with Senate advice & consent)
(410) 576-6433
e-mail: inathan@oag.state.md.us
(C81C0004, formerly 22.03.00.04)
FY2006 appropriation: $2,364,650
FY2006 authorized positions: 28
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 WITH STATE AGENCIES
Department of Aging
Jeffrey H. Myers, Counsel (410) 576-6343
Assistant Attorney General: George E. Hughes III
Craig A. Nielsen, Counsel (410) 841-5882
Assistant Attorney General: Thomas F. FilbertDepartment of the Environment
M. Rosewin Sweeney, Counsel (410) 537-3049
Kathy M. Kinsey, Deputy Counsel (410) 537-3954
Senior Counsel: Adam Snyder; Jennifer Wazenski.
Assistant Attorneys General: Helen E. Akparanta; Lynn R. Angotti; Andrea Saum Baker; Terrilyn Brooks; Ellen W. Cohill; Christopher S. Corzine; Robert Field; Jean Y. Kim; George A. Kohutiak; Colleen A. Lamont; Sheila Lundy-Moreau; Susan Martielli; Jacqueline Russell; Debra Smith; Stephanie Cobb Williams; Nancy W. Young; Matthew S. Zimmerman.Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
Daniel J. O'Brien, Jr., Counsel (410) 767-1861
Kathleen A. Ellis, Deputy Counsel (410) 767-1867
Timothy P. Paulus, Deputy Counsel, Boards & Commissions (410) 767-5829
Assistant Attorneys General: James Anagnos; Paul J. Ballard; Lisa A. Barkan; Linda Bethman; Brett J. Bierer; Richard Bloom; Helen E. (Jenny) Bowlus; Janet K. Brown; Kimberly Cammarata; Barbara Hull Francis; Grant D. Gerber; Robert J. Gilbert; Roberta L. Gill; Christopher Gozdor; Sherrai V. Hamm; Alice D. Ike; Thomas W. Keech; Daniel Malone; Ceriale Mareneth; Lorie Mayorga; David R. Morgan; John S. Nugent; Sarah E. Pendley; Victoria H. Pepper; Roger K. Picker; Jane E. Pilliod; Erin R. Reilly; Dawn L. Rubin; C. Frederick Ryland; Jason Sapsin; Delia Schadt; Amanda Scott; Nancy Speck; Catherine Talbott; Nancy P. Tennis; Joel L. Tornari; Suellen Wideman.State Health Services Cost Review Commission
Stanley Lustman, Counsel (410) 764-2572
Assistant Attorney General: Leslie C. SchulmanDepartment of Human Resources
Catherine M. Shultz, Counsel (410) 767-7726
David E. Beller, Deputy Counsel (410) 767-7726
Assistant Attorneys General: Sandra I. Barnes; Kathy Crosby; Cathy A. Dryden; Nancy C. Hopkins; Steven D. Keller; Elise Song Kurlander; Stephanie Lewis; Philip H. Lohrey, Jr.; Carole J. Messerschmidt; Amaza Scott Reid; Turhan E. Robinson; Carol Ann Smith; Joseph B. Spillman, Jr.; Barbara T. Strong.
Elizabeth Hartley Trimble, Counsel (410) 230-6110
Jonathan R. Krasnoff, Deputy Counsel (410) 230-6123
Susan M. Cherry, Chief of Litigation (410) 230-6116
Assistant Attorneys General: Jenny Baker; Catherine H. Bellinger; Katherine S. Davis; Thomas L. Gounaris; Sarah P. Harlan; Joel A. Jacobson; Jessica B. Kaufman; Kris M. King; Sloane Fried Kinstler; Matthew Lawrence; Peter Martin; Gina M. Serra; Bruce C. Spizler; Julie E. Squire; Milena Y. Trust; Paulette T. Wirsching.
Joseph P. Gill, Counsel (410) 260-8350
Marianne D. Mason, Deputy Counsel (410) 260-8351
Assistant Attorneys General: Shara Mervis Alpert; Stuart G. Buppert II; Saundra K. Canedo; Paul J. Cucuzzella; Rachel Eisenhauer; Shaun P. K. Fenlon; Roger H. Medoff.
Shelley S. Wasserman, Counsel (410) 767-4500
Stuart M. Nathan, Counsel (410) 585-3070
Alan D. Eason, Deputy Counsel (410) 585-3071
Assistant Attorneys General: Susan Howe Baron; Steven G. Hildenbrand; Holly Knepper; Michele J. McDonald; Diane Wellbrock.Division of Correction
Michael O. Doyle, Supervising Attorney (410) 585-3073
Assistant Attorneys General: Scott S. Oakley; Diane C. Wellbrock.
Assistant Attorneys General: Karl A. Pothier; Judith Barr (410) 585-3414
Assistant Attorney General: Holly Knepper (410) 750-6520Department of State Police
Betty A. Stemley, Counsel (410) 653-4224
Sharon B. Benzil, Deputy Counsel (410) 653-4293
Assistant Attorneys General: Mark H. Bowen; H. Scott Curtis; Donald E. Hoffman.
Assistant Attorney General: Steven G. Hildenbrand (410) 585-3070
Assistant Attorney General: Gloria Wilson Shelton (410) 576-6326
Bonnie A. Kirkland, Counsel (410) 946-5600, (301) 970-5600
David M. Lyon, Counsel (410) 767-1280
Assistant Attorneys General: Jeffrey G. Comen; William K. Hammond.
Mark D. McCurdy, Counsel (410) 269-8626
Assistant Attorney General: Victoria M. Burgess
Mark J. Davis, Counsel (410) 576-6356
M. Brent Hare, Counsel (410) 260-7743
Assistant Attorney General: Ransom E. (Ted) Davis
Sonya Spielberg, Counsel (410) 260-7291
Kathleen A. Birrane, Counsel (410) 468-2030
J. VanLear Dorsey, Deputy Counsel (410) 468-2023
Assistant Attorneys General: Susan Cohen; Erik J. Delfosse; Terrence Doyle; Aretha J. Ector; Lisa B. Hall; Mary Nevius; Melinda A. O'Malley.
Vacancy, Counsel (410) 260-7291
Deborah B. Bacharach, Counsel (410) 625-5670
Barbara G. Swain, Deputy Counsel (410) 625-5682
Assistant Attorneys General: Rachel S. Cohen; Carla Goldman Katzenberg; Jill R. Leiner.
Assistant Attorney General: Melissa Whipkey (410) 576-6584
Sophia L. Swope, Counsel (410) 321-2940
Assistant Attorneys General: Terrence Doyle; Ellen M. Dunn; Edward W. Goldsmith; Theodore R. McKeldin, Jr.; Barbara S. Zerolnick.
James W. Himes, Counsel (410) 321-4137
Assistant Attorneys General: Esther H. Goldring; James P. A. O'Conor, Jr.Governor's Coordinating Offices
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