Sen. William Folden (R-Frederick) called this legislation an overreach and said it could transform the attorney generals office into a small version of the U.S. Department of Justice. Jeremy M. McCoy, Counsel (410) 946-5600, (301) 970-5600; e-mail: jmccoy@oag.state.md.us ASSISTANT ATTORNEYS GENERAL WITH STATE AGENCIES Division of Pretrial Detention & Services of Social Services Assistant Attorneys General: Daniel W. Baker; Laura S. D. Tilley; Jennifer L. Tosky. web: www.oag.state.md.us/healthclub/, HEALTH EDUCATION & ADVOCACY UNIT Department of Natural Resources Howard J. Barr, Principal Counsel (410) 767-4724; e-mail: hbarr@oag.state.md.us sticer@oag.state.md.us As the Maryland General Assembly moves beyond the halfway point of the 90-day legislative session, Attorney General Anthony Brown trained his focus on creating a more expansive scope of work for his office to include enforcing civil rights laws, investigating biased patterns or practices by police and zeroing in on scammers. (C81C0016, formerly 22.03.00.16) alewis@oag.state.md.us Maryland Environmental Service Stuart M. Nathan, Counsel (410) 339-7569; e-mail: Most recently, he spent seven years covering Prince Georges County, some Maryland politics and other local news in the D.C. area for the Washington Informer. WBAL NewsRadio 1090/FM 101.5 - A redacted version of the Maryland attorney general's report into child sexual abuse at the Archdiocese of Baltimore can be Assistant Attorney General: Murray Singerman CONTRACT LITIGATION DIVISION As the Maryland General Assembly moves beyond the halfway point of the 90-day legislative session, Attorney General Anthony Brown trained his focus on creating a more expansive scope of work for his office to include enforcing civil rights laws, investigating biased patterns or practices by police and zeroing in on scammers. Maryland Stadium Authority Kim L. Tan, Social Services Attorney (410) 951-8180 Department of Housing & Community Development Search the Manual Though not U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE UNIT Vacancy, Deputy Counsel (410) 576-6864 e-mail: dbrooks@oag.state.md.us e-mail: cwaldt@oag.state.md.us Baltimore City Dept. of Social Services lpickens@oag.state.md.us Cynthia M. Hahn, Counsel (410) 576-6319; e-mail: chahn@oag.state.md.us Assistant Attorneys General: Hanna Abrams; Lauren R. Calia; Brian T. Edmunds; Robert E. Frey; William T. Lawrie, Jr.; Christopher J. Madaio; Patrick H. McCormally; Elizabeth J. Stern; Sara Tonnesen. Assistant Attorneys General: Bruce L. Benshoof; Amy K. Mataban. W. Kevin Reynolds, Counsel (410) 545-0068; e-mail: kevin.reynolds@sha.state.md.us HOME BUILDER & HOME BUILDER SALES REPRESENTATIVE REGISTRATION UNIT Assistant Attorneys General: Janet K. Brown; Michael Brown; Tracy L. Bull; Francesca B. Gibbs; Roberta L. Gill; Christopher A. Gozdor; Sherrai V. Hamm; K. Michael Kao; Karen R. Malinowski; William A. Malizio; Denise A. McKoy; Victoria H. Pepper; Debra A. Smith; Ronnette Thompson. Department of the Environment www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/Pages/JJM/default.aspx, OPINIONS & ADVICE DIVISION Vacancy, Assistant Attorney General (410) 209-4991 Maryland Constitutional Offices & Agencies Moore over executive order creating cabinet post. of Social Services Danielle J. McCray, Social Services Attorney (301) 951-8178; e-mail: Carrie J. Williams, Director (410) 576-7837; e-mail: cwilliams@oag.state.md.us Michael O. Doyle, Deputy Counsel for Litigation (410) 339-7567 Queen Anne's County Dept. Renee Nacrelli, Deputy Counsel (410) 767-1561 (C81C0004, formerly 22.03.00.04) Raquel Guillory Coombs, Director & Public Information Officer (410) 576-6357 afusting@oag.state.md.us (C81C0009, formerly 22.03.00.09) Assistant Attorneys General: E. Fremont Magee; Sarah E. Sette. Sean L. Coleman, Counsel (410) 729-8240; e-mail: scole@menv.com Maryland Technology Development Corporation Sarah Earlene Pendley, Assistant Attorney General (410) 767-5205; fax: (410) 585-3530 e-mail: cquattrocki@oag.state.md.us Assistant Attorneys General: Hanna Abrams; Lauren R. Calia; Brian T. Edmunds; Robert E. Frey; William T. Lawrie, Jr.; Christopher J. Madaio; Patrick H. McCormally; Elizabeth J. Stern; Sara Tonnesen. Assistant Attorneys General: William J. Chen III; Ilene S. Garten; Colleen A. Lamont; W. David Rawle. of Social Services Schonette J. Walker, Deputy Chief (410) 576-6473; e-mail: swalker@oag.state.md.us Dawn P. O'Croinin, Counsel (410) 706-1092; e-mail: dawn.o'croinin@oag.state.md.us Maryland Environmental Service ; Verna E. Harrison; Mark L. Hoffman; Frederick H. Hoover, Jr., Esq. Meghan R. Marek, Assistant Attorney General (410) 769-1025; e-mail: mmarek@oag.state.md.us gtzanakis@oag.state.md.us Department of State Police Assistant Attorneys General: E. Fremont Magee; Sarah E. Sette. Maryland Universities & Colleges FY2019 appropriation: $1,721,519; authorized positions: 15 Laila K. Atallah, Principal Counsel (410) 767-6446; e-mail: Julia Doyle Bernhardt, Chief of Litigation (410) 576-7291; e-mail: jbernhardt@oag.state.md.us DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL Department of Budget & Management Maryland Health Benefit Exchange e-mail: inathan@oag.state.md.us CORRECTIONAL LITIGATION UNIT Montgomery County Office of Child Support Bill would mandate hospitals to test for fentanyl in overdose cases; Senate OKs Juvenile Justice pick; Gov. Dale E. Cantone, Deputy Commissioner (410) 576-6368 mweisfeld@oag.state.md.us Noreen M. Rubin, Senior Counsel (410) 767-6917; e-mail: nrubin@oag.state.md.us jfinley@oag.state.md.us James E. Ruffin, Deputy Counsel (410) 378-4100; e-mail: Edgar A. Ocampo, Social Services Attorney (410) 876-5183; e-mail: Allegany County Dept. Gov. Born in Huntington, New York, Brown was raised by immigrant parents and graduated from Harvard College, the undergraduate college of Harvard University, and Harvard University Law School. Department of Budget & Management e-mail: cdowling@oag.state.md.us FY2020 appropriation: $471,615; authorized positions: Department of Housing & Community Development web: www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/Pages/IdentityTheft/default.aspx Staff: vacancy (410) 576-6406 Assistant Attorneys General: Priscilla N. Carroll; William J. Selle. Phillip M. Pickus, Deputy Counsel (410) 653-4293 WebElizabeth F. Harris, Chief Deputy Attorney General (410) 576-7051 Thiruvendran Vignarajah, Deputy Attorney General (410) 576-7035 CHIEF DEPUTY ATTORNEY kris.king@maryland.gov Strider L. Dickson, Director (410) 576-6418; e-mail: sdickson@oag.state.md.us e-mail: mmcdonald@oag.state.md.us Department of Juvenile Services Christopher M. Franzoni, Assistant Attorney General (410) 576-7219; e-mail: cfranzoni@oag.state.md.us. Charles County Dept. ; Ann Pesiri Swanson. WESTERN MARYLAND OFFICE Assistant Attorneys General: Sandra I. Barnes; Hubert K. Chang; Simon T. Cornberg; Cathy A. Dryden; Aretha J. Ector; Janet F. Hartge; Kelly E. James; Elise Song Kurlander; Stephanie A. Lewis; Hilma J. Munson; Leslie K. Ridgway; Karen H. Rohrbaugh; Carol Ann Smith; Jennifer M. Sullam; Ann D. Ware. karl.pothier@maryland.gov FY2020 appropriation: $733,244; authorized positions: Maryland Teachers & State Employees Supplemental Retirement Plans ANTITRUST DIVISION Assistant Attorneys General: Francis (Frank) Curnutte; Nichole C. Gatewood; Teresa M. Kelly; Ari J. Kodeck. boliner@comp.state.md.us Kasey M. Miles, Social Services Attorney (410) 876-0450; e-mail: Assistant Attorney General: Rajni K. Sekhri Joy R. Sakamoto-Wengel, Chair (410) 576-7041 Sophie H. Ticer, Social Services Attorney (301) 392-6880; e-mail: Hall, Deputy Counsel (410) 468-2030 State Department of Assessments & Taxation e-mail: awarmack@oag.state.md.us, FALSE CLAIMS UNIT Maryland Executive Commissions, Committees, Task Forces, Advisory Boards Secretary of State Department of Budget & Management web: e-mail: mmcdonald@oag.state.md.us Vacancy, Chair Prince George's County Office of Child Support stuart.nathan@maryland.gov Janice A. Finley, Social Services Attorney (410) 810-7774; e-mail: The bills passed the House but failed in the Senate. U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE UNIT jeffrey.myers@maryland.gov Mark S. Petrauskas, Deputy Counsel (410) 429-7487 Elizabeth F. Harris, Chief Deputy Attorney General (410) 576-7051; e-mail: eharris@oag.state.md.us FY2020 appropriation: $635,824; authorized positions: Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services John H. Maigret, Social Services Attorney (410) 951-8186; e-mail: Kent County Dept. Assistant Attorneys General: Daniel W. Baker; Laura S. D. Tilley; Jennifer L. Tosky. TOBACCO ENFORCEMENT UNIT www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/Pages/Securities/default.aspx Allison K. Lewis, Social Services Attorney (410) 561-8459; e-mail: Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals: Kathleen G. Cox; Stacy A. Mayer. Assistant Attorneys General: Kenneth P. Barnhart; Ellen A. Callahan; Jason D. Couch; Robert N. Daniels; Carolyn M. Frank; Tsega Girma; Felicia R. Jackson-Taylor; Philip H. Lohrey; Patrick J. McCarthy; Scot D. Morrell; Dayna S. Pachman; Libby C. Rappaport; Derek S. Walker; DeNisha A. Watson; Jason C. Zappasodi. (C81C0017, formerly 22.03.00.17) Maryland Universities & Colleges Philip P. Whaling, Deputy Counsel (410) 385-4431 Assistant Attorney General: John P. McLane Office of Administrative Hearings (Fritz) Schantz, Director (410) 576-6580 Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 6-year terms: Hossein Parvizian, Social Services Attorney (410) 767-7281 Department of General Services Assistant Attorneys General: Janet K. Brown; Michael Brown; Tracy L. Bull; Francesca B. Gibbs; Roberta L. Gill; Christopher A. Gozdor; Sherrai V. Hamm; K. Michael Kao; Karen R. Malinowski; William A. Malizio; Denise A. McKoy; Victoria H. Pepper; Debra A. Smith; Ronnette Thompson. Dale E. Cantone, Deputy Commissioner (410) 576-6368 Ilene J. Nathan, People's Insurance Counsel (appointed by Attorney General with Senate advice & consent) (410) 576-6529 Aleithea A. Warmack, Deputy Communications Officer (410) 576-6956 FY2019 appropriation: $1,721,519; authorized positions: 15 Maryland Departments Nicholas E. Johansson, Principal Counsel (410) 767-5829; e-mail: njohansson@oag.state.md.us Barbara Curnin Kountz, Deputy Counsel (410) 767-6456 sticer@oag.state.md.us John H. Maigret, Social Services Attorney (410) 951-8186; e-mail: Maryland Universities & Colleges Assistant Attorneys General: Alex L. Harisiadis; Kristen M. Kalaria; Jill R. Leiner; William O. Mandycz; Jody R. Shaw; Emily J. Spiering; Andrea E. Young. (C81C0021) Matthew Breault, Social Services Attorney (410) 561-5382; e-mail: Assistant Attorneys General: Michelle Sawyer Christoffers; W. Todd Ensminger; Eric S. Hartwig; Brenden L. Hodge; Kenneth B. Hulsey. Prince George's County Office of Child Support Maryland Departments Lisa O. Arnquist, Deputy Counsel for Personnel & Procurement (410) 339-7568 of Social Services FY2019 appropriation: $464,085; authorized positions: 5 Edgar A. Ocampo, Social Services Attorney (410) 876-5183; e-mail: Nicole Lugo Clark, Deputy Counsel (410) 767-5959; e-mail: nclark@oag.state.md.us Assistant Attorneys General: Steven R. Brown; John Fredrickson; Patrick M. Martyn; Robert A. McFarland; Nancy H. Russell-Forrester. MORTGAGE SERVICING SETTLEMENT UNIT Assistant Attorney General: Lara L. Hjortsberg (410) 767-8732; fax: (410) 659-0349; e-mail: lara.hjortsberg@maryland.gov Assistant Attorneys General: Alan J. Dunklow; Lydia B. Hoover; Jacqueline C. LaFiandra; Jody Malmstrom; Derek S. Simmonsen. ldix@oag.state.md.us Ice; Antonio V. Rivera. Assistant Attorneys General: Daniel W. Baker; Laura S. D. Tilley; Jennifer L. Tosky. bruce.edwards@maryland.gov Assistant Attorneys General: Tracee Orlove Fruman; Lisa H. Marts; James McHale; Marilee L. Miller; Raja S. Mishra; Catherine Schuster Pascale; Andrew Schell. Maryland Manual On-Line Thomas F. Filbert, Principal Counsel (410) 841-5895; e-mail: Jennifer L. Wazenski, Principal Counsel (410) 260-8350; e-mail: Linda A. Holmes, Social Services Attorney (410) 386-3494; e-mail: langotti@oag.state.md.us lpickens@oag.state.md.us Brian L. Oliner, Principal Counsel (410) 260-7808; e-mail: Stuart M. Nathan, Counsel (410) 339-7569; e-mail: State Board of Nursing Assistant Attorneys General: Tracee Orlove Fruman; Lisa H. Marts; James McHale; Marilee L. Miller; Raja S. Mishra; Catherine Schuster Pascale; Andrew Schell. Vacancy, Social Services Attorney (410) 951-8093; fax: (410) 951-8256 FALSE CLAIMS UNIT wmckee@oag.state.md.us Assistant Attorneys General: Jerry E. Jones; Timothy S. Lake. State Retirement & Pension System Kimberly Smith Ward, Deputy Counsel, Litigation (410) 230-6123; e-mail: EASTERN SHORE OFFICE roen.taylor@oag.state.md.us web: Assistant Attorney General: Josaphine B. Yuzuik (410) 260-3855; e-mail: of Social Services Assistant Attorney General: Carl N. Zacarias, Governor's Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs Maryland Health Care Commission amy.fitzgerald@maryland.gov Montgomery County Office of Child Support Police & Correctional Training Commissions sticer@oag.state.md.us Assistant Attorneys General: Karen Anderson-Scott; William H. Fields; S. Monica Mitzel. e-mail: emyer@oag.state.md.us George E. Tzanakis, Social Services Attorney (410) 996-0104; e-mail: Vacancy, Chair (C81C0015, formerly 22.03.00.15) of Social Services Jeremy M. McCoy, Counsel (410) 946-5600, (301) 970-5600; e-mail: jmccoy@oag.state.md.us Kathleen C. Murphy, Chief (410) 576-6553; e-mail: kmurphy@oag.state.md.us lsnyder@oag.state.md.us Brian L. Oliner, Principal Counsel (410) 260-7808; e-mail: Maryland Counties Michael R. Chester, Social Services Attorney (410) 951-8041; fax: 951-8256; e-mail: lpickens@oag.state.md.us boliner@comp.state.md.us CRIMINAL DIVISION Ira Schwartz, Counsel (410) 767-6452; fax: (410) 333-8298 thomas.filbert@maryland.gov Kathy F. Crosby, Deputy Counsel for Advice (410) 767-3558 e-mail: dtalley@oag.state.md.us Queen Anne's County Dept. Philip P. Whaling, Deputy Counsel (410) 385-4431 Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown said his office would defend a proposed law that would make it possible for child sex abuse victims to retroactively sue John Van Lear Dorsey, Counsel (410) 468-2023; e-mail: van.dorsey@oag.state.md.us State Lottery & Gaming Control Agency Maryland Executive Commissions, Committees, Task Forces, Advisory Boards Queen Anne's County Dept. of Social Services Kimberly Smith Ward, Deputy Counsel, Litigation (410) 230-6123; e-mail: neeta.kataria@maryland.gov Sophie H. Ticer, Social Services Attorney (301) 392-6880; e-mail: Robert T. Fontaine, Counsel (410) 230-8780; e-mail: robert.fontaine@maryland.gov mtrust@oag.state.md.us EDUCATION UNIT e-mail: rsiskind@oag.state.md.us of Social Services Stephanie J. Lane-Weber, Counsel (410) 576-6340; e-mail: slaneweber@oag.state.md.us