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The Public Health Law Program provides this voluntary directory of public health attorneys as a public service. If you are a government-employed attorney serving in a state health department and you would like to be listed, please submit the following information to [email protected]: name, degree(s), title, organization, name of health department served, mailing address, phone, fax, and email.
Alabama-Florida
Alabama
Primary Contact
P. Brian Hale
General Counsel
Alabama Department of Public Health
201 Monroe Street, Suite 1540, The RSA Tower
Montgomery, AL 36130-3017
Phone: (334) 206-5209
Fax: (334) 206-5874
Email: [email protected]
Alaska
Primary Contact
Leah Farzin
Assistant Attorney General
Alaska Office of Attorney General
123 4th Street, Dimond Court House
P.O. Box 110300
Juneau, AK 99811-0300
Phone: (907) 465-2173
Email: [email protected]
Secondary Contact
Kelly Henriksen
Assistant Attorney General
Alaska Office of Attorney General
123 4th Street, Dimond Court House
P.O. Box 110300
Juneau, AK 99811-0300
Phone: (907) 465-6726
Fax: (907) 465-2539
Email: [email protected]
Arizona
Primary Contact
Kevin Ray
Assistant Attorney General
Arizona Office of Attorney General
2005 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Phone: (602) 542-8328
Fax: (602) 364-0700
Email: [email protected]
Secondary Contact
Aubrey Joy Corcoran, JD, MPH
Health Unit Chief Counsel
Arizona Office of the Attorney General
2005 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Phone: (602) 542-8890
Fax: (602)364-0700
Email: [email protected]
Arkansas
Primary Contact
This position is now open
Secondary Contact
Reginald Rogers
Deputy General Counsel
Arkansas Department of Health
4815 West Markham Street, Slot 31
Little Rock, AR 72205-3867
Phone: (501) 661-2609
Cell: (501) 944-2962
Fax: (501) 661-2357
Email: [email protected]
California
Primary Contact
Drew Brereton
Chief Counsel
California Department of Public Health
1415 L Street, Suite 500
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 558-1710
Email: [email protected]
Secondary Contact
Mike Rainville
Assistant Chief Counsel
California Department of Public Health
1415 L Street, Suite 500
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 558-1710
Email: [email protected]
Colorado
Primary Contact
Ann Hause
Director, Office of Legal and Regulatory Compliance
Colorado Department of Public Health & the Environment
4300 Cherry Creek Drive S
Denver, CO 80246-1530
Phone: (303) 692-3472
Fax: (303) 691-7702
Email: [email protected]
Secondary Contact
Deborah Nelson
Colorado Department of Public Health & the Environment
4300 Cherry Creek Drive S
Denver, CO 80246-1530
Phone: (303) 692-3466
Fax: (303) 691-7702
Email: [email protected]
Connecticut
Primary Contact
Henry Salton
Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
55 Elm St.
P.O. Box 120
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: (860) 808-5210
Fax: (860) 808-5385
Email: [email protected]
Secondary Contact
Daniel Shapiro
Deputy Assistant Attorney General
Connecticut Office of the Attorney General Health and Education
55 Elm Street
P.O. Box 120
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: (860) 808-5142
Fax: (860) 808-5385
Email: [email protected]
Delaware
Primary Contact
Joanna Suder
Deputy Attorney General
Delaware Department of Justice
820 N. French St., 6th Floor
Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: (302) 577-8323
Fax: (302) 577-5866
E-mail: [email protected]
District of Columbia
Primary Contact
Phillip Husband, BBA, JD
General Counsel
District of Columbia Department of Health
899 North Capitol Street, NE, 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 442-5977
Fax: (202) 442-4797
Email: [email protected]
Florida
Primary Contact
Louise St. Laurent
Office of General Counsel
Florida Department of Health
Physical Address
2585 Merchants Row Boulevard
Tallahassee, FL 32311
Mailing Address
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin# A02
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1703
Phone: (850) 245-4005
Email: [email protected]
Georgia-Louisiana
Georgia
Primary Contact
Melanie Simon
General Counsel
Georgia Department of Health
2 Peachtree St. NW, 5th floor
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: (404) 232-1710
Email: [email protected]
Hawaii
Primary Contact
Angela A. Tokuda
Deputy Attorney General
Health and Human Services Division
465 South King Street, Suite 200
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 587-3050
Fax: (808) 587-3077
Email: [email protected]
Idaho
Primary Contact
Robert Adelson
Deputy Attorney General
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
3276 Elder Street, Suite B
Boise, Idaho 83720-5537
Bus Ph:(208) 334-7961
Bus Fax:(208) 334-6515
Email: [email protected]
Indiana
Primary Contact
Kelly Mackinnon, JD
Chief Legal Counsel
Office of Legal Affairs
Indiana State Department of Health
2 N. Meridian St., 3H-99
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 233-7316
Fax: (317) 234-6278
Email: [email protected]
Iowa
Primary Contact
Heather Adams
Assistant Attorney General
Iowa Attorney General's Office
1305 E. Walnut Street
Hoover State Office Building, 2nd Floor
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: (515) 281-3441
Work Cell: (515) 201-8430
Fax: (515) 281-7551
Email: [email protected]
Kansas
Primary Contact
Eugene Lueger
Associate Chief Counsel for Public Health
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Office of Legal Services, Curtis State Office Building
1000 SW Jackson, Ste. 560
Topeka, KS 66612-1371
Phone: (785) 296-0088
Fax: (785) 296-7119
Email: [email protected]
Secondary Contact
Greg Lakin
Chief Health Officer/Medicaid Medical Director
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Phone: (785) 296-0461
Kentucky
Primary Contact
Wesley Duke
General Counsel, Office of Legal Services
Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Phone: (502) 564-7042
Fax: (502) 564-7091
Email: [email protected]
Louisiana
Primary Contact
David McCay
Attorney Supervisor
Louisiana Department of Health
P.O. Box 3836
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Phone: (225) 342-1123
Fax: (225) 342-2232
Email: [email protected]
Secondary Contact
Kimberly Humbles
General Counsel
Louisiana Department of Health
P.O. Box 3836
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Phone: (225) 342-1128
Email: [email protected]
Maine-Montana
Maine
Primary Contact
Margaret Machaiek
Assistant Attorney General
Maine Office of Attorney General
Office of Attorney General
6 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0006
Phone: (207) 626-8881
Fax: (207) 626-8828
Email: [email protected]
Maryland
Primary Contact
Mary Bearden
Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
Maryland Department of Health
300 W. Preston Street, Suite 302
Telephone: (410) 767-6526
Mobile: (410) 775-6012
Fax: (410) 333-5174
Email: [email protected]
Massachusetts
Primary Contact
Margret R. Cooke
Acting Commissioner of Public Health
Office of the General Counsel
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
250 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02108
Main: (617) 624-5220
Email: [email protected]
Michigan
Primary Contact
Brittany Campbell, Director
Public Health Legal Division
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
333 S Grand Ave.
Lansing, MI 48933
Phone: (517) 582-3784
Email: [email protected]
Secondary Contact
Eric Hendricks, Manager
Public Health & Legal Services Section
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
333 S Grand Ave.
Lansing, MI 48933
Phone: (517) 331-3181
Email: [email protected]
Minnesota
Primary Contact
Robin Benson, JD
Chief Legal Counsel
Minnesota Department of Health
625 North Robert Street
St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651) 201-4566
Email: [email protected]
Mississippi
Primary Contact
Cassandra B. Walter, Esq.
General Counsel
Mississippi State Department of Health
570 East Woodrow Wilson Blvd.
Jackson, MS 39216
Phone: (601) 576-7419
Email: [email protected]
Missouri
Primary Contact
Richard Moore, JD
Chief Counsel
Office of General Counsel
Department of Health and Senior Services
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: (573) 751-6005
Fax: (573) 751-0247
Email: [email protected]
Secondary Contact
Brenda Rackers, JD, RN
Senior Legal Counsel
Office of General Counsel
Department of Health and Senior Services
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: (573) 751-6005
Fax: (573) 751-0247
Email: [email protected]
Montana
Primary Contact
Paula M. Stannard
Chief Legal Counsel
Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services
P.O. Box 4210111 N Sanders, Rm 210
Helena, MT 59604
Phone: (406) 444-3127
Fax: (406) 444-9744
Email: [email protected]
Secondary Contact
Chad G. Parker
Deputy Chief Legal Counsel
Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services
P.O. Box 4210111 N Sanders, Rm 210
Helena, MT 59604
Phone: (406) 444-0207
Fax: (406) 444-9744
Email: [email protected]
Nebraska-Oregon
Nebraska
Primary Contact
Sara K. Houston
Lead Public Health Attorney
Legal Services
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 95026
Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone: (402) 471-8747
Fax: (402) 742-2374
Email: [email protected]
Secondary Contact
Teresa M. Hampton
Attorney
Legal Services
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 95026
Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone: (402) 471-4051
Fax: (402) 742-2374
Email: [email protected]
Nevada
Primary Contact
Pierron Tackes, JD, MPH
Deputy Attorney General
Nevada Office of Attorney General
Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health
100 North Carson St.
Carson City, Nevada 89701
Bus Ph: (775) 684-1114
Bus Fax: (775) 684-1145
Email: [email protected]
New Hampshire
Primary Contact
Elizabeth Maynard
Counsel for Public Health
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
OOS/Brown Building
129 Pleasant St.
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 271-9223
Fax: (603) 271-5590
Email: [email protected]
Secondary Contact
John Martin
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
129 Pleasant St.
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 271-9256
Email: [email protected]
New Jersey
Primary Contact
Joy L. Lindo
Director, Office of Legal & Regulatory Compliance
NJ Department of Health
P.O. Box 360
Trenton, NJ 08625-0360
Phone: (609) 984-2177
Fax: (609) 292-5333
Email: [email protected]
New Mexico
Primary Contact
Gabrielle Sanchez-Sandoval
Deputy Secretary and General Counsel
New Mexico Department of Health
1190 St. Francis Drive, Suite N-4095
P.O. Box 26110
Santa Fe, NM 87502
Phone: (505) 670-3298
New York
Primary Contact
Kathy S. Marks
General Counsel
New York State Department of Health
Division of Legal Affairs
2438 Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12237-0026
Phone: (518) 474-7553
Email: [email protected]
North Carolina
Primary Contact
Chris Hoke, JD
Director
Office of Regulatory and Legal Affairs
North Carolina DHHS, Division of Public Health
1931 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1931
Phone: (919) 707-5006
Fax: (919) 870-4829
Email: [email protected]
Secondary Contact
John Barkley
Assistant Attorney General
North Carolina Department of Justice
Public Health and Child Welfare Section
9001 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-9001
Phone: (919) 716-6864
Fax: (919) 716-6758
Email: [email protected]
North Dakota
This position is now open
Ohio
Primary Contact
Socrates H. Tuch
Senior Legal Counsel/Privacy Offer
Ohio Department of Health
246 North High Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 466-4882
Fax: (614) 564-2509
Email: [email protected]
Oklahoma
Primary Contact
Mykel Fry
General Counsel
Oklahoma State Department of Health
123 Robert S. Kerr Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73102-6406
Phone: (405) 426-8941
Fax: (405) 900-7601
Email: [email protected]
Oregon
Primary Contact
Shannon O'Fallon
Senior Assistant Attorney General
Health and Human Services Section
General Counsel Division
Oregon Department of Justice
Mailing Address: 1162 Court St NE, Salem, OR 97301-4096
Physical Address: 100 SW Market Street, Portland, OR 97201
Portland, OR 97201
Phone Direct: (971) 673-1950
Phone Mobile: (503) 358-2047
Email: [email protected]
Pennsylvania-Virginia
Pennsylvania
Primary Contact
Yvette M. Kostelac
Deputy Chief Counsel
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Office of Legal Counsel
Room 825, Health and Welfare Building
625 Forster Street
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: (717) 783-2500
Fax: (717) 705-6042
Email: [email protected]
Rhode Island
Primary Contact
Kenny Alston
Chief Legal Counsel
Rhode Island Department of Health
3 Capitol Hill, Room 404
Providence, RI 02908
Phone: (401) 222-1685
Fax: (401) 222-6548
Email: [email protected]
South Carolina
Primary Contact
William D. Britt, Jr.
Chief Counsel for Public Health
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
Office of General Counsel
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 898-3350
Fax: (803) 898-3367
Email: [email protected]
Secondary Contact
W. Marshall Taylor
General Counsel
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
Office of General Counsel
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 898-3350
Email: [email protected]
South Dakota
Primary Contact
Justin Williams
General Counsel
South Dakota Department of Health
600 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: (605) 773-6697
Fax: (605) 773-5683
Email: [email protected]
Tennessee
Primary Contact
Mary Kennedy
Chief Deputy General Counsel
Office of the General Counsel
Tennessee Department of Health
Andrew Johnson Tower, 5th Floor
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: (615) 253-4878
Email: [email protected]
Texas
Primary Contact
Cynthia Hernandez, JD, MS
General Counsel
Texas State Department of Health
1100 W 49th Street, M-526
Mail Code: 1919
Austin, TX 78714
Phone: (512) 776-6250
Email: [email protected]
Utah
Primary Contact
Stephanie Saperstein
Assistant Attorney General
Utah Department of Health
288 North 1460 West
P.O. Box 140835
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-0835
Phone: (801) 538-6430
Email: [email protected]
Secondary Contact
Brittany Huff
Assistant Attorney General
Utah Department of Health
288 North 1460 West
P.O. Box 140835
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-0835
Phone: (801) 538-6878
Fax: (801) 538-6306
Email: [email protected]
Vermont
Primary Contact
David C. Englander
Senior Policy and Legal Advisor
Agency of Human Services Department of Health
Office of the Commissioner
108 Cherry Street
Burlington, VT 05401
Phone: (802) 863-7282
Fax: (802) 951-1275
Email: [email protected]
Virginia
Primary Contact
Robin Kurz
Senior Assistant Attorney General
Virginia Office of Attorney General
202 North 9th Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 786-0143
Fax: (804) 371-8718
Email: [email protected]
Washington-Wyoming
Washington
Primary Contact
Joyce Roper
Senior Assistant Attorney General
Washington Office of Attorney General
7141 Cleanwater Dr. SW
P.O. Box 40109
Olympia, WA 98504-0109
Phone: (360) 664-4968
Fax: (360) 586-3564
Email: [email protected]
Secondary Contact
Lilia Lopez
Assistant Attorney General
Washington Office of Attorney General
7141 Cleanwater Dr. SW
P.O. Box 40109
Olympia, WA 98504-0109
Phone: (360) 664-4967
Email: [email protected]
West Virginia
Primary Contact
Position is now open
Secondary Contact
Claire Winterholler
Assistant Attorney General
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
350 Capitol St., Room 702
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: (304) 356-4134
Fax: (304) 558-1035
Email: [email protected]
Wisconsin
Primary Contact
Jennifer Ullsvik
Attorney
Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Office of Legal Counsel
1 West Wilson Street
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: (608) 266-8457
Fax: (608) 267-1434
Email: [email protected]
Wyoming
Primary Contact
Jackson M. Engels
Senior Assistant Attorney General
Human Services Division
State of Wyoming Attorney General's Office
2320 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82001
Phone: (307) 777-3674
Email: [email protected]
Secondary Contact
Misha Westby
Deputy Attorney General
Wyoming Attorney General's Office
2320 Capital Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82001
Phone: (307) 777-7841
Fax: (307) 777-3435
Email: [email protected]