What to know
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 phlawprogram@cdc.gov: 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
Phone: (334) 206-5209
Fax: (334) 206-5874
Email: brian.hale@adph.state.al.us
Alaska
Primary Contact
Leah Farzin
Assistant Attorney General
Alaska Office of Attorney General
Phone: (907) 465-2173
Email: Leah.Farzin@alaska.gov
Secondary Contact
Kelly Henriksen
Assistant Attorney General
Alaska Office of Attorney General
Phone: (907) 465-6726
Fax: (907) 465-2539
Email: kelly.henriksen@alaska.gov
Arizona
Primary Contact
Kevin Ray
Assistant Attorney General
Arizona Office of Attorney General
Phone: (602) 542-8328
Fax: (602) 364-0700
Email: kevin.ray@azag.gov
Secondary Contact
Aubrey Joy Corcoran, JD, MPH
Health Unit Chief Counsel
Arizona Office of the Attorney General
Phone: (602) 542-8890
Fax: (602)364-0700
Email: Aubreyjoy.corcoran@azag.gov
Arkansas
Primary Contact
This position is now open
Secondary Contact
Reginald Rogers
Deputy General Counsel
Arkansas Department of Health
Phone: (501) 661-2609
Cell: (501) 944-2962
Fax: (501) 661-2357
Email: reginald.rogers@arkansas.gov
California
Primary Contact
Drew Brereton
Chief Counsel
California Department of Public Health
Phone: (916) 558-1710
Email: Drew.Brereton@cdph.ca.gov
Secondary Contact
Mike Rainville
Assistant Chief Counsel
California Department of Public Health
Phone: (916) 558-1710
Email: Mike.Rainville@cdph.ca.gov
Colorado
Primary Contact
Ann Hause
Director, Office of Legal and Regulatory Compliance
Colorado Department of Public Health & the Environment
Phone: (303) 692-3472
Fax: (303) 691-7702
Email: ann.hause@state.co.us
Secondary Contact
Deborah Nelson
Colorado Department of Public Health & the Environment
Phone: (303) 692-3466
Fax: (303) 691-7702
Email: deborah.nelson@state.co.us
Connecticut
Primary Contact
Henry Salton
Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
Phone: (860) 808-5210
Fax: (860) 808-5385
Email: Henry.Salton@ct.gov
Secondary Contact
Daniel Shapiro
Deputy Assistant Attorney General
Connecticut Office of the Attorney General Health and Education
Phone: (860) 808-5142
Fax: (860) 808-5385
Email: Daniel.Shapiro@ct.gov
Delaware
Primary Contact
Joanna Suder
Deputy Attorney General
Delaware Department of Justice
Phone: (302) 577-8323
Fax: (302) 577-5866
E-mail: joanna.suder@state.de.us
District of Columbia
Primary Contact
Phillip Husband, BBA, JD
General Counsel
District of Columbia Department of Health
Phone: (202) 442-5977
Fax: (202) 442-4797
Email: Phillip.Husband@dc.gov
Florida
Primary Contact
Louise St. Laurent
Office of General Counsel
Florida Department of Health
Phone: (850) 245-4005
Email: Louise.stlaurent@fl.gov
Georgia-Louisiana
Georgia
Primary Contact
Melanie Simon
General Counsel
Georgia Department of Health
Phone: (404) 232-1710
Email: melanie.simon@dph.ga.gov
Hawaii
Primary Contact
Angela A. Tokuda
Deputy Attorney General
Health and Human Services Division
Phone: (808) 587-3050
Fax: (808) 587-3077
Email: angela.a.tokuda@hawaii.gov
Idaho
Primary Contact
Robert Adelson
Deputy Attorney General
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Bus Ph:(208) 334-7961
Bus Fax:(208) 334-6515
Email: rob.adelson@ag.idaho.gov
Indiana
Primary Contact
Kelly Mackinnon, JD
Chief Legal Counsel
Office of Legal Affairs
Indiana State Department of Health
Phone: (317) 233-7316
Fax: (317) 234-6278
Email: kmackinnon@isdh.in.gov
Iowa
Primary Contact
Heather Adams
Assistant Attorney General
Iowa Attorney General's Office
Phone: (515) 281-3441
Work Cell: (515) 201-8430
Fax: (515) 281-7551
Email: Heather.Adams@ag.iowa.gov
Kansas
Primary Contact
Eugene Lueger
Associate Chief Counsel for Public Health
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Office of Legal Services
Phone: (785) 296-0088
Fax: (785) 296-7119
Email: glueger@kdheks.gov
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: WesleyW.Duke@ky.gov
Louisiana
Primary Contact
David McCay
Attorney Supervisor
Louisiana Department of Health
Phone: (225) 342-1123
Fax: (225) 342-2232
Email: david.mccay@la.gov
Secondary Contact
Kimberly Humbles
General Counsel
Louisiana Department of Health
Phone: (225) 342-1128
Email: Kimberly.humbles@la.gov
Maine-Montana
Maine
Primary Contact
Margaret Machaiek
Assistant Attorney General
Maine Office of Attorney General
Office of Attorney General
Phone: (207) 626-8881
Fax: (207) 626-8828
Email: Margaret.Machaiek@maine.gov
Maryland
Primary Contact
Mary Bearden
Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
Maryland Department of Health
Telephone: (410) 767-6526
Mobile: (410) 775-6012
Fax: (410) 333-5174
Email: mary.bearden@maryland.gov
Massachusetts
Primary Contact
Margret R. Cooke
Acting Commissioner of Public Health
Office of the General Counsel
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Main: (617) 624-5220
Email: Margret.r.cooke@mass.gov
Michigan
Primary Contact
Katie Barron, Director
Public Health Legal Division
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Phone: (517) 230-6428
Email: barronk3@michigan.gov
Secondary Contact
Eric Hendricks, Manager
Public Health & Legal Services Section
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Phone: (517) 331-3181
Email: hendrickse@michigan.gov
Minnesota
Primary Contact
Robin Benson, JD
Chief Legal Counsel
Minnesota Department of Health
Phone: (651) 201-4566
Email: Robin.Christopher.Benson@state.mn.us
Mississippi
Primary Contact
Cassandra B. Walter, Esq.
General Counsel
Mississippi State Department of Health
Phone: (601) 576-7419
Email: cassandra.walter@msdh.ms.gov
Missouri
Primary Contact
Richard Moore, JD
Chief Counsel
Office of General Counsel
Department of Health and Senior Services
Phone: (573) 751-6005
Fax: (573) 751-0247
Email: OGC@health.mo.gov
Secondary Contact
Brenda Rackers, JD, RN
Senior Legal Counsel
Office of General Counsel
Department of Health and Senior Services
Phone: (573) 751-6005
Fax: (573) 751-0247
Email: OGC@health.mo.gov
Montana
Primary Contact
Paula M. Stannard
Chief Legal Counsel
Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services
Phone: (406) 444-3127
Fax: (406) 444-9744
Email: paula.stannard@mt.gov
Secondary Contact
Chad G. Parker
Deputy Chief Legal Counsel
Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services
Phone: (406) 444-0207
Fax: (406) 444-9744
Email: chad.parker@mt.gov
Nebraska-Oregon
Nebraska
Primary Contact
Sara K. Houston
Lead Public Health Attorney
Legal Services
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Phone: (402) 471-8747
Fax: (402) 742-2374
Email: sara.houston@nebraska.gov
Secondary Contact
Teresa M. Hampton
Attorney
Legal Services
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Phone: (402) 471-4051
Fax: (402) 742-2374
Email: Teresa.hampton@nebraska.gov
Nevada
Primary Contact
Pierron Tackes, JD, MPH
Deputy Attorney General
Nevada Office of Attorney General
Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health
Bus Ph: (775) 684-1114
Bus Fax: (775) 684-1145
Email: ptackes@ag.nv.gov
New Hampshire
Primary Contact
Elizabeth Maynard
Counsel for Public Health
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
Phone: (603) 271-9223
Fax: (603) 271-5590
Email: elizabeth.maynard@dhhs.nh.gov
Secondary Contact
John Martin
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
Phone: (603) 271-9256
Email: jmartin@dhhs.state.nh.us
New Jersey
Primary Contact
Joy L. Lindo
Director, Office of Legal & Regulatory Compliance
NJ Department of Health
Phone: (609) 984-2177
Fax: (609) 292-5333
Email: joy.lindo@doh.nj.gov
New Mexico
Primary Contact
Gabrielle Sanchez-Sandoval
Deputy Secretary and General Counsel
New Mexico Department of Health
Phone: (505) 670-3298
New York
Primary Contact
Kathy S. Marks
General Counsel
New York State Department of Health
Division of Legal Affairs
Phone: (518) 474-7553
Email: Kathy.marks@health.ny.gov
North Carolina
Primary Contact
Chris Hoke, JD
Director
Office of Regulatory and Legal Affairs
North Carolina DHHS, Division of Public Health
Phone: (919) 707-5006
Fax: (919) 870-4829
Email: chris.hoke@dhhs.nc.gov
Secondary Contact
John Barkley
Assistant Attorney General
North Carolina Department of Justice
Public Health and Child Welfare Section
Phone: (919) 716-6864
Fax: (919) 716-6758
Email: jbarkley@ncdoj.gov
North Dakota
This position is now open
Ohio
Primary Contact
Socrates H. Tuch
Senior Legal Counsel/Privacy Offer
Ohio Department of Health
Phone: (614) 466-4882
Fax: (614) 564-2509
Email: Socrates.Tuch@odh.ohio.gov
Oklahoma
Primary Contact
Mykel Fry
General Counsel
Oklahoma State Department of Health
Phone: (405) 426-8941
Fax: (405) 900-7601
Email: Mykel.Fry@health.ok.gov
Oregon
Primary Contact
Shannon O'Fallon
Senior Assistant Attorney General
Health and Human Services Section
General Counsel Division
Oregon Department of Justice
Phone Direct: (971) 673-1950
Phone Mobile: (503) 358-2047
Email: shannon.ofallon@doj.state.or.us
Pennsylvania-Virginia
Pennsylvania
Primary Contact
Yvette M. Kostelac
Deputy Chief Counsel
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Office of Legal Counsel
Phone: (717) 783-2500
Fax: (717) 705-6042
Email: ykostelac@pa.gov
Rhode Island
Primary Contact
Kenny Alston
Chief Legal Counsel
Rhode Island Department of Health
Phone: (401) 222-1685
Fax: (401) 222-6548
Email: Kenny.Alston@ohhs.ri.gov
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
Phone: (803) 898-3350
Fax: (803) 898-3367
Email: BrittWD@dhec.sc.gov
Secondary Contact
W. Marshall Taylor
General Counsel
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
Office of General Counsel
Phone: (803) 898-3350
Email: taylorwm@dhec.sc.gov
South Dakota
Primary Contact
Justin Williams
General Counsel
South Dakota Department of Health
Phone: (605) 773-6697
Fax: (605) 773-5683
Email: justin.williams@state.sd.us
Tennessee
Primary Contact
Mary Kennedy
Chief Deputy General Counsel
Office of the General Counsel
Tennessee Department of Health
Andrew Johnson Tower, 5th Floor
Phone: (615) 253-4878
Email: mary.kennedy@tn.gov
Texas
Primary Contact
Cynthia Hernandez, JD, MS
General Counsel
Texas State Department of Health
Phone: (512) 776-6250
Email: Cynthia.Hernandez3@hhs.texas.gov
Utah
Primary Contact
Stephanie Saperstein
Assistant Attorney General
Utah Department of Health
Phone: (801) 538-6430
Email: Stephaniesaperstein@utah.gov
Secondary Contact
Brittany Huff
Assistant Attorney General
Utah Department of Health
Phone: (801) 538-6878
Fax: (801) 538-6306
Email: brittanyhuff@utah.gov
Vermont
Primary Contact
David C. Englander
Senior Policy and Legal Advisor
Agency of Human Services Department of Health
Office of the Commissioner
Phone: (802) 863-7282
Fax: (802) 951-1275
Email: david.englander@vermont.gov
Virginia
Primary Contact
Robin Kurz
Senior Assistant Attorney General
Virginia Office of Attorney General
Phone: (804) 786-0143
Fax: (804) 371-8718
Email: rkurz@oag.state.va.us
Washington-Wyoming
Washington
Primary Contact
Joyce Roper
Senior Assistant Attorney General
Washington Office of Attorney General
Phone: (360) 664-4968
Fax: (360) 586-3564
Email: joycer@atg.wa.gov
Secondary Contact
Lilia Lopez
Assistant Attorney General
Washington Office of Attorney General
Olympia, WA 98504-0109
Phone: (360) 664-4967
Email: LiliaL@atg.wa.gov
West Virginia
Primary Contact
Position is now open
Secondary Contact
Claire Winterholler
Assistant Attorney General
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
Phone: (304) 356-4134
Fax: (304) 558-1035
Email: m.claire.winterholler@wv.gov
Wisconsin
Primary Contact
Jennifer Ullsvik
Attorney
Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Office of Legal Counsel
Phone: (608) 266-8457
Fax: (608) 267-1434
Email: Jennifer.ullsvik@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Wyoming
Primary Contact
Jackson M. Engels
Senior Assistant Attorney General
Human Services Division
State of Wyoming Attorney General's Office
Phone: (307) 777-3674
Email: jackson.engels@wyo.gov
Secondary Contact
Misha Westby
Deputy Attorney General
Wyoming Attorney General's Office
Phone: (307) 777-7841
Fax: (307) 777-3435
Email: misha.westby@wyo.gov