Constitutional Offices and Agencies
STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION:
Nolan H. Rogers, Supervising Attorney
Norman Polski, Administrative Special Attorney
Special Attorneys:
James R. Avnet, Richard T. Brice IV, Walter W.
Claggett, James K. Eagan III, Darrow Glaser,
Louisa H. Goldstein, Lloyd J. Hammond,
Glenn B. Harten, Louis J. Kozlakowski, Jr.,
Stephen M. LeGendre, Carl H. Lehmann, Jr.,
Thomas E. Marshall, Emil A. Nichols, John J.
Schuchman, Clater W. Smith, Jr., George H.
White, Frank W. Wilson.
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Attorney General/117
300 W. Preston Street
Baltimore 21201 Telephone; 383-4350
WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION
COMMISSION:
John L. Ulrich, Jr., Supervising Attorney
George A. Eichorn III, Luther K. Jefferson, J.
Kent Leonnig, Sophia L. Swope, John J.
Szymanski.
Ill N. Charles Street
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 659-6380
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The Attorney General is elected by the people for a term of four years (Const. 1867, Art. V, sec. 1).
He may be reelected with no limit being placed on the number of terms he may serve. He must be a
citizen of the State and a qualified voter and must have resided and practiced law in Maryland for a pe-
riod of at least ten years prior to his election. The date on which he takes office is unspecified either in
the Constitution or in the Annotated Code, but customarily it occurs on December 20 following his
election. The Attorney General of Maryland receives an annual salary of $50,000. He heads the State
Law Department, which was established by Chapter 560, Acts of 1916 (Code 1957, Art. 41, sec. 199).
The Attorney General serves as legal counsel to the Governor, the General Assembly, and to all de-
partments, boards, or commissions of the State, except the Human Relations and Public Service Com-
missions, whose counsel is appointed by the Governor. The Attorney General and his assistants repre-
sent the State in all matters in which the interests of the State are involved. This includes litigation in
the Court of Appeals of Maryland, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, the District Court of the
United States, the United States Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of the United States. The
Law Department also acts as counsel to the Police Commissioner of Baltimore City. It represents the
Clerks of Court, the Registers of Wills, the Sheriffs and the State's Attorneys of the several counties
and of the City of Baltimore. The Department does not represent the charter or noncharter counties,
the County Boards of Education, the Boards of Supervisors of Elections (except in Baltimore City), or
such other boards or officials of the counties that employ their own counsel. The Attorney General
may render an opinion on any legal subject or matter upon the request of the Governor, the General
Assembly (or either House thereof), or any department or agency of the State (Code 1957, Art. 32A).
The administrative rules and regulations promulgated by any State officer or agency must be sub-
mitted to the Attorney General for review before they may become effective (Code 1957, Art. 41, sec.
9). The Department is responsible for the enforcement of the State Securities Act and for the Division
of Consumer Protection and the Antitrust Division.
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K. Houston Matney, Commissioner
Howard T. Carolan
Jeffrey S. Chernow
Dickee H. Goodman
Room 602
26 South Calvert Street
Baltimore 21202 Telephone: 659-4141
This Division, created by Chapter 1, Acts of
1962, is headed by a Securities Commissioner ap-
pointed by the Attorney General. The Division
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regulates persons involved in the securities busi-
ness in Maryland, regulates the offering of securi-
ties to the public, administers the antifraud provi-
sions of the Act, and provides administrative, civil,
and criminal remedies (Code Corporations & As-
sociations Article, secs. 11-101 through 11-805).
MARYLAND BLUE SKY ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
Chairperson: Mark D. Coplin
Dennis C. O'Brien; E. Robert Kent, Jr.; Gerald
M. Rashbaum, 1982; Ronald M. Shapiro; Ar-
thur C. Strasburger, 1982.
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