DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL

Ralph S Tyier III, Deputy Attorney General
576 6336

The Deputy Attorney General oversees four
main units the Civil Litigation Division, Criminal
Investigations Division, Educational Affairs
Division, and Medicaid Fraud Control Unit The
Deputy Attorney General also is responsible for
in house Education and Training, and the assistant
attorneys general assigned to the Department of
Agriculture, Department of Budget and Fiscal
Planning, Department of Health and Mental
Hygiene, Department of Human Resources,
Department of Licensing and Regulation, Depart
ment of Personnel, Department of Public Safety
and Correctional Services, Office on Aging, Scare
Department of Assessments and Taxation,
Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund, Injured
Workers' Insurance Fund, State Lottery Agency,
Subsequent Injury Fund, State Treasurer, and
Uninsured Employers Fund

CIVIL LITIGATION DIVISION
Evelyn 0 Cannon, Chief of Litigation
Vacancy, Principal Counsel fir Trwl Litigation
Carmen M Shepard, Principal Counsel for
Appellate Litigation

200 St Paul Place
Baltimore, MD 21202 576 6342

The Civil Litigation Division represents the State
and State employees in major federal and State avil
litigation Attorneys in the Division provide support,
either by advising or acting as co-counsel, to agency
counsel involved in or contemplating litigation The
Division reviews all federal and State avil appellate
bnefs and reviews civil complaints for potential suits
to be filed by the State

CORRECTIONAL LITIGATION UNIT
Richard M Kastendieck, Supervising Attorney
576-6429

The Correctional Litigation Unit is responsible
for the representation of State's Attorneys in any
lawsuit challenging their official actions, and of
sheriffs where the matter involves correctional
matters The Unit also represents State officials and
employees who are sued in Stare or federal courts
by prisoners for violations of their constitutional
rights in State prisons

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CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION
Lynne Ann Battagha, Chief
Christopher J Romano, Deputy Chief

200 St Paul Place
Baltimore, MD 21202 576-6380

The Criminal Investigations Division is
authorized by the Governor to investigate and
prosecute a broad range of criminal activity (Const,
Art y sec 3) Fhe Division focuses on crimes by
State employees, fraud against the State, multi
county frauds, public corruption, and criminal
violations of State tax laws The Division assists
State's Attorneys' Offices when they need addi
oonal resources or special expertise in a complex
criminal investigation

EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION
John K Anderson, Division Chief & General Counsel
William F Howard, Deputy Counsel
Valene V Clouoer, Principal Counsel to State
Department of Education

200 St Paul Place
Baltimore, MD 21202 576-6450

The Educational Affairs Division represents all
State educational agencies, institutions, boards
and commissions, including the State Depart-
ment of Education, University of Maryland Sys
tern, Maryland Higher Education Commission,
Morgan State University, St Mary's College of
Maryland, New Community College of Baltimore,
and Maryland Pubhc Broadcasting Commission
As counsel to this clientele, Division attorneys
handle court litigation, administrative proceed-
ings, day to-day advice, and preventive lawcoun
seling

MEDICAID FRAUD CONTROL UNH-
Gale R Caplan, Chief
Daniel R Anderson, Deputy Chief

200 Sc Paul Place
Baltimore, MD 21202 576 6522

The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit investigates
physicians, dentists, nursing homes, hospitals,
pharmacies, and other health care providers receiving
Medicaid funds Seventy-five percent of the operating
funds of the Unit come from federal sources

ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES UNIT
Elizabeth B Volz, Supervising Attorney

2500 Broening Highway
Baltimore, MD 21224 631-3025

Working closely with the Department of the
Environment, the Environmental Crimes Unit
prosecutes all criminal violations of Maryland's en-
vironmental statutes