Daniel Dryzga
Assistant Attorney General in Charge

David Apy
Assistant Attorney General

Melissa Schaffer
Assistant Attorney General

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Assistant Attorney General

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Assistant Attorney General

The Administrative Practice Group, includes eight sections which account for the representation of a substantial number of New Jersey’s Departments, agencies and entities. The sections are: Community Affairs, State and Elections, Consumer Affairs Counseling, Education and Higher Education, Employment Counseling and Labor, Environmental Permitting & Counseling, Health and Human Services,  Law & Public Safety, and Public Utilities. As a result, the Administrative Practice Group is involved in a robust administrative hearing practice as each Department it represents has various licensure, enforcement and penalty responsibilities that are exercised through administrative hearings. In addition, the Practice Group handles federal and State litigation as well as New Jersey Appellate Division and Supreme Court matters. The Practice Group also provides counseling to Boards and Commissions within its represented Departments, agencies and entities, and provides legal advice to our Department and agency heads.

Lara J. Fogel
Assistant Attorney General

Aaron Kleinbaum
Assistant Attorney General

Brian F. McDonough
Assistant Attorney General

Jennifer Schiefelbein
Assistant Attorney General

Mayur P. Saxena
Assistant Attorney General

The Affirmative Civil Enforcement Practice Group includes nine sections: Civil Rights, Consumer Fraud Prosecution, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, Environmental Enforcement and Environmental Justice, Government & Healthcare Fraud, Labor Enforcement, Professional Boards Prosecution, Securities Fraud Prosecution and Special Litigation.

These sections work to bring affirmative enforcement actions and litigation against individuals and entities that have caused harm to the State or its residents. Additional information can be found by clicking on the links to the sections above.  The Sections’ diverse investigations and litigations include matters involving, for example, antitrust, charities fraud, civil rights, consumer protection, data breaches, environmental enforcement, financial fraud, fraud on the government, labor enforcement and worker protection, natural resource damages, professional discipline of licensees, redlining, securities fraud, and social media and technology platform accountability. Additional information can be found by clicking on the links to the sections above.

Melissa Raksa
Assistant Attorney General In Charge

Donna Arons
Assistant Attorney General

Sookie Bae
Assistant Attorney General

Janet Cohen
Assistant Attorney General

Sara Gregory
Assistant Attorney General

The Appellate Practice Group has overall management and supervisory responsibility and provides policy direction for the handling of state and federal court appeals throughout the Division.

Erin O’Leary
Assistant Attorney General

Eleanor Armstrong
Assistant Attorney General

The DCF Practice Group, headed by the Assistant Attorneys General, consists of five sections which provide representation to the Department of Children and Families (DCF) in cases where DCF is seeking supervision of abused and neglected children or is seeking termination of parental rights. DCF DAsG frequently appear in court. This Group also provides representation at the Office of Administrative Law in DCF’s administrative cases, advice to various units in DCF, on issues such as licensing and employment and represents DCF in defending the Children’s Rights Inc. lawsuit, among other things. The five sections are organized geographically: DCF Appeals; DCF-Central; DCF-Essex; DCF-North; and DCF-South.

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Assistant Attorney General
in Charge of Financial Affairs

Beth Mitchell
Assistant Attorney General
in Charge of State-Wide Contracting and Procurement

Gabriel Chacon
Assistant Attorney General

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Assistant Attorney General

Rachel Doobrajh
Assistant Attorney General

The Financial Affairs & State Contracting Practice Group consists of four sections: Banking & Insurance; Transportation, Construction and Condemnation; Treasury – Finance & Benefits; and Treasury, Revenue, Estates and Taxation. The Practice Group  provides advice and counsel to the Departments of Banking and Insurance, Transportation and Treasury, and various divisions, agencies and offices within those departments, as well as to various independent State authorities. Additionally, the Practice Group provides advice and counsel on policy initiatives and supervises for the handling of various litigation (including administrative law hearings), transactional, public finance, budgetary, and procurement work throughout the Division.

Stephanie Cohen
Assistant Attorney General

Daniel Vannella
Assistant Attorney General

Sebastian Goldstein
Assistant Attorney General

Frank Kapusinski
Assistant Attorney General

The Litigation Practice Group includes two sections which have responsibilities involving a substantial amount of litigation. Those sections are State Police, Employment & Corrections; and Tort Litigation & Judiciary. The Assistant Attorneys General have overall responsibility for the management of the practice group. In addition, they provide policy direction and advice for the handling of litigation throughout the Division.

Raymond R. Chance III
Assistant Attorney General in Charge

Demery Roberts
Assistant Attorney General

The Public Records Advice & Disputes Practice Group has overall management and supervisory responsibility for the handling of public records requests filed with State agencies under the Open Public Records Act. In addition to overseeing the Public Records Advice and Disputes Section, the Practice Group provides direction and policy guidance to Deputy Attorneys General throughout the Division of Law to ensure consistent legal advice and counsel on all issues involving public record requests. The Practice Group also oversees the defense of all public records litigation filed against State agencies in Superior Court and in the Government Records Council.