David Chaisson
David Chaisson is Principal Counsel to the Maryland State Treasurer. Prior to his appointment with the Treasurer he served as Deputy Counsel of Contract Litigation Unit (“CLU”) in Maryland’s Office of the Attorney General. The Contract Litigation Unit represents the major procurement units of the State of Maryland in contract and procurement issues, including litigation…
Stephanie Caldwell
Stephanie Caldwell joined NAAG as a NAAG training program counsel for the Center for Legal Advocacy and Faculty Development in August 2021. Her duties include assisting in providing legal skills training, developing and enhancing skills courses, and engaging in faculty recruitment and development. Prior to coming to NAAG, Stephanie served an assistant attorney general at…
E. Ashley Carter
Ashley Carter currently serves as Senior Assistant Attorney General in the Education and Employment Division, where her practice focus includes litigation of education, construction, employment, and contract claims against State entities and agencies. She also reviews rules for boards of state agencies and mentors less experienced lawyers concerning litigation skills. Prior to joining the Tennessee…
Cynthia Mahon
Cynthia Mahon is an Assistant Attorney General for the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General. Cynthia currently serves in the Health and Education Section and formerly served as a supervisor in the Child Protection Section. Before joining the OAG, Cynthia served as an associate for a large litigation law firm in Hartford, CT, and as…
Vickie Pochelle Whitney
Ms. Whitney is a Deputy Attorney General V in the Torts & Condemnation Section in the Sacramento office of the California Attorney General. She joined the AGO in 2000, after 11 years as a business and real estate litigator in San Diego. Ms. Whitney tried several high-profile cases in federal trial and appellate courts, as…
William C. Becker
William C. Becker heads up the Construction Litigation Group (CLG) in the Ohio Attorney General’s Court of Claims Defense Section. He began his career at the Attorney General’s Office prosecuting consumer fraud and defending workers’ compensation cases. Prior to re-joining the Attorney General’s Office, he was engaged in private practice for ten years doing plaintiff’s…
Steven Gard
Steven Gard is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Court Mediator who practiced the majority of his more than 40-year legal career in the areas of securities litigation and arbitration. He has authored many articles and spoken on securities topics at legal education and securities industry seminars. He has also served as an arbitrator and…
Vernon L. Harris
Vernon L. Harris was born in Chicago, IL, and moved to Phoenix, AZ, at the age of 12. He graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice in 1987. Upon graduating from the Arizona State University College of Law in 1990, Vernon became a gang prosecutor with Maricopa County Attorney…
Neil F.X. Kelly
Neil F.X. Kelly is an Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Division of the Vermont Attorney General’s Office. He previously served with the Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office with six Attorneys General for nearly 30 years until his retirement in October 2021. Neil has extensive civil and criminal trial and appellate experience dealing with a…
Robert Henke
Robert Henke began his public service career with the State of Indiana in 2007, working with the Indiana Department of Child services (DCS). While at DCS, Robert first served as trial counsel and then as deputy general counsel over trials and appeals. When the DCS appeals section was moved to the Indiana Office of the…
