NAAG Supports Development of Prosecutorial Guidelines Focused on Promoting Journalist Safety
Recent unsettling events in the United States have reminded us that protecting journalists and safeguarding enshrined principles like freedom of the press and expression are paramount to the overall welfare of any society. Most recently, mobs that stormed the U.S. Capitol during the January 6 riots sought to target elected and other government officials but…
Creating Motivation in a Remote World
Working from home has been a seamless transition for some and a challenging one for others. Distractions come easy around the house. Kids need attention, household chores must be completed, and working for an attorney general office is always demanding. As attorney general office managers, keeping your employees motivated in a remote world where anyone…
States’ Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement Helps Implement CDC Strategies to Reduce Tobacco Use
The Centers for Disease Control recently published results from its 2020 National Health Interview Survey on the subject of “Tobacco Product Use Among Adults – United States, 2019.”1 The CDC summarized the survey’s findings as follows: “In 2019, approximately 20.8% of U.S. adults (50.6 million) currently used any tobacco product. Cigarettes were the most commonly…
Christine A. Hoffman
Christine Hoffman joined NAAG as a NAAG Training and Research program counsel in August 2024. Her primary duties include developing and providing management and leadership training, conducting management reviews, and providing support for panels focused on these areas at NAAG meetings and forums. She also assists with programs related to trial skills. Prior to coming…
Antoria D. Howard
Antoria D. Howard joined NAAG as Program Counsel in June 2025 after retiring from the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General (OAG) with 28 years of service. At the OAG, she practiced in the Public Safety Department, representing clients including the Connecticut State Police and the Connecticut Department of Correction, and in the Employment Rights…
Theresia Heller
Theresia joined NAAG in August 2008. As chief financial officer, she oversees the financial transactions of NAAG and is responsible for financial planning and reporting, and administration of the Association’s assets. She has significant expertise in financial analysis and accounting, investment management and corporate financial planning. Previously, Theresia worked for several years in the banking…
Tamara Schlinger
In her work with the NAAG Center for Tobacco and Public Health, Tamara provides commercial litigation and arbitration expertise to the Settling States in their work to enforce the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA). She is involved with matters related to the MSA’s public health provisions and works with the Settling States on various tobacco matters….
Patricia Molteni
Patricia Molteni joined the NAAG Center for Tobacco and Public Health in June 2007. She provides bankruptcy, collection, and commercial litigation expertise to the Settling States in their work to enforce the Master Settlement Agreement and related tobacco laws. When a tobacco manufacturer files for bankruptcy protection, Patricia represents the Settling States in bankruptcy court…
Michael Hering
Michael was appointed NAAG tobacco chief counsel in April 2013. He previously worked six years as NAAG deputy chief counsel of Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) payments. Michael leads the NAAG tobacco team of four staff attorneys and two paralegals. They specialize in all matters related to tobacco, and in the MSA in particular. The staff…
Michael Willis
Michael joined NAAG in April 2019 as the director of online learning and was promoted to director of learning, compliance, & innovation in April 2021. Prior to joining NAAG, Michael worked for the University of Central Oklahoma as a member of the faculty and staff. During his 17-year tenure at the university, Michael spent the…