Pennsylvania Office of General Counsel

Pennsylvania Governor's Office of General Counsel

Agency overview
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Headquarters	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Employees	500+ attorneys
Agency executive	Jennifer C. Selber, General Counsel
Website	www.ogc.pa.gov

Pennsylvania Governor's Office of General Counsel is an executive-level agency in Pennsylvania providing legal services to all executive agencies, boards, and commissions and select independent agencies of the Government of Pennsylvania. ^[1] It is governed by the Commonwealth Attorneys Act of 1980. ^[2]

List of Appointed General Counsel

The following list of attorneys have served in the role of General Counsel since its inception:

• Jay C. Waldman, appointed Jan. 27, 1981
• Henry G. Barr, appointed Apr. 7, 1986
• Morey M. Myers, appointed Jan. 20, 1987
• James J. Haggerty, appointed Sept. 11, 1989
• Richard D. Spiegelman, appointed June 16, 1993
• Paul A. Tufano, appointed Jan. 17, 1995
• James M. Sheehan, appointed Nov. 8, 1999
• Leslie Anne Miller, appointed Jan. 21, 2003
• Barbara Adams, appointed June 1, 2005
• Stephen S. Aichele, appointed Jan. 18, 2011
• James D. Schultz, appointed July 23, 2012
• Jarad W. Handelman, appointed Nov. 7, 2014
• Denise J. Smyler, appointed Jan. 20, 2015
• Gregory G. Schwab, appointed Oct. 19, 2019
• Jennifer C. Selber (incumbent), appointed Jan. 17, 2023

See also

• List of Pennsylvania state agencies

References

1. "About the Office". www.ogc.state.pa.us. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
2. "OGC and the Commonwealth Attorneys Act". www.ogc.state.pa.us. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

External links

• Pennsylvania Governor's Office of General Counsel