The State University of New York
Office of General Counsel
H. Carl McCall SUNY Building
Albany, NY 12246
(518) 320-1400
The SUNY Office of General Counsel cannot provide legal advice to students or employees of the State University of New York on personal matters. If you have such questions, you should consult your personal counsel. Communications with office lawyers are protected by the privilege for attorney-client communications, and therefore are confidential, if they are made for the purpose of seeking legal advice on behalf of the University. Such communications can be revealed only to other university officials, on a need-to-know basis.
Unless otherwise noted, the General Counsel staff listed below can be reached at 518-320-1400.
Hannah Alvarez
Paralegal
Western Campuses Office
Faith Beckmann
Paralegal
Binghamton Office
Kelly M. Berger
Chief Campus Counsel
College of Environmental Science & Forestry Office
Counsel: SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry
Jarrid Blades
Senior Counsel
Albany System Office
Counsel: SUNY Canton, SUNY Plattsburgh, SUNY Potsdam
Kishena Bruno
Paralegal
Charter Schools Office
Todd Burdick
Paralegal
Albany Office at University at Albany
Erika Bush
Paralegal
Stony Brook Office
Lisa S. Campo
Senior Paralegal
Albany System Office
Theresa Canino
Office Coordinator/Manager, Executive Assistant to Chief Campus Counsel
Stony Brook Office
Cassandra Carudo
Staff Attorney
Albany System Office
Specialty Counsel: Student Affairs
Bess Chiu
Chief Deputy General Counsel and Chief of Staff
Albany System Office
Jennifer Church
Assistant Campus Counsel
Binghamton Office
Counsel: Binghamton University
Linda Corby
Administrative Manager
Brooklyn Office
Lucrecia Coty-Florestal
Administrative Assistant
Albany System Office
Michael Cusack
Managing Counsel for Contracts
Albany System Office
Grace DeCew
Administrative Staff Assistant
Syracuse Office
John (Jack) Dew
Associate Campus Counsel
Albany Office at University at Albany
Counsel: University at Albany
Martin Durkin
Chief Campus Counsel
Syracuse Office
Counsel: Upstate Medical University
Rachel Franco
Paralegal
Stony Brook Office
Annetta Frank
Administrative Assistant
Farmingdale Office
Hannah Hyde Hage
Assistant Counsel
Albany System Office
Specialty Counsel: Contracts
Adam Haney
Deputy General Counsel
Albany System Office
Practice Group Responsibility: Contracts, Health Affairs, and Student Affairs
Peter Harrington
Senior Counsel
Albany System Office
Counsel: SUNY Oswego, SUNY Poly
Specialty Counsel: Intellectual Property
Kevin M. Hayden
Chief Campus Counsel
Binghamton Office
Counsel: Binghamton University
Kelly Hendricken
Managing Counsel for Student Affairs
Albany System Office
Carolyn A. Hill
Senior Campus Counsel
Stony Brook Office
Counsel: Stony Brook University Hospital/ Health Sciences Center/The Long Island State Veterans Home
Eileen Holloway
Senior Campus Counsel
Buffalo Office
Counsel: University at Buffalo Academic Health Center - Health
Stephanie Hymowitz
Legal Assistant
Stony Brook Office
Adeidra Irvin
Legal Operations Manager/Executive Assistant to the General Counsel
Albany System Office
James L. Jarvis
Chief Campus Counsel
Buffalo Office
Counsel: University at Buffalo
Christian P. Jones
Senior Campus Counsel
Syracuse Office
Counsel: Upstate Medical University - Labor/Employment
Mairead Jones-Kennelly
Senior Counsel
Albany System Office
Counsel: SUNY Maritime, Purchase College, Old Westbury
Kristin Klein Wheaton
Chief Campus Counsel (WestCam)
Western Campuses Office
Counsel: Alfred State, Brockport, Buffalo State University, Fredonia, and Geneseo
Kimberly S. Krzemien
Senior Paralegal
Buffalo Office
Christine M. La Place
Chief Campus Counsel
Farmingdale Office
Counsel: Farmingdale State College
Martin Levine
Senior Counsel
Albany System Office
Counsel: SUNY Cortland, SUNY New Paltz, SUNY Oneonta
Kapil Longani
Senior Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs & General Counsel
Albany System Office
Amanda Maleszweski
Chief Campus Counsel
Albany Office at University at Albany
Counsel: University at Albany
K. Blaine Miller
Senior Counsel
Albany System Office
Specialty Counsel: Contracts
Alexandra Monson
Assistant Counsel
Charter Schools Office
Kelly Mooney Lester
Senior Counsel
Albany System Office
Specialty Counsel: Contracts
Steven Mosenson
Chief Campus Counsel
SUNY Empire Office
Counsel: Empire State University
Jasmine Narang
Assistant Campus Counsel
Brooklyn Office
Specialty Counsel: Downstate Health Sciences University
Brendan Neill
Associate Campus Counsel
Buffalo Office
Specialty Counsel: University at Buffalo - Contracts
David Nida
Senior Campus Counsel
Stony Brook Office
Counsel: Stony Brook University/University Hospital/ Health Sciences Center/The Long Island State Veterans Home
Rebecca Novick
Staff Attorney
Albany System Office
Special Counsel: Student Affairs
Michael Pasternack
Senior Campus Counsel
Stony Brook Office
Counsel: Stony Brook University Hospital
April Polikoff
Senior Campus Counsel
Stony Brook Office
Counsel: Stony Brook University/University Hospital/Health Sciences Center/The Long Island State Veterans Home - Contracts
Christine Porcaro
Administrative Assistant
Albany Office at University at Albany
Erica Pritchard
Managing Counsel for Litigation and Labor
Albany System Office
Elise Rosen Puzio
Managing Counsel for General Affairs and Intellectual Property
Albany System Office
Counsel: SUNY Cobleskill, SUNY Delhi, and SUNY Morrisville
Wendy Ravitz
Chief Campus Counsel
College of Optometry Office
Counsel: College of Optometry
Cara Palumbo Schrantz
Deputy General Counsel
Albany System Office
Practice Group Responsibility: General Affairs & Intellectual Property and Litigation/Labor
Suzanne V. Shane
Chief Campus Counsel
Stony Brook Office
Counsel: Stony Brook University/Stony Brook University Hospital/Health Sciences Center/The Long Island State Veterans Home
John Sierotnik
Associate Campus Counsel
Syracuse Office
Counsel: Upstate Medical University
Nihla Sikkander
Assistant Counsel
Albany System Office
Specialty Counsel: Litigation/Labor
Juliana Spano
Associate Campus Counsel
Stony Brook Office
Counsel: Stony Brook University/Stony Brook University Hospital/Health Sciences Center/The Long Island State Veterans Home - Labor/Employment
Andrew Stammel
Associate Counsel
Albany System Office
Specialty Counsel: Student Affairs
John Stockli
Senior Counsel
Albany System Office
Specialty Counsel: Contracts (Real Estate)
Diaka Sylla
Paralegal
Syracuse Office
Robert Tietjen
Senior Counsel
Albany System Office
Specialty Counsel: Litigation/Labor
Fran Vaccaro
Associate Counsel
Albany System Office
Specialty Counsel: Contracts
William Versfelt
Interim Chief Campus Counsel
Brooklyn Office
Counsel: Downstate Health Sciences University
Kelsey Wagner
Assistant Campus Counsel
Syracuse Office
Counsel: SUNY Upstate Medical University - Health
Jacquelyn R. Weisman
Senior Campus Counsel
Stony Brook Office
Counsel: Stony Brook University/Stony Brook University Hospital/Health Sciences Center/The Long Island State Veterans Home
Debra E. Williams
Administrative Staff Assistant
Syracuse Office
Raquel A. Williams
Senior Campus Counsel
Brooklyn Office
Counsel: Downstate Health Sciences University
Mishka Woodley
Associate Counsel
Albany System Office
Dalia Yousif
Legal Operations Manager
Albany System Office
Lauren Zaccagnino
Senior Campus Counsel
Brooklyn Office
Counsel: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University - Health
George Zimmermann
Senior Campus Counsel
Buffalo Office
Counsel: University at Buffalo Academic Health Center - Labor/Employment