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OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE VICE CHANCELLOR AND GENERAL COUNSEL - ATTORNEY AND STAFF DIRECTORY

Michael R. Cannon
Executive Vice Chancellor and General Counsel
Phone: 314-935-5152

Danforth Campus

Attorneys Practice Areas

Monica J. Allen
Associate Vice Chancellor, Deputy General
Counsel & Chief Litigation Counsel
Phone: 314-935-9422
Email: Monica.Allen@wustl.edu
Litigation Management, General Commercial Transactions, Corporate Governance, Campus Life Matters, Business Law
Thomas J. Blackwell
Assistant Vice Chancellor and Associate
General Counsel
Phone: 314-935-5266
Email: Thomas_Blackwell@wustl.edu
Real Estate, Finance and Credit Transactions, Construction, Corporate Governance, Tax, Contracts, General Commercial Transactions, Investments
Patricia A. Hart
Associate General Counsel
Phone: 314-935-5894
Email: Patricia_Hart@wustl.edu
Litigation Management, Copyright and Trademark Protection, Health Care Law, General Commercial Transactions
Heidi Potter Klosterman
Associate General Counsel
Phone: 314-935-7323
Email: Heidi_Klosterman@wustl.edu
Real Estate, Finance and Credit Transactions, Construction, Corporate Governance, Tax, Contracts, Environmental Health & Safety, Museums, Financial Aid, Investments, General Commercial Transactions
Elizabeth J. Mooney
Associate General Counsel
Phone: 314-935-4039
Email: Elizabeth_Mooney@wustl.edu
Campus Life and Student Issues, Campus Security, FERPA, Immigration, Athletics
Joseph J. Sklansky
Assistant Vice Chancellor and Associate
General Counsel
Phone: 314-935-6733
Email: Joseph_Sklansky@wustl.edu
Employment and Labor, Litigation Management, Civil Rights, Discrimination, Admissions and Financial Aid, Faculty Rights and Tenure, Title VI and Disability Rights Issues

Business Manager

Linda M. Ritter
Phone: 314-935-6887
Email: Ritter@wustl.edu

Administrative Assistants:

Lisa M.S. Wood
Executive Assistant
Phone: 314-935-5152
Email: Lisa_Wood@wustl.edu

Mary Ann Anderson
Phone: 314-935-7009
Email: Maryann_Anderson@wustl.edu

Medical School Campus

Attorneys Practice Areas

William F. Howard
Associate Vice Chancellor, Deputy General Counsel
& Chief Counsel to the School of Medicine
Phone: 314-362-3962
Email: William_Howard@wustl.edu

Direct General Health Care Law Practice, including Federal and State Regulatory Compliance, Transactions, Professional Liability Litigation, Advice and Corporate Compliance. Principal liaison between OGC and senior leadership of Medical School; Supervise Risk Management Department; Assist in Management of OGC and University-wide legal issues

Kristin D. Byrd
Assistant Vice Chancellor and Associate General Counsel
Phone: 314-362-4101
Email: Kristin_Byrd@wustl.edu
Medical Professional Liability, Litigation Management, Clinical Practice and Medical Records Issues, Clinical Studies Agreements, Graduate Medical Education Issues
Lisa M. Braun
Assistant Vice Chancellor and
Associate General Counsel
Phone: 314-747-5518
Email: LBraun@wustl.edu
Health Care Transactional and Regulatory Matters, Provider Affiliation Matters, Faculty Practice Plan, Managed Care Contracting Issues, Employment Benefits, Planned Giving, Tax
Christopher W. Goddard
Assistant General Counsel
Phone: 314-362-9071
Email: CGoddard@wustl.edu
Corporate Compliance (Teaching Physician Billing), Research Compliance (Export Controls, Grants Compliance, Effort Reporting), Environmental Health & Safety, Medicare Reimbursement, Insurance, Litigation Management, Software Licensing and Taxation
Michael T. Marrah
Assistant Vice Chancellor and Associate General Counsel
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research
Co-Director, Office of Technology Management
Phone: 314-362-3783
Email: Michael_Marrah@wustl.edu
Patent Prosecution and Licensing Transactions, General Intellectual Property Matters, Sponsored Research, Research Collaboration, Research Regulatory Compliance, General Contracts
Nancy M. Pliske
Assistant Vice Chancellor and
Associate General Counsel
Phone: 314-362-6558
Email: Nancy_Pliske@wustl.edu
Research and Administrative Conflicts of Interest, Research Integrity Matters, Human Studies/IRB, Research Regulatory Compliance, Corporate Compliance (Teaching Physician Billing, Research Compliance (Effort Reporting, Grants Compliance, Export Controls), Medicare Reimbursement

WUSM Legal Office Manager:

Barbara A. Niebruegge
Phone: 314-362-3633
Email: Barbara.A.Niebruegge@wustl.edu

Legal Assistants:

Beth Halling
Phone: 314-747-2100, 314-935-8108
Email: Beth_Halling@wustl.edu

Sandra L. Compton
Phone: 314-362-3634
Email: Sandra_Compton@wustl.edu

Administrative Assistant:

Concepcion B. Sarusal
Phone: 314-362-3966
Email: Connie_Sarusal@wustl.edu