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EPA History

Current and Former EPA General Counsels

Below is a chronological list of EPA current and former General Counsels.  This list is current as of September 2020.

General Counsel Start End
Current and Former General Counsels of EPA
David Fotouhi (Acting) 09/23/20 current
Matthew Z. Leopold 01/08/18 9/22/20
Kevin S. Minoli (Acting) 01/21/17 01/07/18
Avi Garbow 08/07/13 01/20/17
Brenda Mallory (Acting) 01/04/13 08/06/13
Scott Fulton 08/07/09 01/03/13
Patricia Hirsch (Acting) 04/26/08 08/08/09
Roger R. Martella 03/30/07 04/25/08
Roger R. Martella (Acting) 08/01/06 03/30/07
Ann R. Klee 06/01/04 07/31/06
Anna Wolgast (Acting) 03/16/04 05/31/04
Lisa Jaeger (Acting) 09/04/03 03/15/04
Robert E. Fabricant 08/07/01 09/03/03
Anna Wolgast (Acting) 01/20/01 08/06/01
Gary S. Guzy 07/07/99 01/19/01
Gary S. Guzy (Acting) 11/17/98 07/06/99
Jonathan Z. Cannon (Acting) 07/06/95 07/04/98
Jean C. Nelson 10/22/93 07/05/95
Gerald H. Yamada (Acting) 03/08/93 10/21/93
Raymond B. Ludwiszewski (Acting) 08/17/91 03/07/93
E. Donald Elliott 11/27/89 08/16/91
Gerald H. Yamada (Acting) 02/04/89 11/26/89
Lawrence J. Jensen 08/23/88 02/03/89
Lawrence J. Jensen (Acting) 03/28/88 08/22/88
Francis S. Blake 06/27/85 03/27/88
Gerald H. Yamada (Acting) 01/06/85 06/26/85
A. James Barnes 10/14/83 01/05/85
General Counsel Start End
General Counsels prior to the formation of the Office of General Counsel
Robert M. Perry March 1982 March 1983
Michele B. Corash November 1979 June 1981
Joan Z. Bernstein August 1977 November 1979
G. William Frick May 1976 July 1977
Robert V. Zener February 1975 April 1976
Alan G. Kirk II December 1973 January 1975
John R. Quarles, Jr. December 1970 April 1973