Functional Directory

OFFICE OF CHIEF COUNSEL – LEADERSHIP
Function
Staff Member
Phone
Chief Counsel
James M. Durant III
630-385-0641
Deputy Chief Counsel
Kimberly M. Donham
630-631-2361
Deputy Chief Counsel
Michael J. Dobbs
331-465-1317
Assistant Chief Counsel
Vacant (Central)
 
Assistant Chief Counsel
Michael McCann (East)
631-344-3440
Assistant Chief Counsel
Daniel Park
630-394-3778
Assistant Chief Counsel
Gary Drew
510-486-6703
Assistant Chief Counsel
Vacant (West)
 
Assistant Chief Counsel
Karen L. Blouin
630-385-0519
OFFICE OF CHIEF COUNSEL – ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Function
Staff Member
Phone
Administrative Assistant
Gina Bates
630-252-2742
OFFICE OF CHIEF COUNSEL – GENERAL LAW (OCC-GL)
Function
Staff Member
Phone
Primary Contact
Kimberly M. Donham
630-631-2361
Alternate Contact
Vacant (Assistant Chief Counsel, Central)
 
 
Ames Site Office
Jennifer Harling
630-252-2021
Argonne Site Office
Kimberly M. Donham (Primary)
630-631-2361
Berkeley Site Office
Vacant
 
 
Brookhaven Site Office
Michael McCann (Primary)
631-344-3440
Fermi Site Office
Steven Thiede (Primary)
Kimberly Donham (Alternate)
630-394-9896
 
630-631-2361
Princeton Site Office
Michael McCann (Primary)
631-344-3440
 
Administrative, FOIA/Privacy Act, and Ethics Support
Michelle Galbert
331-310-0268
OFFICE OF CHIEF COUNSEL – GENERAL LAW (OCC-GL)
Function
Staff Member
Phone
Litigation and Claims – Federal Tort Claims
Michael McCann (East)
Michelle McKown (Central)
Jennifer Harling (Central)
631-344-3440
 
630-394-2742
 
630-252-2021
Litigation and Claims – EEO, MSPB, OSC
Michelle McKown (Primary)
Jennifer Harling (Alternate)
Eileen Liao
630-252-5057
 
630-252-2021
 
909-270-1978
Litigation and Claims – Part 708 Employee Concerns
Eileen Liao
Jennifer Harling (Alternate)
909-270-1978
 
630-252-2021
Litigation and Claims – Part 710 Admin. Reviews
Michelle McKown (Primary)
Michael McCann (Alternate East)
Kimberly M. Donham (Alternate Central)
630-394-2742
 
631-344-3440
 
630-631-2361
Litigation and Claims – Discovery Administration
Michael McCann (East)
Steven Thiede (Central)
Michelle McKown (Central)
631-344-3440
 
630-394-9896
 
630-394-2742
ES&H
Michael McCann (East)
Michelle McKown (Central & Alternate East/West)
Vacant (West)
 
630-344-3440
 
630-394-2742
 
OFFICE OF CHIEF COUNSEL – GENERAL LAW (OCC-GL)
Function
Staff Member
Phone
Ethics Counsel
Michael McCann (East)
Eileen Liao
Steven Thiede (Alternate Central)
631-344-3440
 
909-270-1978
 
630-394-9896
Federal Appropriations
Michael McCann (East)
Steven Thiede (Alternate Central)
Eileen Liao (Central)
631-344-3440
 
630-394-9896
 
909-270-1978
Federal Personnel Law
Michelle McKown (Central)
Jennifer Harling (Alternate Central)
Eileen Liao
Michael McCann (East)
Vacant (West)
630-394-2742
 
631-344-3440
 
909-270-1978
 
631-344-3440
 
Financial Assistance (Cooperative Agreements, Grants)
Jennifer Harling (Central)
Eileen Liao

Steven Thiede (central)
steven.thiede@science.doe.gov

631-344-3440
 
909-270-1978
630-394-9896

 

FOIA Counsel
Michelle McKown (Primary)
Jennifer Harling (Alternate)
630-394-2742
 
631-344-3440
Privacy Act Counsel
Jennifer Harling (Primary)
Michelle McKown (Alternate)
631-344-3440
 
630-394-2742
FOIA/Technical Information Officer
Vacant (Michelle McKown, Acting)
630-394-2742
OFFICE OF CHIEF COUNSEL – GENERAL LAW (OCC-GL)
Function
Staff Member
Phone
Privacy Act Officer
Vacant (Michelle McKown, Acting)
Jennifer Harling (Alternate)
630-394-2742
 
631-344-3440
 
Information Technology Point of Contact
Michael J. Dobbs
331-465-1317
Labor Law
Michael McCann (East)
Eileen Liao
Vacant (West)
631-344-3440
 
909-270-1978
 
Legal Management COR (Part 719)
Michelle McKown
630-394-2742
OFFICE OF CHIEF COUNSEL – GENERAL LAW (OCC-GL)
Function
Staff Member
Phone
Procurements – M&O Contracts and Subcontracts
Kimberly M. Donham
Steven Thiede
Jennifer Harling
Michael McCann (East)
630-631-2361
 
630-394-9896
 
630-252-2021
 
631-344-3440
Procurements – Non M&O Procurements
Michael McCann (East)
Steven Thiede
Jennifer Harling
631-344-3440
 
630-394-9896
 
630-252-2021
 
Payment in Lieu of Taxes
Kimberly M. Donham (Central)
Michael McCann (East)
630-631-2361
 
631-344-3440
Personal Property
Steven Thiede (Central)
Michael McCann (East)
630-394-9896
 
631-344-3440
Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
Privacy Act Officer, Vacant (Primary)
Jennifer Harling (Alternate)
630-252-2021
OFFICE OF CHIEF COUNSEL – GENERAL LAW (OCC-GL)
Function
Staff Member
Phone
Real Estate Transactions
Steven Thiede (Central)
Kimberly M. Donham (Alternate Central)
Michael McCann (East)
Vacant (West)
630-394-9896
 
630-631-2361
 
631-344-3440
Technology Transfer (CRADAs, Strategic Partnership Projects, “Other Agreements”)
Kimberly M. Donham (Alternate Central)
Michael McCann (East)
Vacant (West)
630-631-2361
 
631-344-3440
Utility Contracts
Steven Thiede (Central)
Michael McCann (East)
Vacant (West)
630-394-9896
 
631-344-3440
OFFICE OF CHIEF COUNSEL – INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW DIVISION (OCC-IPL)
Function
Staff Member
Phone
Primary Contact
Michael J. Dobbs
331-465-1317
Alternate Contacts
Karen Blouin
Gary Drew
Dan Park
630-385-0519
 
510-486-6703
 
630-394-3778
 
Ames Site Office
Karen Blouin
630-385-0519
 
Argonne Site Office
Karen Blouin
630-385-0519
 
Bay Area Site Office
Gary Drew
510-486-6703
Brookhaven Site Office
Dan Park
630-394-3778
EMCBC (EM)
Michael J. Dobbs
331-465-1317
Fermi Site Office
Dan Park
630-394-3778
Golden Field Office
Michael J. Dobbs
331-465-1317
Hanford Site (EM)
Gary Drew
510-486-6703
National Energy Technology Laboratory
Michael J. Dobbs
331-465-1317
NE and Idaho Operations Office
Dan Park
630-394-3778
Pacific Northwest Site Office
Gary Drew
510-486-6703
Princeton Site Office
Dan Park
630-394-3778
Richland Operations Office (EM)
Gary Drew
510-486-6703
WAPA, BPA (OE)
Michael J. Dobbs
331-465-1317
OFFICE OF CHIEF COUNSEL – INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW DIVISION (OCC-IPL)
Function
Staff Member
Phone
Acquisitions & Assistance (General)
Karen Blouin
630-385-0519
 
Award Closeout (ANL, BNL, CH, LBNL, NREL Subcontracts)
Cindy Ridge
630-252-2175
 
Award Closeout (NETL, NE, INL, PPPL, FERMI, GFO)
Paula Leon
630-252-2131
 
iEdison (Invention and Patent Reporting)
Maritza Rodriguez
630-283-7117
 
Administrative - Legal Assistant
Laura Miranda
630-252-2046
Invention Reporting Compliance Reviews
Michael J. Dobbs
331-465-1317
 
SBIR/STTR Awards
Michael J. Dobbs
331-465-1317
 
STRIPES
 
Barbara Teape [Contractor]
630-252-2393