Douglas Gansler
E-mail: gansler@american.edu
Douglas F. Gansler was elected on November 7, 2006 as Maryland's 44th Attorney General. As Attorney General, Mr. Gansler has focused on environmental, public safety and consumer issues. Taking a strong stance on ensuring companies comply with Maryland's environmental laws, Mr. Gansler participated in reaching the largest air pollution settlement in the history of the United States, a $4.6 billion settlement with American Electric Power and reached a settlement with ExxonMobil which included a $4 million civil penalty, the largest ever levied for an oil spill in Maryland. Prior to becoming Attorney General, Mr. Gansler served as State's Attorney for Montgomery County where his office was the first in the nation to fully implement Community Prosecution, becoming a national model for effective and innovative crime fighting. He also established the first domestic violence dockets, gang unit, internet crime unit, and Elder Abuse Task Force in Maryland. Before becoming State's Attorney, Mr. Gansler served as Assistant United States Attorney. Mr. Gansler received his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law. He graduated cum laude from Yale University,
