Alana Kyriakakis, JD
General Counsel and Vice PresidentAlana Kyriakakis assumed the role of University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) general counsel and vice president in July 2023 after serving as acting general counsel for 11 months. As general counse... Read More
Irma Robins, MBA, JD
Deputy General CounselIrma Robins has served as University Counsel since 2003 and was appointed Deputy General Counsel in 2017. Robins advises on Academic and Student Affairs, Clinical and Basic Research, Intellectual P... Read More
Arthur "Skip" Rose, JD
University CounselSkip Rose came to UMB in 2004. His University work centers on intellectual property licensing and development transactions, real property matters (leasing, acquisitions, and dispositions), procurem... Read More
Deepa Bhattacharyya, JD
University CounselDeepa Bhattacharyya joined the University in 2017 and works primarily with the Office of Research and Development. Her portfolio includes matters related to sponsored research, clinical trials, hum... Read More
Katherine “Katie” Levy, JD
University CounselKatie Levy joined the office in 2022 with more than a decade of experience working as a labor and employment attorney including seven years as an assistant attorney general in the Higher Education ... Read More
Alex Hortis, JD
Associate University CounselAlex Hortis joined UMB in 2022, bringing more than 20 years of legal experience to the office including recent experience as a staff attorney at the University of Maryland Global Campus, and as an ... Read More
Elizabeth Embry, JD
General AssociateElizabeth Embry joined the office in 2024 from the Office of the Attorney General, where she served as a Special Assistant Attorney General, Chief of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and Chief of th... Read More
Lishayne King, MSW, JD
Associate University CounselLishayne King joined UMB in 2024 and works as a generalist, assisting with all matters affecting the University, including contracts and agreements for sponsored research and research collaboration... Read More
Thuy Langrill-Miles, JD
Staff AttorneyThuy Langrill-Miles joined the UMB Office of University Counsel (OUC) as a staff attorney in 2024. Langrill-Miles works as a generalist, with a focus on student affiliation agreements, policies and... Read More
Dorothy Trueheart
Manager, Business OperationsDorothy Trueheart joined the University in 1992. Among other things, she provides office administrative and business operational support to the Office of University Counsel. Trueheart is the primar... Read More
Renita Lewis, MBA, MS
Lead ParalegalRenita Lewis, who joined the University in 2008, has more than two decades of experience working in the legal field. In addition to providing professional support to the attorneys, Lewis registers ... Read More