Abbott announces agency changes
Attorney General Gregg Abbott this week announced that he has asked Casey Hoffman, the current Deputy Attorney General for Children and Families, to assume a newly-created position, Executive First Assistant Attorney General. Hoffman will oversee the Families and Children Divisions, as well as a number of the administrative functions of the agency. In other new assignments, Abbott announced:
- Alicia Keys has been named Deputy Attorney General for Child Support.
- Deputy First Assistant Attorney General Jeff Rose will assume oversight of the following litigation divisions: Consumer Protection & Public Health, Antitrust & Civil Medicaid Fraud, and Natural Resources.
- The promotion of David Morales to Deputy Attorney for Civil Litigation with oversight for the following divisions: Administrative Law, Bankruptcy & Collections, Financial Litigation, General Litigation, Law Enforcement Defense, Tort Litigation, Tax, and Transportation.
- Employment Law Manager Henry de la Garza will assume Morales' previous duties as the AG's attorney ombudsman and ethics advisor.
- Eric Nichols, a former Assistant United States Attorney, has assumed the role of Deputy Attorney General for Criminal Justice.
- Don Clemmer will serve as a Special Assistant for Criminal Justice, focusing on the prosecutorial divisions and serving as legal advisors to Nichols.
- Daniel Hodge has been named Chief of Staff.
