Staff

Matt Reinhart

Matthew Reinhart

Interim Vice President of Legal Affairs and General Counsel

Matthew joined the Office of the General Counsel in March 2019.  Prior to joining Towson University, Matthew served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Educational Affairs Division of the Maryland Attorney General’s Office where he represented the University System of Maryland and its 12 constituent institutions before state and federal courts, and administrative agencies.  Prior to joining the Attorney General’s Office, Matthew worked as a litigation associate at the Baltimore office of Venable LLP, and also served as a senior analyst at the United States Government Accountability Office in Washington, D.C.  Matthew received his B.S. in Public Affairs and his M.P.A. from Indiana University Bloomington, and his law degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law.

 

Bryan Mull

Bryan Mull

Senior Associate General Counsel

Bryan joined the Office of the General Counsel in September 2023. Prior to joining Towson, Bryan worked in private practice for nine years at Gordon Feinblatt LLC in Baltimore, where he represented clients in the financial services industry on a wide range of issues including bankruptcy, regulatory compliance, litigation, and transactional matters. Before joining Gordon Feinblatt, Bryan clerked for the Honorable Pamela J. White in the Circut Court for Baltimore City. Bryan received his B.A. in American Studies from the University of Mary Washington, and his law degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law.

 

Bruce Griffin

Bruce Griffin

Chief Compliance and Risk Officer

Bruce joined the Office of the General Counsel in April 2020. Bruce most recently served as the Director of The Center for Sport Science and Risk Management at US Lacrosse, The National Governing Body for the Sport. Prior to this, he has served in roles within higher education as the Chief Risk Officer, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Environmental Safety, Director of Health and Safety, and Safety Inspector at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Duke University Medical Center, and North Carolina State University.  Bruce earned a B.S. in Industrial Technology from the University of Maryland, a M.S. in Occupational Safety from East Carolina University, and a Ph.D. in Higher Education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Bruce is a Certified Safety Professional, an Associate in Risk Management, and a Graduate Member of the IOSH (UK). 

 

Danielle Myers

Danielle Myers

Paralegal

Danielle joined the Office of the General Counsel in September 2018. She earned her B.S. in Electronic Media and Film from Towson University in 2012. Prior to joining Towson, Danielle worked at a private law firm in the Towson area. She provides support to the Office of General Counsel attorneys in all aspects of legal research, responding to subpoenas and public records request, and managing legal technology resources.

 

Vacant

Paula Zyne

Executive Administrative Assistant

Paula joined the Office of the General Counsel in April 2023.  She has worked at Towson University since 2006 in various administrative support roles in the College of Liberal Arts and the College of Fine Arts and Communication.  Paula earned her B.A. in Art History from Towson University in 2016.  She provides executive level administrative support to the staff in the Office of the General Counsel.