Cory M. Chandler, Esq., is General Counsel for the Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA), a position she has held since 2015.  In this capacity, Ms. Chandler serves as the top legal advisor for the CFSA.  Ms. Chandler began her legal career in 1999, with the DC Office of the Attorney General (OAG), formerly the Office of the Corporation Counsel, Honors Program, in the Appellate Division, where she briefed child abuse and neglect appellate cases.  She transferred to the Child Protection Section, where she prosecuted hundreds of child abuse and neglect matters.  In2004, she was appointed to Chief of the Child Protection Section IV, and was responsible for ensuring that OAG and the CFSA remained in compliance with the Adoption and Safe Families Act and the LaShawn A. v. Bowser Modified Final Order and Implementation Plan.

In 2006, Ms. Chandler served as the Chief of the Policy and Training Section in the Child Support Services Division (CSSD).  In May 2007, she was appointed as Assistant Deputy Attorney General in CSSD, where she conceptualized the CSSD Mobile Office Outreach Van and supervised community events.  In October 2011, Ms. Chandler returned to the OAG Family Services Division to serve as Deputy Attorney General.  She had oversight of the Child Protection Sections, the Domestic Violence Section, and the Mental Health Section, and she remained in this position until her appointment to the CFSA in 2015.  

A native Washingtonian, Ms. Chandler received her Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Towson State University, and she received her Juris Doctor degree from Catholic University.