Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorneys (ACA’s)

Joseph Abney

Mr. Abney is a graduate of University of Michigan Law School and received his license to practice law in Kentucky in 2014. He received his B.A. in English and Linguistics from the University of Kentucky in 2011. He joined the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney in 2018. Prior to that, Mr. Abney had worked for the Jefferson County Attorney’s Office as an Assistant County Attorney since 2015, where he served in different capacities including the DUI Specialized Unit. He is a member of the Kentucky Bar Association. Mr. Abney is currently assigned to Division B of the General Trials Unit.

Ashley Adams

Division B

Bill Adams

William D. Adams received his license to practice law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1986 and came to the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney in October of 1990. Before coming to the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney Mr. Adams worked in private practice. Mr. Adams received his Bachelor of Science in Justice Administration from the University of Louisville in 1981 and his Juris Doctor from the Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville in 1985. Mr. Adams instructs for the Louisville Division of Police as an instructor in the areas of Narcotics and Search and Seizure. Mr. Adams is a professional member of the Kentucky Bar Association. Mr. Adams is admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. After serving as Deputy Division Chief, Mr. Adams became Senior Narcotics Prosecutor. He serves as the liaison for Felony Mental Health Court and Second Chance and is currently assigned to the Narcotics Unit.

Jeanne Anderson

Jeanne Anderson began her law career first as a law clerk and then as a prosecutor in the appellate division of the Office of the Jefferson County Commonwealth’s Attorney. She went on to be director of the Criminal Appellate Division in the Office of the Attorney General, and spent two years as Chief Staff Attorney for the Kentucky Court of Appeals. She has now returned to the work she enjoys most, and is back at the Commonwealth’s Attorney’ Office, Appellate and Research Division.

Mark Baker

Mr. Baker received his license to practice law in 1994, and he joined the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney in August, 2004. He graduated from the University of Louisville School of Law in 1994 after receiving his BS in Business from UK. After 5 years of a varied private practice in Central City, KY, he served as an Assistant Public Advocate in the Capital Trial Unit of the Department for Public Advocacy for five years. In that position, Mr. Baker tried 19 jury trials to verdict, including 4 capital cases. He is a professional member of the Kentucky Bar Association. Formerly the office Robbery Liason, Mr. Baker is a recognized expert on asset forfeiture matters. He currently serves in the Violent Crimes Unit.

Leslie Bates

A graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Law, Leslie C. Bates (“lc”) began his prosecutorial career as an Assistant State Attorney in Jacksonville, Duvall County, Florida. Returning to his home state of Michigan, Mr. Bates maintained a civil litigation practice defending municipalities and insurers, as well as practicing before the probate, family and criminal law courts in Southeast and Central Michigan. Returning to the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Mr. Bates settled in Louisville and in late 2018, joined the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney after a stint as an Administrative Law Judge with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. Mr. Bates received his Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences from Midwestern State University, and for many years worked in the clinical science arena to include Abbott Labs, Humana and the Chandler Medical Center. Mr. Bates is licensed to practice law in Florida, Michigan, and the Commonwealth of Kentucky. General Trial Division A

Jan Brightwell

Ms. Brightwell received her license to practice law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1987 and came to the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney in February of 1988. Ms. Brightwell received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Kentucky in 1984 and her Juris Doctor from the Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville in 1987. Ms. Brightwell has been a speaker at the University of Louisville’s Career day and an Instructor for the Louisville Division of Police, the Jefferson County Police and the Jeffersontown Police Departments. Ms. Brightwell also served on the Attorney General’s Prescription Drug Task Force. Ms. Brightwell has published two legal Articles: Liability of Creditor and Repossession Agent for Wrongful Repossession and Tortious Acts Committed During Repossession, 42 Am Jur Proof of Facts 3d 355 (1997) and Negligent Issuance of Life Insurance Policy resulting in Injury to, or Death of Insured, 37 Am Jur Proof of Facts 3d 149 (1996). Ms. Brightwell is a professional member of the following organizations: Kentucky Bar Association, Louisville Bar Association, Kentucky Academy of Justice, and the National District Attorney’s Association. Ms. Brightwell has been admitted to the United States District Court, Western District of Kentucky. Ms. Brightwell was formerly the Division Chief of the Unified Special Prosecutions Unit of the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney. Ms. Brightwell is currently assigned to Division A.

Philip Bronson

Mr. Bronson is a 2014 graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Law and received his license to practice law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 2014. He received his B.A. in psychology from the University of Dayton in 2008. Before law school Mr. Bronson spent 3 years in Jacksonville, FL as a Teach for America middle school teacher. He joined the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney in 2014. Prior to that, Mr. Bronson externed at the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney in Jefferson and Campbell County, interned at the Cincinnati Prosecutor’s Office, and interned with Lawyers for Human Rights in South Africa. He is a professional member of the Kentucky Bar Association. Mr. Bronson is currently assigned to the Narcotics Unit and serves as the Drug Court Liaison.

Virginia Call

General Trial Division A.

Ryane Conroy

Ms. Conroy received her license to practice law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 2003. She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in English from Bellarmine University (Summa Cum Laude) in 2000 and graduated from the Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville (Magna Cum Laude) in 2003. While at Bellarmine, she was a member of the Bellarmine College National Championship Mock Trial Team in 1999. Ms. Conroy is a professional member of the Kentucky Bar Association. She currently serves in the Violent Crimes Unit, and participates in the training of new prosecutors in the office.

Kayla Crepps

Mrs. Crepps received her license to practice law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 2020 and became an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney in November 2020. Before becoming an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney, Mrs. Crepps practiced law in the State of Ohio for three years as an Assistant City Prosecutor in Springfield, Ohio. In 2013, Mrs. Crepps received her Bachelors of Arts Degree from Oakwood University in Huntsville, Alabama where she received a major in Pre-Law and a minor in Correctional Science. Mrs. Crepps received her Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Dayton School of Law in Dayton, Ohio in 2016. Mrs. Crepps still retains her Ohio Bar license and is a professional member of the Ohio Bar Association and the Kentucky Bar Association. Mrs. Crepps is currently assigned to General Trial Division A.

Critt Cunningham

Mr. Cunningham is an Eagle Scout from Troop 115 (Beargrass Christian Church) and a proud graduate of the Louisville Bar Leadership Academy (2011). He has served as a Board Member for Kentucky and Southern Indiana Stroke Association and for Wesley Manor Retirement Homes. His education includes: Waggener High School (1996), Vanderbilt University cum laude (2000), and the University Of Kentucky College Of Law (2003). In law school, Mr. Cunningham was on the Trial Advocacy Board and had the good fortune to be a Student Clerk for the late, Hon. Justice James Keller of the Kentucky Supreme Court. In his decade of private legal practice, Mr. Cunningham primarily handled probate and elder law issues. While an Assistant Jefferson County Attorney, he served on the criminal staff as a Juvenile Prosecutor and was a designee to the LCJC (Louisville Criminal Justice Commission). On the civil staff, he was counsel for the Office of the County Clerk, the Department of Motor Vehicles, the Legal Records Department, and the Jefferson County Board of Elections. Later, he was commissioned by the Governor to work in the Public Protection Cabinet as a staff attorney for the Kentucky Department of Financial Institutions. In this civil and administrative role he was the primary attorney for compliance, investigation, and enforcement of the state’s mortgage loan industry and the state’s consumer loan industry. He also helped enforce the state securities industry (Blue Sky Laws). Mr. Cunningham is a second generation prosecutor and happy to be at the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney as Deputy Division Chief of the Violent Crimes Unit and the Juvenile Crime Liaison.

Andrew Daley

Mr. Daley became a member of the Kentucky Bar in 2015 and joined the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney in September 2017. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, where he was a three-time letter winner on the varsity football team. Mr. Daley graduated with honors in 2015 from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law. During law school he externed in the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney for Jefferson and Bullitt Counties. Prior to joining the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney, Mr. Daley was an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney in Bullitt County. He is currently assigned to the Narcotics Unit.

Scott Drabenstadt

Mr. Drabenstadt received his law degree from William and Mary Law School in 1995. A member of the Kentucky Bar since 1996, he is also licensed as a member of the bar in the Commonwealth of Virginia. He earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Geography from the University of Oklahoma in 1992. Mr. Drabenstadt was a staff attorney with the Louisville Public Defender from 1996 to 2000. He joined the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney in 2017 after practicing for 17 years as a criminal defense attorney in Louisville. He is assigned to the Violent Crimes Unit.

Isaac Fain

General Trial Division A

Christie J. Foster

Ms. Foster received her license to practice law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1997 and became an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney in July of 2001. Ms. Foster received her Bachelor of Arts in History/Government in 1994 from Western Kentucky University and her Juris Doctor in 1997 from Tulane University. Before becoming an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney, Ms. Foster worked as an Associate for Sewell & Associates from 1998 to June of 2001. Ms. Foster also worked as a Student Attorney for the Tulane University Criminal Law Clinic from 1996 to 1997, as a Clerk for Seiller & Handmaker during the summer of 1996 and as a Clerk for Georgia Legal Services during the summer of 1995.

In addition, Ms. Foster is a member of Business and Professional Women/River City and a volunteer with Gilda’s Club Louisville. She was bestowed with a 2009 Emily Award for her volunteer service with Gilda’s Club. Ms. Foster is a professional member of the Indiana Bar Association and the Kentucky Bar Association. Ms. Foster is the Division Chief of the Special Victims Unit and serves as the Arson Liaison.

J. Maxwell Gosman

Special Victims Unit

Kristi Gray

Ms. Gray received her license to practice law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1994, and joined the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney in June of 2004. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Criminology from Ohio State University in 1991, and her Juris Doctor from Capital University Law School in 1994. From 1994 until 2004, she served as a Staff Attorney and Directing Attorney for the Department of Public Advocacy in Pikeville and Paintsville. She is also admitted to the practice of law in Ohio . Ms. Gray served as a member of the Supreme Court of Kentucky Evidence Rules Review Commission from 2000-2004. She is a professional member of the Kentucky Bar Association. Ms. Gray currently serves as the Sexual Assault Liaison and FAST/Traffic Liaison for the office. In addition, she is a member of the Louisville Human Trafficking Task Force and the Louisville Sexual Assault Response Team. Ms. Gray serves in the Special Victims Unit.

Stacy Greive

Ms. Greive recently celebrated her 26th year as an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney in the 30th Judicial Circuit. Ms. Greive received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Bellarmine College in 1988 and her Juris Doctor from the Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville in 1991. In addition to being an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney assigned to the General Trial Units, Ms. Greive worked as a law Clerk from 1990 to 1992 and as the legal advisor to the Jefferson County Grand Jury from 1998 to 2008. From 2008 to 2017, Ms. Greive was the office’s Economic Crime Liaison. In 2017, she returned to her prior role as the legal advisor to the Jefferson County Grand Jury and is presently Chief of General Trial Division A. Ms. Greive is a professional member of the Kentucky Bar Association and the Louisville Bar Association. She is the 2013 recipient of Presentation Academy’s Tower Award for Government and Law. She has served as a member of the Louisville Bar Association’s Judicial Integrity Committee since 2010. Ms. Greive also handles all out-of-state subpoena requests from prosecutors in other jurisdictions.

Ebert Haegele

Mr. Haegele is a 2010 graduate of the University Of Louisville Brandeis School Of Law, and he received his license to practice law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 2010. He received his B.A. in History and Political Science from Bellarmine University in 2006. Mr. Haegele joined the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney in 2013. Prior to that, Mr. Haegele worked as an Assistant County Attorney in Jefferson County for two years. Mr. Haegele is the Division Chief of the Narcotics Unit and Rocket Docket and serves as a Special Assistant United States Attorney.

Ajla Hakalovic

Ms. Hakalovic received her license to practice law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 2018 and joined the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney in October 2021. Ms. Hakalovic received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Minor in Criminal Justice from Bellarmine University in 2014, where she was a member of the Pre-Law Society and the National Political Science Honors Society, Pi Sigma Alpha. In May 2017, Ms. Hakalovic earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law where she was an editor and published author in the Journal of Law and Education and a recipient of the CALI award. As a law student, she served as a student attorney at the Robert and Sue Ackerson Legal Aid Clinic where she used a limited license to represent indigent clients in Emergency Protective Order hearings, divorce actions, and housing cases. Prior to joining the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney, Ms. Hakalovic worked at the Jefferson County Attorney’s office for six years in various roles as a law clerk, victim advocate and prosecutor focusing on domestic violence and general criminal cases. Ms. Hakalovic is a professional member of the Kentucky Bar Association. She is a native of Bosnia and is bi-lingual in English, Bosnian and Serbo-Croatian. Ms. Hakalovic is currently assigned to the Narcotics Unit.

Shelby Harville

General Trial Division B

Leah Heightchew

General Trial Division A

Amanda Hernandez

Amanda Hernandez was born and raised a Louisville Cardinal. Ms. Hernandez attended the University of Louisville where she obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Justice Administration (2012), a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice (2015), and a Juris Doctor (2015). While attending the University of Louisville’s Brandeis School of Law, Ms. Hernandez served as an extern for the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney with the Domestic Violence Unit as well as the Narcotics Unit. She also served as an extern for the Jefferson County Attorney’s Office in the DUI Unit and as an extern for Circuit Court Division 5 Judge Mary Shaw. At the beginning of 2014, Ms. Hernandez began working with the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney as a Law Clerk for one and one-half years, eventually rising to the rank of Senior Law Clerk. Upon passing the July 2015 Bar Examination, Ms. Hernandez received her license to practice law and was sworn in as an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney. She serves as a Deputy Division Chief in the Narcotics Unit.

Matthew Cody Hill

Mr. Hill is a 2018 graduate of the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law, and he received his license to practice law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 2018. He received his B.A. in Political Science and Communication and Media Studies from Georgetown College in 2015, where he was a member of the Men’s Soccer Team. Mr. Hill joined the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney in 2021. Prior to that, Mr. Hill worked as an Assistant County Attorney in Jefferson County for two years. Mr. Hill is currently assigned to the Narcotics Unit.

Elizabeth Jones Brown

Ms. Jones Brown received her law degree from Georgetown University (DC) Law Center in 2002. A member of the Kentucky Bar since 2007, she is also licensed as a member of the bar in the state of Virginia and in the District of Columbia. She earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Anthropology from Centre College in 1996, and a Master of Arts Degree in International Relations from the University of Kentucky in 1998. In the past, Ms. Jones Brown worked as a Law Clerk for a Judge in the DC Superior Court, and she served as Assistant General Counsel to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 2004 to 2007. Ms. Jones Brown is a professional member of the Kentucky Bar Association and is the Division Chief of the Violent Crimes Unit. She also serves as the Second Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney, Homicide Liaison, and one of our LMINTEL Task Force liaisons.

J. Dalen Lance

Narcotics Unit

Emily Lantz

Mrs. Lantz was admitted to the practice of law in 2014 after graduating from the University of Louisville’s Brandeis School of Law in May 2014. While at Brandeis, she worked as a law clerk for the Jefferson County Attorney’s Office for two and a half years. Also as a law student, she served as a student attorney at the UofL Law Clinic, where she used a limited license to represent indigent clients in Emergency Protective Order hearings, divorce actions, and housing cases. Prior to law school, she graduated Summa Cum Laude from University of Louisville with a B.A. in Anthropology and a B.S. in Justice Administration. Mrs. Lantz is a member of the Kentucky Bar Association and Louisville Bar Association. She serves as the office Robbery Liaison and is assigned to the Violent Crimes Unit.

Layla Lutfi

General Trial Division B

Robert McKnight

Narcotics Unit

Jason Moore

Mr. Moore received his license to practice law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 2000 and became an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney in August 2019. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in History from the University of Kentucky in 1997 and his law degree from the University of Dayton School of Law in 2000. After law school, Mr. Moore began his practice as a civil defense litigator in Louisville, Kentucky. He was then a staff attorney for Judge Rick Johnson with the Kentucky Court of Appeals before joining the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office as an Assistant Attorney General in 2007. In November 2015, he became the manager of the Capital Litigation Branch of the Attorney General’s Office of Criminal Appeals. Mr. Moore is a professional member of the Kentucky Bar Association and is the Division Chief of Appellate and Research Division.

Kaleb Noblett

Mr. Noblett received his license to practice law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 2015 and joined the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney in November 2015. Mr. Noblett earned his Bachelor of Arts in 2012 from Union University in Jackson, Tennessee, graduating cum laude with a double major in political science and history. In May 2015, Mr. Noblett earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law, where he was an editor of the University of Louisville Law Review and a recipient of the Edwin H. Perry Mediation Fellowship. Throughout his time with the Commonwealth Attorney’s Office, Mr. Noblett has worked in a number of capacities, handling a wide array of felony cases. He has served as the White Collar/Economic Crime Liaison, and been sworn as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in the Western District of Kentucky. Currently, Mr. Noblett is the Director of the Grand Jury, managing and advising the Jefferson County Grand Jury on law, reviewing requests for grand jury subpoenas, and guiding all felony indictments through the grand jury process. Additionally, he reviews applicants, and coordinates and supervises undergraduate students selected for internships within the office. Mr. Noblett also acts as the Director of the office’s Law School Extern Clinic, teaching and supervising those law students seeking experience in the field of criminal law.

James Alex Oliva

General Trial Division B

Kayleigh Morgan Profumo

General Trial Division A

Andrew Reinhardt

Mr. Reinhardt received his license to practice law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 2015 and became an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney in October of 2018. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology from the University of Kentucky in 2011 and his Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Kentucky’s College of Law in May 2015. After law school, he went to work as a prosecutor in Lexington, Kentucky as an Assistant Fayette County Attorney in the general criminal prosecution division. In March of 2018 he moved to Louisville and worked as an Assistant Jefferson County Attorney in the domestic violence / sexual assault unit. Mr. Reinhardt is currently a professional member of the Kentucky Bar Association and is currently assigned to the Special Victims Unit.

Jackson Rice

Mr. Rice received his license to practice law in Kentucky in 2021, and began working at the Commonwealth Attorney’s Office in August of 2021. He received his Bachelor of Science in Economics and Finance from Centre College in 2018. After college, Mr. Rice attended Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University and graduated in 2021. While at Chase, Mr. Rice worked as an extern at the Commonwealth Attorney’s Office in Kenton County, as well as interned with the Jefferson County Commonwealth Attorney’s Office. Mr. Rice is a member of the Kentucky Bar Association, and is currently assigned to General Trial Division B.

Michael Rudicil

Mr. Rudicil has been licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky since 1987 and also in Indiana since 1980. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business from Arizona State University in 1977, and his Juris Doctor from Indiana University School of Law in 1980. He also attended the National Criminal Defense College. Mr. Rudicil served as a Deputy Prosecutor in Green County Indiana from 1980-1982, when he lost an extremely close race for the elected Prosecutor position. After a stint as a solo practitioner, he joined the Public Defender’s Office in Louisville as a Staff Attorney, where he served from 1987 to 1998, winning more than 20 Walker Awards. He was part of the team that developed the initial Rocket Docket. Most recently, he practiced personal injury law for 10 years in the Breen Law Office in Louisville.

Mr. Rudicil currently is an Olmsted Parks volunteer. He is a member of the Kentucky Bar Association. Mr. Rudicil is currently assigned to the Narcotics Unit.

Lucas Taylor

General Trial Division B.

Emily Wessel

General Trial Division A

Sheri Wornall

Ms. Wornall received her license to practice law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 2016 and became an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney in August of 2017. Prior to becoming an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney, Ms. Wornall worked as a prosecutor for the Jefferson County Attorney in the General Criminal Division. Ms. Wornall received her J.D. from Regent University School of Law in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from California Baptist University in Riverside, California. Ms. Wornall is a native of Los Angeles and spent a summer during law school clerking at the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office in the Victim Impact Program, focusing on special victim cases. During law school, Ms. Wornall was a Managing Editor for Regent’s Journal of Global Justice and Public Policy as well as a competitor and Competition & Hospitality Director for Regent’s nationally recognized Moot Court Board. Ms. Wornall is a professional member of the Kentucky Bar Association and is currently assigned to the Special Victims Unit.

Danielle Yannelli

Ms. Yannelli received her license to practice law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 2014 and became and Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney in April of 2016. Before becoming an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney, Ms. Yannelli worked at the Jefferson County Attorney’s Office where she focused on Domestic Violence, Child Physical Abuse and Sexual Assault prosecution. Ms. Yannelli received her Bachelors of Science from Campbellsville University where she majored in Political Science and received a minor in Cinematography/Television. Ms. Yannelli graduated and received her J.D. from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law in 2013. Ms. Yannelli is a professional member of the Kentucky Bar Association and Deputy Division Chief of the Special Victims Unit.

Milja Zgonjanin

Ms. Zgonjanin received her license to practice law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 2015 and she joined the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney in November 2015. She received her Bachelor of Science in Justice Administration and her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Louisville. She received her Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Louisville’s Brandeis School of Law in May 2015. While at Brandeis, Ms. Zgonjanin was published in the Journal of Law and Education and served as Notes Editor for the journal. Prior to joining the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney, she worked as a law clerk for the Jefferson County Attorney’s Office. Ms. Zgonjanin is a professional member of the Kentucky Bar Association. She is a native of Serbia and is bi-lingual in English and Serbo-Croatian. Ms. Zgonjanin is currently the Chief of General Trial Division B and serves as the office Animal Cruelty Liaison.