Attorneys
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Larry Roberts
Fayette County Attorney

John Hayne
First Assistant

Jason Rothrock
Director of Prosecution

Richard Vimont
Director of Civil Litigation

Robyn Shier
Director of Child Support
Civil Litigation

Steve Stadler
Ast. Fayette County Attorney
General Prosecution

Liz Bancroft
Ast. Fayette County Attorney

JJ Alleman
Ast. Fayette County Attorney

Sam Finley
Ast. Fayette County Attorney

Kate Bennett
Ast. Fayette County Attorney
Kate is a graduate of Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, and Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law, where she served as Editor-In-Chief of the Northern Kentucky University Law Review Journal.
After passing the Indiana Bar in 2011, Kate began her legal career as a Deputy Prosecutor in Ripley County, Indiana. In 2012, Kate moved home to Kentucky to become an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney in Kenton County. It was there that she specialized in child physical abuse, sexual abuse, and child pornography prosecution. In April 2016, Kate accepted a job in Lexington, Kentucky, as an attorney to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission. In February 2019, Kate was promoted to Deputy General Counsel of the Kentucky Labor Cabinet. She is licensed to practice law in Kentucky, Indiana, and the federal courts in both the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky.
During her four-and-a-half years in Kenton County, Kate served as a leader on Kenton County’s child abuse Multi-Disciplinary Team and served on the Board of Directors for Transitions, Inc. Recovery and Residential Centers. She continues to serve her community as the Secretary of the Frankfort-Franklin County Planning Commission and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Sunshine Center, a nonprofit organization which provides resources to at-risk parents and offers transitional housing for victims of domestic violence.
Prior to joining the Fayette County Attorney's Office, Kate was an assitant Commonwealth Attorney in the 14th Judicial Circuit prosecuting felony crimes in Bourbon, Scott and Woodford Counties.She currently serves on the Professional Standards Committee for the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council.

Lee Greenup
Ast. Fayette County Attorney
Lindsay Perdue
Ast. Fayette County Attorney

Mitch Zegafuse
Ast. Fayette County Attorney


Brittany Wright
Ast. Fayette County Attorney

Brystin Kwin
Ast. Fayette County Attorney
Juvenile Prosecution and D.N.A. Actions
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Diane Minnifield |
Ast. Fayette County Attorney |
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Jade Morgan |
Ast. Fayette County Attorney |
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Heather Matics |
Ast. Fayette County Attorney |

Diane Minnifield
Ast. Fayette County Attorney

Jade Morgan
Ast. Fayette County Attorney

Heather Matics
Ast. Fayette County Attorney
Child Support Prosecution

John Jones II
Ast. Fayette County Attorney (Child Support)

Jill Koenig
Ast. Fayette County Attorney (Child Support)

Mike Dearing
Ast. Fayette County Attorney (Child Support)
