Bethany Thompson is a Morgan County native who took a non-traditional path to her legal career, serving as Active/Guard Reserve in the Kentucky National Guard before graduating from American Military University with a bachelor’s degree in legal studies. After honorable discharge from military service, Bethany served as a Legal Assistant for Kentucky Communications Network Authority, […]

Alexander Wheeler joined our team in the beginning of 2024. He graduated from the University of Kentucky J.D. Rosenberg College of Law in 2020 after graduating from the University of Kentucky undergraduate program in 2015. During law school Alexander clerked at a local defense firm as well as multiple personal injury firms. Upon graduation he

Karema Eldahan is a native of Middlesboro, Kentucky.  She graduated from American University in Washington, D.C. with a B.A. in Law & Society and a concentration in Arabic language.  She obtained her J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law.  Prior to joining the Office of the Fayette County Attorney, Karema worked as a

R. Lee Greenup Lee Greenup was born and raised in Bourbon County, Kentucky. He graduated from Transylvania University, read postgraduate British history and government at Exeter College, Oxford and earned a J.D. from the University of Kentucky. He returned to his hometown of Paris, Kentucky and practiced for sixteen years, focusing on criminal defense. In October

Charles “Sam” Finley grew up in the small town of Manchester, Kentucky. He graduated from the University of Kentucky with a B.A. in history and a minor in geography in 2008. He received his law degree from Salmon P. Chase College of Law in May, 2011. Throughout law school, Sam worked as a prosecution intern at

Elizabeth Bancroft graduated from Michigan State University and Valparaiso School of Law, receiving her J.D. degree in 1996. She worked as a deputy prosecutor for three years in South Bend, Indiana, and later formed her own law firm which operated for two years. She relocated to Lexington in 2002, and joined the Fayette County Attorney’s Office

Miles Brandon grew up in Georgetown, Kentucky. He graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown College in 2019 with a degree in political science and a minor in history. He received his law degree from UK College of Law in 2022. Before joining the Fayette County Attorney’s Office in August 2023, Miles practiced workers’ compensation defense in Lexington

John R. Hayne is the First Assistant County Attorney.  He graduated from Paul Dunbar High School (Lexington). He is a 2003 graduate of Transylvania University with a B.A. in accounting,  earned his master’s degree in accounting from the University of Kentucky in 2004, and his law degree from the University of Kentucky in 2007. Prior to

Brittany Z. Wright graduated from the University of Louisville with a B.S. in Administration of Justice. She moved to Mississippi and worked as a legal assistant at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Mississippi. In 2016, Brittany moved back to Kentucky to attend law school. Throughout law school, Brittany worked as a