Jennifer Downing-Mathis
First Assistant Prosecutor Jennifer Downing-Mathis is a career prosecutor with the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office, Trenton, NJ. In this role she assists in formulating policy, overseeing investigations, and general oversight of several units in the office as well as the 210-member staff. She has previously served as deputy first assistant since September 2016. FAP Downing-Mathis…
Jeff Blumberg
Jeffrey Blumberg is a seasoned litigator, teacher and trial advocacy trainer with expertise in civil rights, international development, fair lending/consumer protection, and criminal justice issues. He has litigated complex, high-profile cases around the country as a federal prosecutor with the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice and now with the Consumer Financial Protection…
James Baum
Jim Baum is an Assistant Attorney General at the Rhode Island Office of Attorney General where he currently serves as Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division. He has also served as the Chief of the Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit and the Chief of the Juvenile Prosecution Unit. He has been with the office for…
Geoffrey Gersten
Geoffrey Gersten has been a Deputy Attorney General at the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety’s Division of Law since 2003. DAG Gersten currently represents the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights and also provides statewide advice on Open Public Meeting Act/Sunshine Law matters. DAG Gersten has worked both as a litigator and…
Erik Fern
Erik Fern is an Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Litigation Bureau of the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office, which defends all civil lawsuits filed in state or federal court against the State of Nebraska, its agencies, and employees. Erik regularly defends claims brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Section 1983, State Tort Claims Act, State Contract…
Anne Bensky
Anne (Andie) Bensky is the Deputy Chief Legal Counsel at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. In this role, she oversees provision of legal services to the Department’s division administrators, advises the Secretary’s office on major legal and policy initiatives, and serves on management teams that facilitate cooperation amongst the Department’s information technology, pandemic office…
Angela Behrens
Angela Behrens is an Assistant Attorney General at the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office. She joined the office in 2007 and is currently the manager of its Commerce, Elections, and Trades Division. During her career, she has represented a variety of agencies in litigation and on appeal, with a particular focus on defending section 1983 claims….
Amy Burke
Amy Burke heads the Criminal Branch of the Kentucky Office of the Attorney General. Most recently, Burke served as the Chief Prosecutor for the Kenton County Attorney’s Office, where she specialized in prosecuting cases involving serious injuries to children, dependency abuse and neglect, domestic violence, and sexual assault. In this position, Burke provided training and…
Alkesh Patel
Alkesh currently serves as a Senior Assistant Attorney General at the Georgia Attorney General’s Office. Alkesh brings a decade of experience practicing in contracts, commercial law, construction and real estate. He currently is the Section Chief of Business and Finance in the Commercial Litigation Division at the Georgia Attorney General’s Office. In this role, he…
