James R. Layton
James R. Layton is the State of Missouri’s principal appellate lawyer. As Solicitor General, he supervises work by assistant attorneys general in all appellate courts. His personal appellate caseload is focused primarily on state and federal constitutional issues, state taxation, and administrative law. In addition, he handles and supervises some trial court matters dealing with…
Janet Drake
Janet Stansberry Drake received her J.D. from the University of Colorado School of Law in 1996. After 10 years as a trial attorney in private practice, Ms. Drake became a Senior Assistant Attorney General in the Special Prosecutions Unit at the Colorado Attorney General’s office. As an attorney in the Special Prosecutions Unit, Ms. Drake…
Duffy Jamieson
Duffy Jamieson began working at the Ohio Attorney General’s Office in 1989. For most of his legal career, Duffy worked in the Civil Rights Section where he litigated complex and high-profile cases, including a case he argued before the Ohio Supreme Court. He was promoted to Assistant Chief in 2005. In addition to his management…
Edith Pacillo
Edith Pacillo is a Lead Deputy Attorney General at the Idaho Office of the Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division. She has worked for the attorneys general in both New Hampshire and Idaho for a total of more than 15 years. She has litigated on behalf of and provided legal advice to numerous state agencies. Edith…
Francis X. Sullivan
Francis X. Sullivan is the Deputy Director (Litigation) for the Wisconsin Office of Lawyer Regulation. He previously served as an assistant attorney general in the Wisconsin Department of Justice, concentrating on civil litigation in a variety of practice areas. Before that, he was an associate at the Madison firm of Bell, Moore & Richter, where…
Dan Edwards
Dan Edwards was a Senior Assistant Attorney General (retired) in the Criminal Justice Section. He received the Colorado Attorney General’s Award for Exceptional Performance in 2010, 2013, and 2017 and the White Hat Award for best exemplifying the principles of the Office in 2020 for being principled, public servant, innovative, and better together. After retiring,…
David Maas
David has been an assistant attorney general with the Wisconsin Department of Justice since 2008 and currently serves as the Deputy Director of the Complex Criminal Litigation Unit. David is the head of Wisconsin’s Statewide Prosecutor Education and Training (SPET) program. SPET provides new prosecutor courses and trial skills courses to less experienced assistant district…
Deb Donohue
Deb Donohue has been at the Maryland Office of the Attorney General (OAG) since 1989, in a variety of positions and currently serves as Deputy Counsel to the Maryland Department of Health, focusing on health occupation boards, litigation, and training. Deb has assisted the OAG’s Professional Development and Planning office with the summer law clerk/intern…
Courtney M. Aladro
Courtney M. Aladro is an Assistant Attorney General and the Chief of the Non-Profit Organizations/Public Charities Division at the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office. The Division oversees public charities, safeguarding the public’s interest in these organizations and ensuring the proper solicitation and use of charitable funds. Prior to joining the Division, Courtney was an Assistant Attorney…
Candice M. Deisher
Candice M. Deisher is a Senior Assistant Attorney General and supervising attorney in the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) of the Virginia Attorney General’s Office. She has worked in the Civil Litigation section of the MFCU since 2009. She exclusively handles False Claims Act matters related to healthcare fraud that impact the Commonwealth of Virginia’s…
