General Trial Unit - Division A

Mr. Balliet received his license to practice law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1990 and came to the Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney in September of 1990. Mr. Balliet received his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Stanford University in 1967 and his Juris Doctor from the University of San Francisco in 1971. Before coming to the Commonwealth, Mr. Balliet worked as a solo practitioner from 1972 to 1974 and as a Partner in the law firm of Balliet & Jacomb from 1974 to 1990. Mr. Balliet has been active in Citizens for Better Judges and served on the Louisville Bar Association, Professional Responsibility Committee from 1993 to 1997. Mr. Balliet received the Defender Achievement Award from the California Public Defender's Association in 1986. Since moving to Kentucky he received the Prosecutor of the Year Award presented by the Kentuckianas' Voice for Crime Victims for 1994. Mr. Balliet is a professional member of the Louisville Bar Association, the Kentucky Bar Association, and an inactive member of the California Bar Association. Mr. Balliet was certified as a Criminal Law Specialist by the California Board of Legal Specialization from 1978 to 1990. Mr. Balliet is currently the Division Chief for the General Trial Unit, Division A.  

Mr. Balliet also serves as Second Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney, a statutory position which means he serves as Commonwealth's Attorney in the absence of the elected official and the First Assistant.

Jennifer Wilcox - Deputy Division Chief, Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney

Ms. Wilcox received her license to practice law in Florida in 2000. She received her license to practice law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 2001and came to the Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney in May of 2002. Ms. Wilcox received her Bachelor of Arts in Government and Spanish in 1996 from Western Kentucky University and her Juris Doctor in 2000 from the University of Kentucky where she served as Student Bar Association President and a member of the Moot Court Board".  Before coming to the Commonwealth, Ms. Wilcox was an Assistant Director of Law at the City of Louisville Department of Law from May of 2001 to May of 2002.  Ms. Wilcox was also a Staff Assistant to Rules Committee Ranking Member, Senator Wendell H. Ford for the United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration from February of 1997 to August of 1997.  Ms. Wilcox is the chair of the Louisville Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, a member of the Louisville Science Center Board, a member of the University of Kentucky College of Law Alumni Association and a member of the Western Kentucky University Alumni Association.  Ms. Wilcox is a professional member of the Florida Bar Association, the Kentucky Bar Association and the Louisville Bar Association.  Ms. Wilcox is currently assigned to the General Trial Unit, Division A.

Elizabeth Jones Brown - Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney

Ms. Brown received her law degree from Georgetown University (DC) Law Center is 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, she worked as a Law Clerk for a Judge in the DC Superior Court, and she served as Assistant General Counsel to the Federal Bureau Investigation (FBI) from 2004 to 2007. Ms. Brown is a professional member of the Kentucky Bar Association and the Louisville Bar Association. She is currently assigned to the General Trial Unit, Division A.

Kristi Gray - Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney

Ms. Gray received her license to practice law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1994, and joined the Commonwealth's Attorney's Office 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 Paintesville. In the past, she has served as a Red Cross Board Member and volunteer, and a member of the Women's Club, Johnson County Bar Association, and Floyd County Domestic Violence Council. 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 and the Louisville Bar Association. She is currently assigned to General Trial Unit, Division A.

Leland Hulbert- Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney

Mr. Hulbert received his license to practice law in Kentucky in 2002, and joined the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office in 2007. He is a 2001 graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Law, and he received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Miami (Ohio) University with a double major of Political Science and Sociology and a minor in Criminology. He was an Assistant Jefferson County Attorney from 2002 to 2007, serving as a Prosecutor in Felony/Misdemeanor Court and as Chief Jury Trial Prosecutor in Warrant Court. Also in the past, he served as a Law Clerk for the Jefferson County Attorney’s Office and for the old City Law Department. Mr. Hulbert’s past experiences also include being an Office Manager for 5/3 Bank in Cincinnati, Ohio. He currently coaches 8th Grade Boys Basketball for the Catholic School Athletic Association, and in the past has been in the Jefferson County Public School Mentor Program and has participated as a Judge in the Bellarmine Mock Trial Program. Mr. Hulbert is a professional member of the Kentucky Bar Association. He is currently assigned to the General Trial Unit, Division A.

Arthur J. McLaughlin III - Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney

Mr. McLaughlin received his license to practice law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 2004, and became an Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney in November of that year. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in English from Centre College in 1997, and graduated from Vanderbilt University Law School in 2003. Mr. McLaughlin served in a variety of positions in private law firms for the last five years; he also worked as a Reporter and Assistant Editor for Hoop Scoop Magazine. Mr. McLaughlin earned a number of awards and honors while in law school, and serves as a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity. He is a professional member of the Louisville Bar Association and Kentucky Bar Association. Mr. McLaughlin is currently assigned to the General Trial Unit, Division A.

Cheryl Robinson - Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney

Ms. Robinson received her license to practice law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 2001, and she joined the Jefferson County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office in September 2006. She had previously served as an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney in the 6th Judicial Circuit (Owensboro and Daviess County) from 2004-2006. Prior to that, she was a sole practitioner in the Cheryl Robinson Law Office from 2001-2003. Ms. Robinson received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Paralegal Science from Eastern Kentucky University, where she also received her Master of Arts in English in 1993. She was a 2000 graduate of the University of Louisville’s Brandeis School of Law, where she received her Juris Doctor. Ms. Robinson has extensive work experience as a Law Clerk, Paralegal, and English instructor. She is a past Board Member of Girls Incorporated.

Ms. Robinson is a professional member of the Kentucky Bar Association, the NationalDistrict Attorneys’ Association, the Jefferson County Women Lawyers’ Association and is licensed to practice in the Western District Federal Court. She is currently assigned to the General Trial Unit, Division A.