‘Putting on a play for the jury’

Edward Paine delivers justice for victims of serious vehicular crimes The best part about prosecution for Edward Paine, L’99, is delivering justice for victims. “Trying to get justice for victims within the system that we have, when we can – that brings me pleasure,” he said. Paine is a deputy county attorney in the Vehicular Crimes Bureau at the Maricopa …

A cold case cracked, a career launched

Student ends law school with unparalleled prosecution experience When I started at KU Law as a summer starter in 2016, my goal was to follow the accelerated track. If I played my cards right and took a sufficient number of credit hours per semester, I could graduate in two years. The task seemed daunting, but as my last summer as …

Protecting Kansans

“Your Honor, I represent the United States.” As U.S. attorney for Kansas, Stephen McAllister utters this phrase when making official appearances in federal courtrooms. The experience is humbling and exhilarating every time. “I get to be a part of the greatest ‘law firm’ in the United States, and every day I feel proud of and good about what I do,” …

Building public trust

KU Law graduate uses background in law to serve in community affairs role Liz Rebein is not your traditional prosecutor. Instead of charging defendants, filing motions and appearing in court, Rebein deploys her legal expertise through the promotion of positive relationships between law enforcement and the public. As chief of the Community Affairs Unit in the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office …

Small town, high stakes

Anna Wolf serves as small town city prosecutor The third Wednesday of each month is a busy day for Anna Wolf. That’s the only day the Tonganoxie Municipal Court is in session. Wolf is the Tonganoxie city prosecutor. “Everything depends on that one day, and you need to have everything ready,” said Wolf, L’12. “Otherwise, you’re going to go a …

Justice after genocide

KU Law grad excels at local, state and international prosecution At least 800,000 people were killed in 100 days during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Deborah Wilkinson, L’82, helped bring some of the perpetrators of that violence to justice. As senior appeals counsel at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in Tanzania, Wilkinson and a team of fellow prosecutors …