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S. Creighton Waters
Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Chief Attorney, State Grand Jury Section at South Carolina Attorney General’s OfficeSenior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Creighton Waters has been prosecuting criminals in the Attorney General's office his entire legal career. Following a decade primarily handing appeals against defendants convicted of murder, Waters moved to the AG Office’s Criminal Prosecution in 2010 and has served as Chief Attorney of the State Grand Jury Division since 2017. There, Waters partnered with SLED, state, local, and federal law enforcement agencies to lead prosecutions and investigations not only in corruption cases against all types of government officials, but also against drug traffickers and gang members. Most recently, Waters was the lead prosecutor in convicting prominent lawyer Alex Murdaugh for a double murder, while also leading the investigation, indictment, and conviction of Murdaugh and co-conspirators of hundreds of offenses for allegedly stealing money from clients and abusing the judicial system for over a decade. Waters also continues to focus on convicting traffickers causing the opioid and methamphetamine epidemic affecting all South Carolinians, while also addressing complex white collar crime and public corruption. Waters is a lifelong resident of South Carolina who graduated from Dreher High School, the University of South Carolina, and the USC School of Law.
Robert Smulktis
Senior Deputy Attorney General- Drug Strike Force at PA Office of Attorney General- The Wiretap Act In-Depth: Troubleshooting Wiretap Issues for Experienced Prosecutors
- The Wiretap Act In-Depth: Continued
- The Wiretap Act In-Depth: Continued
Robert Smulktis is a Senior Deputy Attorney General assigned to the Drug Strike Force Section with the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General. SDAG Smulktis’s primary responsibilities involve the prosecution of large scale drug trafficking organizations. SDAG Smulktis is also the OAG’s Director of Diversion, responsible for overseeing the investigation and prosecution of medical professionals diverting controlled substances. SDAG Smulktis has taught legal aspects of electronic surveillance since 2016.
Michael Madeira
Senior Deputy Attorney General at PA Office of Attorney General- The Wiretap Act In-Depth: Troubleshooting Wiretap Issues for Experienced Prosecutors
- The Wiretap Act In-Depth: Continued
- The Wiretap Act In-Depth: Continued
Michael Madeira has served as a Senior Deputy Attorney General in the Drug Strike Force Section for more than 19 years. He is one of two Deputy AGs responsible for the Attorney General’s drug prosecutions for 15 central Pennsylvania counties. He has significant trial experience in a broad range of cases including narcotics, corrupt organizations, rape, and murder. He is also an expert in
the use of Pennsylvania’s Statewide Investigating Grand Jury and the Pennsylvania Wiretap Act.
Michael has served for more than 25 years as a local and state prosecutor after graduating from the Villanova School of Law in 1989. He began his career as an Assistant District Attorney in Luzerne County in January of 1990 trying both juvenile and adult cases. In 1993, Michael joined the Attorney General’s Office as a drug prosecutor where over the next 13 years he led investigations and prosecutions resulting in conviction of mid and upper level drug dealers throughout central Pennsylvania. In 2005, Michael was elected as Centre County’s District Attorney where he tried a wide range of cases including drugs, sex assaults, and homicides resulting in 1st and 3rd degree murder convictions. In 2010, he returned to private practice. Before returning to the Attorney General’s Office in 2018, Michael worked for three years on immigration matters for international faculty and scholars at The Pennsylvania State University in the Office of Global Programs.
Michael has been a member and/or associate member of the Pennsylvania District Attorney’s Association for many years. He was elected to the Association’s Executive Committee as well as serving as a member of the Board of Directors for the PA District Attorney’s Institute. During his tenure as District Attorney and Senior Deputy Attorney General, he served as an instructor for the Institute in trial advocacy, drug prosecutions, and other subject areas. He is also a faculty member for the National Association of Attorneys General. Michael lives in Bellefonte with his wife Lisa.
Danielle Brown
Chief Deputy Attorney General at PA Office of Attorney General - Asset Forfeiture & Money Laundering SectionMs. Brown joined the Office of Attorney General in 2014 as a Deputy Attorney General in the Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section of the Criminal Law Division. In July 2017, she was promoted to Chief Deputy Attorney General of the Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section. Prior to joining the office, Ms. Brown worked as an Assistant District Attorney for the Philadelphia District Attorney Office from 2007 to 2010, where she prosecuted bench and jury trials for felony offenses. In 2010, she joined a law firm in Philadelphia as an Associate in the Professional Liability Practice Group, specializing in legal malpractice defense matters.
Ms. Brown reviews all forfeiture audits and reports submitted by the County Auditors, Controllers and District Attorneys. In addition, she compiles the Annual Asset Forfeiture Legislative Report. Ms. Brown also provides training on forfeiture matters to Office of the Attorney General staff, the Pennsylvania State Police, the Pennsylvania National Guard, the Pennsylvania State Association of County Auditors and the Pennsylvania State Association of County Controllers.
Adrian Shchuka
Assistant Chief Deputy Attorney General at PA Office of Attorney GeneralMr. Shchuka is an Assistant Chief Deputy Attorney General with the Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section of the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General.
He joined the office in February 2012 and over the past twelve years has handled forfeiture matters in numerous counties in eastern and central Pennsylvania. Prior to joining the Attorney General’s Office, Mr. Shchuka spent 12 years as a prosecutor with the Berks County District Attorney’s Office where he supervised forfeitures cases and handled specially assigned criminal matters.
Mr. Shchuka received his B.A. Temple University in 1989 and his J.D from Widener University School of Law in 1994. He periodically provides training on forfeiture matters to Office of the Attorney General staff and the Pennsylvania State Police. Additionally, he handles all forfeiture matters for the Office of Attorney General for a region of eastern Pennsylvania that includes Lehigh County and the surrounding six counties.
Kelly Callihan
Executive Director of Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association/InstituteKelly Callihan is the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association.
Kelly is a career prosecutor and former district attorney who has spent 28 years seeking justice for victims in both Cambria and Dauphin counties. During her career, Callihan prosecuted countless child abuse cases, felony sexual assaults and violent crimes in both juvenile and adult courts. She also spearheaded the creation of programs and task forces designed to enhance services for victims in the criminal justice system while working to build treatment courts to address offenders needs and non-profit organizations designed to enhance public safety.
Kelly served as an Assistant District Attorney in Cambria County for 14 years and District Attorney for 10 years. In 2020, she joined the Dauphin County District Attorney’s Office as a Deputy District Attorney before coming to PDAA as Counsel for Policy & External Relations in 2022.
From 2011-2019, Kelly served on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors for PDAA and PDAI and was appointed by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to serve on the state Criminal Procedure Rules Committee from 2012 to 2017. She currently serves on the Elder Justice in the Courts Advisory Council.
In her tenure as DA, she created the Cambria County Human Trafficking Response Team to raise awareness, train investigators to identify/recover victims and provide needed support; the Cambria County Drug Coalition (CCDC), a collaborative approach to better address the opioid epidemic and reduce the number of overdose deaths; the Circle of Support Child Advocacy Center to ensure the county was utilizing the recommended best practice model for investigating child abuse and serving victims’ needs; the Cambria County Sexual Assault Response Team who trained specialized sexual assault nurse examiners and developed the first known anonymous sexual assault protocol which is now used as a national model; and the Elder Abuse Task Force.
Kelly holds a J.D. from the Dickinson School of Law (1993), and a B.S. in Health Policy & Administration with a Minor in Business from Penn State University (1993). Kelly lives in Johnstown with her husband Derrick. They have two daughters: Quinn and Molly.
Kelly Lloyd
Deputy District Attorney/Chief - Diversion and Pretrial Unit at Montgomery Co. DA's OfficeKelly Lloyd has been employed by the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office since 2010. She is currently the chief of the Diversion and Pretrial Division, overseeing the county’s Pretrial Services Unit, all Diversionary Programs and Treatment Courts, as well as all the entry level attorneys in the office. In addition, she maintains a minimal caseload of homicide cases.
Prior to her current role, Ms. Lloyd served as an Assistant Chief of the Trials Division, overseeing all of Montgomery County’s drug and firearms prosecutions. She was also previously Captain of the Grand Jury Unit, in which she led investigations into public corruption, as well as homicides and other complex investigations. During her tenure as Grand Jury Captain, the Grand Jury issued a comprehensive report on The Opioid Epidemic, which took an extensive look into the overprescribing of pain medication, leading
into the heroin/fentanyl crisis facing not only Montgomery County, but the nation as a whole, and its impact on the criminal justice system. The Montgomery County Investigating Grand Jury also recommended charges against multiple prison guards in a vicious assault committed against two inmates, and the guards efforts to thwart the investigation and cover up their behavior, which Ms. Lloyd prosecuted.
In addition to her current role in the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, she serves as a Legislative Liaison on behalf of the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association. She works with PDAA’s Executive Director, Kelly Callihan, advocating on behalf of the Commonwealth’s District Attorneys with our state legislators, including speaking with elected Senators, Representatives, and their staff on proposed and existing legislation. Ms. Lloyd graduated from Juniata College in 2007 and from Penn State Law in 2010.
Maureen Flannery Spang
Legal Resources Prosecutor at Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association/InstituteMaureen Flannery Spang is the Legal Resource Prosecutor for the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association.
Maureen has significant criminal justice experience, particularly in state and federal appellate courts. She attended the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law in Washington, D.C. and graduated magna cum laude in 2004. After law school, she had the privilege of serving for two years as law clerk for the Honorable William W. Caldwell in the Federal District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Following her clerkship, Maureen took a position as an Assistant District Attorney with the Office of the District Attorney in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. During her tenure at the office, she had primary responsibility for appellate work on capital cases. Maureen also worked on a full range of appellate cases in state and federal court, including brief writing, argument and Post-Conviction Relief Act hearings. In addition to appellate work, she also prosecuted a variety of felony and misdemeanor cases from pretrial to post-trial, served as the Right-to-Know appeals officer for various police departments, and kept staff and police departments apprised of changes to Pennsylvania criminal law. She remained with Bucks County until moving to Chambersburg in 2014. Since relocating, Maureen has continued to work for Bucks County drafting appellate briefs.
Maureen is a central Pennsylvania native. She currently serves on a number of local boards in an effort to make a positive local impact and give back to the Franklin County community. Maureen and her husband reside in Chambersburg with their daughter and son.
Nathan Boob
Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor at Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association/InstituteNate Boob is here to help you save lives. As the Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor for the Pennsylvania District Attorney’s Office, he provides investigative and prosecutorial assistance, research, and education in traffic-related criminal matters. Nate brings to the office over 20 years of trial experience, handling the gambit of criminal prosecutions from summary offenses to homicides in over 25 counties across the Commonwealth.
Nate began his career in the Dauphin County District Attorney’s Office while attending the Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University. After working in the drug prosecutions section both as a certified legal intern and as a Deputy District Attorney, he moved to the Centre County District Attorney’s Office where he prosecuted various cases including DUI, vehicular homicide, murder, all serious felonies, and high-profile cases from investigation through appeal. After 12 years, he returned to Cumberland County where he became Chief of Trials. Nate completed two appointments as a Special Prosecutor for the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, prosecuting a wide variety of crimes across the Commonwealth. He most recently served as a Chief Deputy District Attorney in Franklin County.
During his time as a prosecutor, Nate conducted a multitude of training for the Pennsylvania State Police, local police departments, and Pennsylvania State University. He is a career prosecutor, focused on helping you achieve justice.