Chester County adds 3 new prosecutors

Posted by Press Release on November 23, 2015

Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan announced in a press release that three new assistant district attorneys have joined the District Attorney’s Office. Matthew Finley, Caitlin Rice, and Samantha Ryan were sworn in before Chester County Court Judge Mark L. Tunnell on Friday, Nov. 20.

Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan (third from left) is joined by new prosecutors — Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan (second from left) is joined by new prosecutors Caitlin Rice (from left), Matthew Finley, and Samantha Ryan.

Finley received his undergraduate degree from the University of Kentucky and his law degree from William and Mary Law School. He previously was a prosecutor in Virginia.

Rice earned her undergraduate degree from College of Charleston and her law degree from Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law. She is a former intern with the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Chester County District Attorney’s Office.

Ryan received her undergraduate degree from Montclair State University and her law degree from Widener University School of Law. Ryan started at the District Attorney’s Office as a staff member while she worked her way through law school, then worked as a legal intern, and now is a full-time prosecutor.

“The District Attorney’s Office is fortunate to add these prosecutors," Hogan said in the release. "They are bright, hard-working, and ethical. They will be a credit to the citizens of Chester County.”