TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Nov 14, 2025

U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant has appointed four assistant United States attorneys (AUSAs) for management and supervisory roles in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Tennessee. Beth C. Boswell, a longtime career prosecutor who joined the office in 2014, was named first AUSA. Patrick Neal Oldham, a former Shelby County prosecutor who joined the office in 2018, will serve as criminal chief. Gregory D. Allen, an Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force prosecutor and former criminal defense attorney, was appointed deputy chief of the Homeland Security Task Force. Naya Bedini, an appellate attorney who has written more than 120 briefs and argued before the 6th Circuit, was named appellate chief. Dunavant said in a press release, “All four of these AUSAs are career prosecutors with unquestioned reputations for effective prosecution and sound legal and ethical judgment. I have full faith and confidence in all of them to help me effectively lead the U.S. Attorney’s Office in West Tennessee, and I am proud to appoint them to these important positions.”