District Attorney Brianna Vanata first joined the office of the District Attorney of Greene County as an Assistant in 2010. She was promoted to First Assistant District Attorney in 2014 and remained in this capacity until mid-2020. 

In 2007, District Attorney Vanata was admitted to the practice of law before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and the United States District Court of the Western District of Pennsylvania.

District Attorney Vanata graduated with a degree in Political Science and History from the Penn West University at California in 2003. She then attended Duqnesne University School of Law where she graduated with her juris doctorate in 2006. Following graduation, she engaged in the general practice of law in Fayette and Greene Counties before joining the District Attorney’s Office.


The District Attorney prosecutes criminal cases arising in Greene County, providing necessary legal support to police investigators and continuing to represent the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania through the trial of a case and the years of appeals which may follow. The skilled, experienced and knowledgeable staff at the Greene County District Attorney’s Office works hard to keep Greene County a safe place to live, work and raise a family