Fellows

West Virginia Bar Foundation Fellows - Those lawyers whose professional, public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the welfare of their communities and honorable service to the legal profession with the individuals selected reflecting the diverse nature of the legal profession in West Virginia.

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2023 Fellows

  • Judge Anita Harold Ashley Spencer
  • Judge H. Charles Carl, III Romney
  • Judge Perri Jo DeChristopher Morgantown
  • Susan Llewellyn Deniker Bridgeport
  • Dana F. Eddy Charleston
  • J. Kevin Ellis Morgantown
  • Elizabeth Osenton Lord Charleston
  • John R. "Jack" Merinar, Jr. Bridgeport
  • Larry J. Rector Bridgeport
  • Dean Amelia Smith Rinehart Morgantown
  • Shannon P. Smith Morgantown
  • Gloria M. Stephens Welch
  • Chief Justice Elizabeth D. Walker Charleston
  • Rodney C. Windom Harrisville

2022 Fellows

  • Tammie Clark Alexander Morgantown
  • Charles R. Bailey Charleston
  • Joseph S. Beeson Charleston
  • Kimberly Croyle Morgantown
  • Paul T. Farrell, Jr. San Juan Puerto Rico
  • John E. Gompers Wheeling
  • Monica Nassif Haddad Morgantown
  • Jacqueline Hallinan Charleston
  • Evan H. Jenkins Huntington
  • Gail W. Kahle Wheeling
  • Judge Thomas S. Kleeh Clarksburg
  • Olubunmi T. Kusimo-Frazier Charleston
  • Colleen Cox McCulloch Beckley
  • Paul English Smith Huntington
  • William S. Thompson Charleston
  • Brenda Waugh Charles Town
  • Suzanne Weise Morgantown

  • Justice Tim Armstead Charleston
  • Randy Bernard Wheeling
  • James Dodrill Charleston
  • Sharon Flanery Charleston
  • Karen Garrett Moorefield
  • Lary Garrett Moorefield
  • Judge Michael Lorensen Martinsburg
  • Greg McDermott Wheeling
  • Steve New Beckley
  • Meshea Poore Morgantown
  • Andy Richardson Charleston
  • Bob Tweel Charleston
  • Tony Werner Wheeling
  • Chip Williams Beckley

  • Barbara Fleischauer Morgantown
  • Carte Goodwin Charleston
  • Michele Grinberg Charleston
  • Anne Harman Wheeling
  • Karen Kahle Wheeling
  • Judge H. L. Kirkpatrick Beckley
  • Judge Thomas Kleeh Clarksburg
  • Charles Loeb Charleston
  • Melissa Luce Charleston
  • Christopher Luttrell Martinsburg
  • Sandy Murphy Charleston
  • Larry Rowe Charleston
  • Judge Gloria Stephens Welch
  • Teresa Tarr Charleston
  • Dean John Taylor Morgantown

  • Billy Atkins Morgantown
  • The Honorable Jennifer F. Bailey Charleston
  • Scott A. Curnutte Elkins
  • Pamela C. Deem Charleston
  • The Honorable Patrick M. Flatley Wheeling
  • Thomas H. Gilpin Huntington
  • David K. Hendrickson Charleston
  • The Honorable John A. Hutchison Charleston
  • Angela Wynn Konrad Huntington
  • L. Jill McIntyre Charleston
  • D. Andrew McMunn Clarksburg
  • Todd A. Mount Madison
  • Wilbert A. Payne Beckley
  • Christopher L. Slaughter Huntington
  • Thomas W. Smith Charleston
  • Barry M. Taylor Huntington
  • Tamela J. White Huntington

  • The Honorable Omar Aboulhosn Bluefield
  • John W. Barrett Charleston
  • Gregory W. Bowman Morgantown
  • Lewis Gordon Brewer Charleston
  • Lynn S. Clarke Charleston
  • John J. Droppleman West Union
  • The Honorable Paul T. Farrell Huntington
  • Steven G. Higgins Morgantown
  • The Honorable Patricia Tolle Hill Morgantown
  • James B. Lees, Jr. Charleston
  • Patrick C. McGinley Morgantown
  • Lawrence M. Schultz Martinsburg
  • The Honorable Joanna I. Tabit Charleston
  • Kelli D. Talbott Charleston
  • Bobby Warner Charleston
  • L. Frederick Williams, Jr. Charleston

  • Robby J. Aliff Charleston
  • W. Marston Becker Jupiter, Fl
  • F. Samuel Byrer Charles Town
  • George J. Cosenza Parkersburg
  • Teresa J. Dumire Morgantown
  • John L. File Beckley
  • Lester C. “Ted” Hess, Jr. Wheeling
  • Charles O. Lorensen Charleston
  • Duke A. McDaniel Petersburg
  • Christopher J. Plybon Huntington
  • Terry D. Reed Buckhannon
  • Dale W. Steager Charleston
  • Rebecca M. Tinder Charleston
  • Tomas R. Vernon Charleston
  • The Honorable Christopher C. Wilkes Martinsburg
  • Richard M. “Dink” Yurko, Jr. Bridgeport

  • Gerald G. Ashdown Morgantown
  • Benjamin L. Bailey Charleston
  • John L. Bord Grafton
  • Patrick S. Casey Wheeling
  • J. Timothy DiPiero Charleston
  • D. Lyn Dotson Morgantown
  • Joseph M. Farrell, Jr. Huntington
  • John Paul “Buck” Geary Petersburg
  • E. Gordon Gee Morgantown
  • Ann Lindsay Haight Charleston
  • Richard A. Hudson Parkersburg
  • Mark Jenkinson Martinsburg
  • James D. Lamp Huntington
  • Steven P. McGowan Charleston
  • The Honorable Lawrance S. Miller, Jr. Kingwood
  • Richard A. (Rick) Pill Martinsburg
  • Delby Barker Pool Clarksburg
  • Gary E. Pullin Charleston
  • The Honorable Derek Craig Swope Princeton
  • Pamela Dawn Tarr Charleston
  • Michelle Widmer-Eby Clarksburg
  • Monte’ L. Williams Morgantown

  • Bryan R. Cokeley Charleston
  • Charles D. Dunbar Charleston
  • Robert N. File Beckley
  • E. Kay Fuller Martinsburg
  • The Honorable Gina Marie Groh Martinsburg
  • Lee Murray Hall Huntington
  • William Henry Jernigan, Jr. Charleston
  • The Honorable Mike Kelly Charleston
  • Debra Ann Kilgore Princeton
  • The Honorable James F. Mazzone Wheeling
  • C. David McMunn Clarksburg
  • Christine Farris Morris Charleston
  • Andrew S. Nason Charleston
  • The Honorable Daniel Patrick O’Hanlon Huntington
  • Louis J. Palmer, Jr. Charleston
  • Gerard R. Stowers Charleston
  • Stephen Lee Thompson Charleston
  • W. Tracey Weber, III Weston
  • James C. Wright Wheeling

  • Joshua I. Barrett Charleston
  • John W. Bennett Logan
  • Kevin B. Burgess Fayetteville
  • Marcia A. Broughton Clarksburg
  • David M. Fryson Morgantown
  • Betsy Steinfeld Jividen Wheeling
  • Heather Heiskell Jones Charleston
  • The Honorable Thomas H. Keadle Romney
  • J. Thomas Lane Charleston
  • W. Henry Lawrence Bridgeport
  • John R. Lukens Charleston
  • Thomas C. (“T.C.”) McCarthy, Jr. Wheeling
  • Christopher P. Riley Wheeling
  • Geraldine S. Roberts Clarksburg
  • The Honorable James J. Rowe Lewisburg
  • The Honorable Stephanie D. Thacker Charleston
  • Steven F. White South Charleston
  • David L. Ziegler Hinton

  • Fred Adkins Huntington
  • The Honorable Jack Alsop Webster Springs
  • Marcia L. Ashdown Morgantown
  • Robert V. Berthold, Jr. Charleston
  • Rebecca A. Betts Charleston
  • Thomas C. Cady Morgantown
  • The Honorable Russell M. Clawges, Jr Morgantown
  • Robert W. Dinsmore Morgantown
  • William H. File, III Beckley
  • Richard E. Ford, Jr. Lewisburg
  • William E. Galeota Morgantown
  • Thomas J. Hurney, Jr. Charleston
  • Evans L. King, Jr. Bridgeport
  • Neva G. Lusk Charleston
  • David W. McCauley Buckhannon
  • The Honorable Ronald G. Pearson Charleston
  • Rory L. Perry, II Charleston
  • Tracey A. Rohrbaugh Martinsburg
  • Don R. Sensabaugh, Jr. Charleston
  • Howard E. Seufer, Jr. Charleston
  • Lonnie C. Simmons Charleston
  • Ron L. Tucker Fairmont

  • James M. Brown Beckley
  • Phyllis H. Carter Institute
  • Sandra M. Chapman Wheeling
  • The Honorable Edwin F. Flowers Morgantown
  • F. T. “Tom” Graff, Jr. Charleston
  • Anthony G. Halkias Charleston
  • Carl L. Harris Fayetteville
  • Teresa C. McCune Williamson
  • Taunja Willis Miller Morgantown
  • The Honorable Alan D. Moats Grafton
  • C. David Morrison Bridgeport
  • Steven K. Nord Huntington
  • Thomas O. Patrick Morgantown
  • Cheryl Dean Riley Wheeling
  • Frederick M. Dean Rohrig Middlebourne
  • The Honorable O. C. “Hobby” Spaulding Hurricane
  • Ward D. “Jerry” Stone, Jr. Morgantown
  • Charles S. Trump, IV Berkeley Springs
  • Jeff C. Woods Hurricane

  • J. Michael Benninger Morgantown
  • Jodie M. Boylen Parkersburg
  • Harry L. Buch Wheeling
  • Robert D. Fisher Ripley
  • Michael D. Foster Charleston
  • The Honorable John R. Frazier Princeton
  • The Honorable John W. Hatcher, Jr. Fayetteville
  • The Honorable Sally G. Jackson Martinsburg
  • Patrick D. Kelly Charleston
  • Stephen M. LaCagnin Morgantown
  • Donald B. O’Dell Huntington
  • Sharon L. Potter Wheeling
  • Harry G. Shaffer, III Madison
  • Jessica Justice Stolarik Morgantown
  • The Honorable Robert B. Stone Morgantown
  • Charlene A. Vaughan Charleston
  • William Douglas Witten Logan

  • Robert B. Allen Charleston
  • Richard J. Bolen Huntington
  • Ellen S. Cappellanti Charleston
  • Anita R. Casey Charleston
  • Stephen B. Farmer Charleston
  • Kenneth D. Gray Morgantown
  • Thomas A. Heywood Charleston
  • The Honorable Gary L. Johnson Summersville
  • William A. Kolibash Wheeling
  • Timothy J. Manchin Fairmont
  • Dean Joyce E. McConnell Morgantown
  • Robert W. Minto, Jr. Missoula, Montana
  • Dina M. Mohler Charleston
  • Charles S. Piccirillo Madison
  • William J. Powell Martinsburg
  • Kathy M. Santa Barbara Martinsburg
  • The Honorable Thomas W. Steptoe, Jr. Charles Town
  • William D. Wilmoth Wheeling
  • John D. Wooton Beckley

  • The Honorable Joseph P. Albright Parkersburg
  • Barbara H. Allen Charleston
  • Professor Robert M. Bastress, Jr. Morgantown
  • Oscar M. Bean Moorefield
  • Landers P. Bonenberger Wheeling
  • Michael E. Caryl Martinsburg
  • The Honorable Chuck Chambers Huntington
  • Linda Nelson Garrett Summersville
  • Logan Hassig New Martinsville
  • Harry M. Hatfield Madison
  • Catherine D. Munster Clarksburg
  • John J. Nesius Charleston
  • Janet D. Preston Parsons
  • Ancil G. Ramey Charleston
  • William L. Redd Huntington

  • Michael A. Albert Charleston
  • The Honorable Donald H. Cookman Romney
  • Stephen R. Crislip Charleston
  • K. Paul Davis Charleston
  • Stephen A. Davis Summersville
  • Carl N. Frankovitch Weirton
  • The Honorable Martin J. Gaughan Wellsburg
  • R. Edison Hill Charleston
  • David A. Jividen Wheeling
  • Charles J. Kaiser, Jr. Wheeling
  • The Honorable John S. Kaull Clarksburg
  • J. Davitt McAteer Shepardstown
  • Marjorie McDiarmid Morgantown
  • Susan Kipp McLaughlin Fairmont
  • Wesley W. Metheney Morgantown
  • Kenneth R. Miller Fairmont
  • Gary W. Nickerson Clarksburg
  • Charles F. Printz, Jr. Martinsburg
  • Susan R. Snowden Martinsburg
  • Gail T. Henderson-Staples Huntington
  • Robert W. Trumble Martinsburg
  • Marc E. Williams Huntington

  • George Daniel Blizzard Madison
  • Michael O. Callaghan Charleston
  • Katherine L. Dooley Charleston
  • The Honorable David A. Faber Beckley
  • James C. Gardill Wheeling
  • Lucien G. Lewin Martinsburg
  • Deborah L. McHenry Charleston
  • Harvey D. Peyton Nitro
  • William B. Richardson, Jr. Parkersburg
  • The Honorable Larry V. Starcher Charleston
  • Dwane L. Tinsley Charleston
  • James A. Varner Clarksburg

  • Michael John Aloi Fairmont
  • John Preston Bailey Wheeling
  • Kathryn Reed Bayless Princeton
  • Ralph J. Bean, Jr. Clarkssburg
  • Virginia A. Conley Parkersburg
  • The Honorable Robin Jean Davis Charleston
  • Charles R. DiSalvo Morgantown
  • Martin J. Glasser Charleston
  • Jesse O. Guills, Jr. Lewisburg
  • Stanley M. Hostler Venice, Fl
  • John E. Jenkins, Jr. Huntington
  • The Honorable Robert Bruce King Charleston
  • The Honoranle John T. Madden Moundsville
  • Robert T. Noone Logan
  • Debra Scudiere Morgantown
  • The Honorable James E. Seibert Wheeling
  • Sterl F. Shinaberry Vero Beach, Fl

  • Norwood Bentley Martinsburg
  • James K. Brown Williamsburg
  • Patrick S. Cassidy Wheeling
  • Michael R. Cline Charleston
  • Michael J. Farrell Huntington
  • Mary Ellen Griffith Princeton
  • Elliot G. Hicks Charleston
  • William T. Holmes Morgantown
  • R. Gregory McNeer Huntington
  • The Honorable M. Blane Michael Charleston
  • Joyce H. Morton Webster Springs
  • Lucien R. Sammons, Jr. West Union
  • Scott S. Segal Charleston
  • Sarah E. Smith Charleston
  • James I. Stealey Parkersburg
  • Gary Joe Triplett Charleston
  • James M. Wilson Clarksburg
  • William R. Wooton Beckley

  • David M. Baker Huntington
  • G. Nicholas Casey, Jr. Charleston
  • John W. Cooper Parsons
  • Alvin L. Emch Charleston
  • Mary Claire Eros Martinsburg
  • Diana Everett Lewisburg
  • F. Richard Hall Parkersburg
  • Cheryl L. Henderson Huntington
  • Allan N. Karlin Morgantown
  • The Honorable Irene M. Keeley Clarksburg
  • Marvin W. Masters Charleston
  • James A. McLaughlin Morgantown
  • C. Jane Moran Williamson
  • D. C. Offutt, Jr. Huntington
  • Edward M. Payne, III Beckley
  • Philip C. Petty Fairmont
  • Arch W. Riley, Sr. Wheeling
  • John H. Tinney Charleston
  • Boyd L. Warner Clarksburg
  • The Honorable Ronald E. Wilson New Cumberland

  • Cathy M. Armstrong Wheeling
  • Claudia W. Bentley Martinsburg
  • Vincent P. Cardi Morgantown
  • The Honorable John T. Copenhaver Charleston
  • Rudolph L. DiTrapano Charleston
  • Richard L. Douglas Martinsburg
  • Thomas V. Flaherty Charleston
  • Thomas R. Goodwin Charleston
  • Lloyd G. Jackson, II Hamlin
  • Stephen G. Jory Elkins
  • Clarence E. Martin, III Martinsburg
  • Darrell W. Ringer Morgantown
  • Elisabeth H. Rose Fairmont
  • Herschel H. Rose Charleston
  • James W. St. Clair Huntington
  • The Honorable Booker T. Stephens Welch
  • Thomas R. Tinder Charleston
  • William W. Upton Charleston

  • Charles D. Bell Wellsburg
  • The Honorable Irene C. Berger Charleston
  • G. David Brumfield Welch
  • David H. Daugherty Huntington
  • James H. Davis, III Charleston
  • Patrick D. Deem Clarksburg
  • George R. Farmer, Jr Morgantown
  • Philip B. Hill Martinsburg
  • T.D. Kauffelt Charleston
  • Charlotte R. Lane Charleston
  • Alfred J. Lemley Fairmont
  • Ross Maruka Fairmont
  • The Honorable Thomas E. McHugh Charleston
  • Howard M. Persinger, Jr. Williamson
  • Robert B. Sayre Beckley
  • The Honorable Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. Wheeling
  • Louis S. Southworth, II Charleston
  • J. Scott Tharp Fairmont
  • The Honorable Margaret L. Workman Charleston

  • Charles F. Bagley,III Huntington
  • Nelson R. Bickley Charleston
  • David Burton Princeton
  • James F. Companion Wheeling
  • George A. Daugherty Elkview
  • The Honorable Fred L. Fox Fairmont
  • C. E. Goodwin Ripley
  • Raymond A. Hinerman Weirton
  • J. Franklin Long Bluefield
  • Carl M. Selinger Morgantown
  • John H. Shott Bluefield
  • Robert M. Steptoe, Jr. Clarksburg
  • W. T. Weber, Jr. Weston

  • G. Thomas Battle Charleston
  • R. Sue Core Elkins
  • William H. File, Jr. Beckley
  • John W. Fisher, II Morgantown
  • The Honorable Charles H. Haden, II Charleston
  • David C. Hardesty, Jr. Morgantown
  • Charles M. Love, III Charleston
  • Thomas Patrick Maroney Charleston
  • Ernest V. Morton, Jr. Webster Springs
  • R. Kemp Morton Huntington
  • Thomas E. Potter Charleston
  • The Honorable Arthur M. Recht Wheeling
  • The Honorable James M. Sprouse Union
  • William E. Watson Wellsburg
  • Benjamin Hayes Webb, II Fairmont
  • James C. West, Jr. Clarksburg

  • Forest “Jack” Bowman Morgantown
  • John E. Busch Elkins
  • Dan O. Callaghan Summersville
  • Sue Seibert Farnsworth Wheeling
  • Richard E. Ford, Sr. Lewisburg
  • Robert t. Goldenberg Parkersburg
  • Herbert H. Henderson Huntington
  • Jerald E. Jones Clarksburg
  • John O. Kizer Charleston
  • The Honorable Robert E. Maxwell Elkins
  • John L. McClaugherty Charleston
  • The Honorable Thomas B. Miller Wheeling
  • D. Grove Moler Mullens
  • A. Michael Perry Huntington
  • Lacy I. Rice, Jr. Martinsburg
  • E. Glenn Robinson Charleston
  • Harry G. Shaffer, Jr. Daniels
  • Herbert G. Underwood Clarksburg
  • Wade T. Watson Bluefield