Joyce Dumbaugh Chernenko
Judge, First Family Court Circuit of West Virginia By Katlin Swisher. Joyce Dumbaugh Chernenko was born and raised in Weirton, WV, at a time when the Northern Panhandle’s steel mills provided a good life for residents. Her hometown was a melting pot of backgrounds, with immigrants in search of the American dream from places as […]
Rebecca L. Trump
Class of 2018, WVU College of Law By Blair Dowler Berkeley Springs, WV, native Rebecca Trump has always considered the law to be an honorable professional path. After all, her father is a lawyer, as were her grandfather and great-grandfather. Her parents never pushed her in the direction of law school—she came to that decision […]
Chase Farmer
Class of 2018, WVU College of Law By Blair Dowler For Chase Farmer, practicing law is in his blood. A fourth-generation West Virginia University (WVU) College of Law graduate, he is also the fourth generation member of his family to become an attorney. He learned from watching his father how rewarding the legal profession can […]
Bobby Warner
Owner and Attorney, Warner Law Offices By Jamie Null Despite a successful career as owner and attorney at Warner Law Offices, Bobby Warner considers his greatest role to be that of father to his three children. While he will be happy as long as they each find fulfilling careers, the highlight of his legal career […]
Taunja Willis Miller
Counsel, Jackson Kelly PLLC By Katlin Swisher Logan, WV, native Taunja Willis Miller has had a career of firsts, which has helped pave the way for other female lawyers to be successful in the Mountain State. A law career wasn’t always on her radar, but finding this path has allowed her to leave her mark […]
Joseph A. Wallace
Co-Owner and Attorney, Wallace Law Offices By Samantha Cart Growing up in Elkins, WV, Joseph Wallace, a scrappy kid who often found himself in the middle of a fight with a much bigger opponent, found his greatest inspiration in his mother, Nancy, and his older brother, Jack, who considered themselves the three musketeers. “For me […]
