Sandra Henson Kinney

Sandra Henson Kinney

Attorney, Bailey & Glasser LLP By Samantha Cart. Even though Sandra Kinney, an attorney at Bailey & Glasser LLP, has been practicing law for more than 20 years, she will never forget her first day at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law. “The first day of law school, the first class, and I was […]

Charles R. DiSalvo

Charles R. DiSalvo

Woodrow A. Potesta Professor of Law, West Virginia University College of Law By Blair Dowler. Charles DiSalvo values the common good, which is evident in his law career—a career he has devoted to public interest and poverty law. Since 1979, the current Woodrow A. Potesta Professor of Law at the West Virginia University (WVU) College of […]

Marilyn T. McClure-Demers

Marilyn T. McClure-Demers

Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company By Blair Dowler. Marilyn McClure-Demers knew at a very early age she wanted to be a lawyer. When she graduated from the West Virginia University (WVU) College of Law in 1991, it was only the beginning of an energetic career solving complex disputes, promoting diversity and […]

Joyce Dumbaugh Chernenko

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

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

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 […]