Member & Partner, Bailes, Craig, Yon & Sellards By Lori Kersey Robert Sellards is impassioned by his work. Growing up in a family of health care providers, Sellards witnessed both the selflessness and compassion of nurses, physicians and hospitals, but also the criticism these heroes are exposed to due to the nature of their career.…
Assistant General Counsel of Global Ethics and Compliance, PPG By Jean Hardiman As Gretchen Roos was finishing up high school in Pittsburgh and deciding where to attend college, her parents gave her one guideline. They drew a circle with a 90-mile radius around Pittsburgh and told her to choose a college within that circle. She…
Guardian ad litem, Cathryn A. Nogay By Katie Light When Starting her legal career, Cathryn Nogay had no idea that civil child neglect and abuse cases would be the catalyst for her outstanding career. Today, her work as guardian ad litem at her own law firm reflects 38 years of assisting families and children in…
Professor, WVU College of Law By Jamie Null West Virginia University (WVU) College of Law Professor Jena Martin took the long way to get to her dream career and to the city of Morgantown, a place she now calls home. As a child, Martin moved around a lot and became what she calls a city…
U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia By Ken Magill Keenly intellectual. Always prepared. Trailblazer. Willing to listen to both sides. Fair and consistent. A judge’s judge. These are the acclamations colleagues use to describe Irene Keeley, U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia. Keeley, who…
Member, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC By Kristen Uppercue Susan Brewer, a member at Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, has always known she wanted to be in the courtroom. Brewer’s mother was a homemaker and her dad a trial attorney. Throughout high school and college summer breaks, she would fill in to help around her dad’s office…