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…
Partner & Chairman, Bailey & Glasser, LLP By Brittany McClung “I’m more focused on doing well tomorrow than fretting about what I could have done better yesterday.” Ben Bailey is no stranger to a challenge. From dealing with a serious injury following a car accident to leaving an established law firm to begin his own…
CEO, United Bankshares, Inc. By Jamie Null As the CEO of United Bankshares, Inc., the parent company of United Bank, a position previously held by both his father and grandfather, Richard Adams Jr. is carrying on a family legacy. Adams did not intend to follow in his father’s footsteps. After receiving his undergraduate degree from…