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.
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 Nassef 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
| 2021 FELLOWS |
| 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 |
| 2020 FELLOWS |
| 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 |
| 2019 FELLOWS |
| 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 |
| I. 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 |
| 2018 FELLOWS |
| 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 |
| 2017 FELLOWS |
| 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 |
| 2016 FELLOWS |
| 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 |
| 2015 FELLOWS |
| 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 |
| 2014 FELLOWS |
| 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 |
| 2013 FELLOWS |
| 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 |
| 2012 FELLOWS |
| 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 |
| 2011 FELLOWS |
| 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 |
| 2010 FELLOWS |
| 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 |
| 2009 FELLOWS |
| 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 |
| 2008 FELLOWS |
| 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 |
| 2007 FELLOWS |
| 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 |
| 2006 FELLOWS |
| 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 |
| 2005 FELLOWS |
| 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-1926-2005 |
| James M. Wilson |
Clarksburg |
| William R. Wooton |
Beckley |
| 2004 FELLOWS |
| 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 |
| 2003 FELLOWS |
| 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 |
| 2002 FELLOWS |
| 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 |
| 2001 FELLOWS |
| 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 |
| 2000 FELLOWS |
| 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 |
| 1999 FELLOWS |
| 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 |
